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Are you an intermediate or advanced Japanese language learner looking for things to practice reading? I found this cool website called WURK @ https://eigobu.jp/. Their subtitle is 働くあなたのため学びのメディア which if you do/don’t need help translating it… might help you figure out if this site is for you.

On the left you’ll find 5 main categories:

日本語

英語

心理

教養

テクノロジー

Lately, I’ve been reading about Japanese internet slang　ネット用語 under 日本語. I have no shame in saying I read sentences more than twice. I don’t have a lot of reading material or access to borrow them so I’m not too hard on myself, we all have to start somewhere. Anyway, the link to that specific category is here: https://eigobu.jp/magazine/category/internet-slang

I don’t normally make these posts, but I hope someone can make good use of it too.

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「習う」と「学ぶ」の違いは何？

what’s the difference between these two verbs for “to learn”?

well, as it turns out, the difference has to do with how you learned the information you’re referring to—namely, whether you learned from another person or not. check out this explanation from a hinative thread:

習う・・・人から教わる（おそわる）こと / to be taught by someone

学ぶ・・・知識や技芸を身につけること / to acquire some knowledge or skill

学ぶには、学習する、勉強するという意味もあります / 学ぶ can also mean to 学習する or 勉強する.

so, 習う is for things you learn from people and 学ぶ is for things you learn from books, etc., or as a synonym for studying. here are some examples (from the same hinative thread):

本を読んで英語を学びました。 (never 習いました)

ピアノを母から習いました。 (not 学びました)

example 1 specifies that the new information comes from a book, while example 2 specifies that it comes from the speaker’s mom. it seems like such a fundamental difference between the two, but i know i for one had never heard of it before! 

anyways, i hope this quick little lesson was helpful. また今度ね！

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青　・漢検１０級

あお

セイ

ショウ

青　「あお」　blue

青息吐息　「あおいきといき」

青鷺　「あおさぎ」　grey heron

青磁　「せいじ」 celadon porcelain

青写真　「あおじゃしん」　blueprint

青畳　「あおだたみ」　new tatami mat

青天井　「あおてんじょう」　blue sky, skyrocketing

青菜　「あおな」　greens

青鈍　「あおにび」　green-tinged grey

青海苔　「あおのり」　green seaweed

青苔　「せいたい」　green moss

青蠅　「あおばえ」　bluebottle fly

青雲　「せいうん」　blue sky

青果　「せいか」　produce, fruits and vegetables

青史　「せいし」　written history

青春　「せいしゅん」　youth

青天白日　「せいてんはくじつ」　being found innocent

青年　「せいねん」　youth, young man

青銅 「せいどう」 　bronze

群青　「ぐんじょう」　ultramarine

紺青　「こんじょう」　prussian blue

丹青　「たんせい」　red and blue

緑青　「ろくしょう」　 Verdigris, copper oxidation

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Russian invasion of Ukraine vocabulary in Japanese

