Hello Nihongo

Learn Japanese with me and my iOS apps. Practice writing Hiragana and Katakana. Write and match the kana, try it free. See all my apps on the  App Store.

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を

wo > [direct object marker], “through”

This is one of the more commonly used particles on the list, mostly because of the role it plays in sentence structure.

を is used to point out the direct object, what the subject is acting against. So if a sentence uses an active verb (most do) that isn’t inherently tied to と or が, it’s going to need を to tie it together. Some of these particles can be left out for the sake of brevity in Japanese, but を almost never is.

The only time を doesn’t act as an object marker is when talking about a physical space. In that case, it can be taken to mean “through”.

この歌をやり学んでとする。(I’m trying to learn how to play this song.)

病院へ届きのに公園を歩けなけらばならない。(You have to walk through the park to get to the hospital.)

[pharmanormal]

Polite - Casual

(Polite) ↔ (Casual)

です ↔ だ ですね ↔ だね ですよ ↔ だよ ですか ↔ だろう でしょう ↔ だろう でしょうか ↔ だろうか そうですか ↔ そうか います ↔ いる いますか ↔ いるか あります ↔ ある ありますか ↔ あるか ます ↔ る ました ↔ た／った ましょう ↔ おう／よう たがっています／といいます ↔ だって

[manabitai]

火(ひ・ほ・か／hi ・ ho ・ ka)：fire / fogo 日(ひ・にち・じつ／hi ・ nichi ・ jitsu)：sun, day / sol, dia 田(た／ta)：rice field / arrozal 土(つち・ど／tsuchi ・ do)： earth, soil / terra, solo 山(やま・さん／yama ・ san)：montain / montanha 金(きん・かね／kin ・ kane)：gold / ouro 川(かわ・せん／kawa ・ sen)：river / rio 木(き・もく／ki ・ moku)：tree / árvore 月(つき・がつ・げつ／tsuki ・ gatsu ・ getsu)：moon, month / lua, mês 水(みず・すい／mizu ・ sui)：water / água

*page taked from 日本語チャレンジかんじN4

[garden-of-everything]

[nihongogogo]

Infographic by Japanesevideocast Source [x]

[godzillandmuseum]

Godzilla and Rodan help with the pronunciation.

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Will there be an android version in the near future?

Hello, thank you for asking! At this time I am only able to develop for iOS. However, accommodating Android as well is still a long term goal.

[studentinmaastricht]

After having to explain the different types of writing to many family members and friends, I thought I might do a general explanation on Tumblr as well. Because let’s face it, if you’re new to this language it might seem like a big pile of the same weird scribbling.

There are three types of Japanese writing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. This means I’m not including Romaji and the writing of numbers.

HIRAGANA - ひらがな

Hiragana is a set