ウクライナ - Ukraine キエフ - Kyiv ドンバス - Donbas ドネツク / ドネツィク - Donetsk ルハーンシク - Luhansk クリミア、 クリミア半島 [クリミアはんとう] - Crimea, Crimean peninsula チェルノブイリ / チョルノーブィリ - Chernobyl ロシア - Russia ベラルーシ - Belarus 大統領 [だいとうりょう] - president 軍隊 [ぐんたい] - military, troops, armed forces 兵士 [へいし] - soldier 分離主義者 [ぶんりしゅぎしゃ] - separatist 反乱者 [はんらんしゃ] - rebel 民間人 [みんかんじん] - civilian 難民 [なんみん] - refugee 国際連合 [こくさいれんごう] - United Nations 欧州連合 [おうしゅうれんごう] - European Union 北大西洋条約機構 [きたたいせいようじょうやくきこう] - NATO 軍事同盟 [ぐんじどうめい] - military alliance 同盟国 [どうめいこく] - allied nation 欧米 [おうべい] - the West; Europe and America 敵 [てき] - enemy 主権 [しゅけん] - sovereignty 領土保全 [りょうどほぜん] - territorial integrity 自決 [じけつ] - self-determination 自衛権 [じえいけん] - right of self-defense 武器庫 [ぶきこ] - armory 部隊 [ぶたい] - troops, force プロパガンダ - propaganda 軍事演習 [ぐんじえんしゅう] - war games 口実 [こうじつ] - excuse 脅威 [きょうい] - threat 核兵器 [かくへいき] - nuclear weapon 平和維持 [へいわいじ] - peacekeeping ジェノサイド - genocide ナチズム - nazism 特殊軍事作戦 [とくしゅぐんじさくせん] - special military operation 非武装化 [ひぶそうか] - demilitarization 要求 [ようきゅう] - demand 安全保証 [あんぜんほしょう] - security guarantee スピーチ / 演説 [えんぜつ] - speech 戦争 [せんそう] - war 侵攻 / 侵略 [しんこう / しんりゃく] - invasion 戦闘 [せんとう] - battle, fight, combat 非常事態 [ひじょうじたい] - state of emergency 戦争状態 [せんそうじょうたい] - state of war 動員 [どういん] -  mobilization 外出禁止令 [がいしゅつきんしれい] - curfew 抵抗 [ていこう] - resistance 発砲 [はっぽう] - firing 攻撃 [こうげき] - attack 砲撃 [ほうげき] - bombarding, shelling 爆発 [ばくはつ] - explosion 武器 / 兵器 [ぶき / へいき] - weapon ミサイル - missile ロケット弾 [ロケットだん] - rocket 爆弾 [ばくだん] - bomb 火炎瓶、 モロトフ・カクテル [かえんびん] - Molotov cocktail 戦車 [せんしゃ] - tank ヘリコプター - helicopter 航空機 [こうくうき] - aircraft サイバー攻撃 [サイバーこうげき] - cyberattack シェルター / 防空壕 [ぼうくうごう] - shelter, air-raid shelter サイレン - siren 警告 [けいこく] - alarm, alert, warning 制裁 [せいさい] - sanction 対抗策 [たいこうさく] - countermeasure, counteraction 反戦の [はんせんの] - anti-war デモ / デモンストレーション - protest 支援 [しえん] - support, backing, aid, assistance 交渉する [こうしょうする] - to negotiate 独立を宣言する [どくりつをせんげんする] - to declare independence 武装する [ぶそうする] - to arm, to get equipped with weapons 脅かす [おどかす] - to threaten 挑発する [ちょうはつする] - to provoke 違反する / 侵害する [いはんする / しんがいする] - to break; to violate 宣戦布告する [せんせんふこくする] - to declare war 攻撃する [こうげきする] - to attack 侵攻する [しんこうする] - to invade 占領する [せんりょうする] - to occupy 包囲する [ほういする] - to siege 人質に取る [ひとじちにとる] - to take as hostage 戦う [たたかう] - to fight; to make war (on) 発砲する [はっぽうする] - to fire, to shoot 撃つ [うつ] - to shoot 射殺する [しゃさつする] - to shoot (to death) 破壊する [はかいする] - to destroy 武装を解除する [ぶそうをかいじょする] - to disarm 防衛する [ぼうえいする] - to defend 抵抗する [ていこうする] - to resist 非難する [ひなんする] - to condemn 干渉する [かんしょうする] - to intervene, to interfere 避難する [ひなんする] - to evacuate 逃れる [のがれる] - to flee, to escape 撤退する [てったいする] - to retreat, to withdraw 降参する [こうさんする] - to surrender, to capitulate 抗議する [こうぎする] - to protest 逮捕する [たいほする] - to arrest 負傷する / 怪我をする[ふしょうする / けがをする] - to get injured 死亡する / 死ぬ [しぼうする / しぬ] - to die

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Negative Verbs in #Japanese! 😡😤 PS: Learn Japanese with the best FREE online resources, just click here: https://www.japanesepod101.com/?src=tumblr_negative-verbs_image_021621

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just a list of idioms i wrote down while watching my childhood anime

諸行無常 - all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent​ (Buddhist term)

恐悦至極 - extremely delighted​ (humble speech)

開口一番 - at the very beginning of one’s speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

悪鬼退散 - Evil spirits, begone!

百戦錬磨 - veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience​

天地神明 - the gods of heaven and earth​

笑止千万 - highly ridiculous; quite absurd

災難即滅 - may misfortune leave promptly

先手必勝 - victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

空前絶後 - (so marvellous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last​

初戦突破 - advancing to the next stage; breaking through the first match

生者必滅 - all living things must die (Buddhist term)

主客転倒 - reversing the order of importance; putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end​

背水の陣 - fighting with one’s back to the wall; having burnt one’s bridges; last stand

奇々怪々 - very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious​

驚天動地 - astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering​

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ハウルの動く城

暖炉「だんろ」 fireplace, hearth, stove​

荒地「あれち」 wasteland, abandoned land

弱虫「よわむし」 coward, weakling, wimp, sissy​

魔力「まりょく」 magical powers, spell, charm

軍艦「ぐんかん」 warship, battleship

長女「ちょうじょ」 eldest daughter, first-born daughter​

魔女「まじょ」 witch​

決戦「けっせん」 decisive battle, deciding match, play-off

能弁「のうべん」 eloquence, oratory

山小屋「やまごや」 mountain hut

隠れ家「かくれが」 hiding place, hideout, retreat, hideaway

雨漏り「あまもり」 roof leak​

肩掛け「かたかけ」 shawl

回し者「まわしもの」 spy, secret agent​

心変わり「こころがわり」 change of heart, change of mind

中折れ「なかおれ」 felt hat, fedora; being interrupted or broken in the middle

帽子屋「ぼうしや」 hat shop, hatter, hatmaker

掃除婦「そうじふ」 cleaning woman

悪知恵「わるぢえ」 craft, cunning, guile, serpentine wisdom

我楽多「がらくた」 junk, rubbish, trash, garbage, odds and ends

魔方陣「まほうじん」 magic square

薄情者「はくじょうもの」 heartless, insensitive person

影武者「かげむしゃ」 body double

咳き込む「せきこむ」 to cough violently, to have a coughing fit

空襲警報「くうしゅうけいほう」 air-raid alarm

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JLPT N1 words for describing people

Some words from Shin Kanzen Master N1 about personalities, relationships and family. Useful for preparing for the JLPT, or just making your descriptions more varied and interesting!

性格 - Personalities

几帳面 - きちょうめん - methodical, meticulous

勤勉 - きんべん - diligent

融通が利く- ゆうずうがきく - flexible, adaptable

冷淡 - れいたん - indifferent, apathetic

(非)社交的 - (ひ)しゃこうてき - (un)sociable

楽観的 - らっかんてき - optimistic

悲観的 - ひかんてき - pessimistic

真摯 - しんし - sincere, earnest

寛容 - かんよう - tolerant

人柄（ひとがら）がにじみ出る - personality shows through

人に対する感情・行動 - Feelings and actions towards people

嫉妬(する) - しっと - (to feel) jealousy, envy

妬む - ねたむ - to envy, be jealous of

労る - いたわる - to be kind to, look after

慕う - したう - to be attached to, adore, look up to

中傷(する) - ちゅうしょう - (to) slander

侮辱(する) - ぶじょく - (to) insult

軽蔑 - けいべつ - disdain, contempt

人間関係 - Relationships

肉親 - にくしん - blood relative

義理 - ぎり - step (relatives)

義父・義母 - ぎふ・ぎぼ - stepfather/stepmother

配偶者 - はいぐうしゃ - spouse

家族ぐるみ - かぞくぐるみ - with one's whole family

来賓 - らいひん - guest

接待(する) - せったい - to entertain (guests)

未練 - みれん - lingering attachment

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「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to begin to do VERB”  (Pre-ます-Form VERB + かける)

The grammar pattern that consists of the Pre-ます-Form of a VERB word followed by the word かける expresses the idea of “beginning to do VERB.” This expression is very similar to another grammar pattern, Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める, which also translates to “to begin VERBing.” The distinction between the two is that whereas Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める more generally describes something that has begun doing a VERB action (and typically continues to do that action) , Pre-ます-Form VERB + かける a particular nuance of “on the verge of doing VERB, about to do VERB, almost do VERB, to get halfway into doing VERB, etc.” In a lot of cases, this nuance will also imply that the VERB action was halted after it was beginning to be done.

*かける is one of the rather special words in the Japanese language, wherein it can be associated with literally more than 20 different definitions, so do be careful about automatically assuming it is serving the function of this grammar pattern when you hear it being used!

Construction:

Pre-ます-Form VERB + かける = “to start doing VERB” Pre-ます-Form VERB + かけ + の + NOUN = “NOUN that SUBJECT had started doing VERB to/with”

Example(s):

あ！忘れかけた！ A! Wasurekaketa! (“Ah! I almost forgot!”)

読みかけている本は期待に反して面白くない。 Yomikakete iru hon wa kitai ni hanshite omoshirokunai. (“The book that I’ve started reading isn’t as interesting as I had hoped.”)

読みかけの本 Yomi kake no hon (“Partly read book”)

食べかけのハンバーガー Tabe kake no hamburger (“Half-eaten hamburger”)

宿題をしかけたが残った部分はすごく難しい。 Shukudai o shikaketa ga nokotta bubun wa sugoku muzukashii. (“I started doing my homework, but the part that’s left is really hard.”)

彼はぼーっとして、落ちかけた。 Kare wa bo-tto shite, ochikaketa. (“The guy was spacing out and nearly fell down.”)

寝かけたが突然火災警報機が鳴った。 Nekaketa ga totsuzen kasaikeihouki ga natta. (“I was about to go to sleep but all of a sudden the fire alarm went off.”)

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I figured I’d make a thing for anyone who needs to convert some anime tough guy talk into textbook Japanese real quick (click for big versions).

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形容詞【けいようし】　・　Adjectives

大きい【おおきい】　big

小さい【ちいさい】　small

可愛い【かわいい】　cute

きれい（な）　pretty, clean

素敵（な）【すてき】　lovely

美味しい【おいしい】　delicious

良い【いい】　good

便利（な）【べんり】　convenient

面白い【おもしろい】　interesting

丈夫（な）【じょうぶ】　robust

重い【おもい】　heavy

軽い【かるい】　light

厚い【あつい】　thick

薄い【うすい】　thin

安い【やすい】　cheap

高い【たかい】　expensive

難しい【むずかしい】　difficult

易しい【やさしい】　easy

珍しい【めずらしい】　rare

おしゃれ（な）　stylish

白い【しろい】　white

黒い【くろい】　black

赤い【あかい】　red

青い【あおい】　blue

新しい【あたらしい】　new

古い【ふるい】　old

冷たい【つめたい】　cold

熱い【あつい】　hot

暖かい【あたたかい】　warm

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Do you know any tests for checking Japanese level?

Hi there, after a quick google I found this website which has a variety of online self-check tests to see which level of Japanese (beginner/intermediate/advanced) as well as which JLPT level (N5/N4/N3/N2/N1) you fall into.There’s also this website, and this one!

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Clothes + verbs in Japanese

Clothes (ふく) 服

The laundry (せんたくもの) 洗濯物 (as in clothes that need washing)

Verbs related to clothes

To take off (ぬ) 脱ぐ

To do the laundry (せんたく)洗濯 [suru verb]

To hang out the washing (せんたくをほす) 洗濯物を干す

to fold  (たた) 畳む

to take in (the laundry) (とりこむ) 取り込む

to do the ironing アイロンを掛ける(kakeru)

Verbs that mean „to wear”

For the items you wear on your head,

 かぶる= 被る= kaburu

BUT!

ヘアーアクセサリー ( heaa akusesarii ) hair accessaries. つける / する 

イヤホーン ( iyahon) earphone; イヤリング(Iyaringu) earrings  つける / する 

Items that you wear on top of something,

コート kouto a coat → 着る ( kiru)  or はおる  ( haoru) to put on or slip on

Lower body 

We use はく = haku  for the items you wear on your lower body. It has two kanji.  履く& 穿く If the items are for your feet, use 履  and if they are for your lower body — from your waist down — but above your foot, use 穿. Since 穿く is not 常用漢字  ( =  jouyoukanjuji )=designated commonly used kanji, you can write in hiranaga.) 

Hands and fingers,

指輪 = yubiwa = ring → + はめる /  つける / する 

手袋 = tebukuro = gloves → はめる  or する 

More verbs:

めがねをかける｡ (Megane o kakeru)  I wear glasses.

“かける” to wear shades/ glasses (also means, “to hang.”)

ネクタイを締める｡ (Nekutai o shimeru. ) I wear a tie.

“締める” also means, “to tie.”

スカーフを巻く｡ (Sukaafu o maku. ) I wear a scarf.

“巻く” also means, “to wrap around.”

時計をする｡ (Tokei o suru.) I wear a watch.

Japanese is very specific while English has only one word. I recommend looking up the collocations whenever you are unsure!

Words:

シャツ (shatsu) shirt 

Ｔシャツ (Ti shatsu) T-shirt (there’s alsoピタＴ)

コート  (kouto) a coat 

上着  (uwagi) jacket

ジャケット (jaketto) jacket 

カーディガン (caadigan) cardigan 

ズボン (zubon) a pair of pants 

スカート (suka－to) skirt

 靴 ( kutsu ) shoes

靴下 ( kutsushita ) socks

ストッキング  pantyhose 

指輪 (yubiwa ) ring

手袋 (tebukuro ) glove

下着 (shitagi) underwear

香水 (kousui ) perfume 

Source:  Maggie Sensei

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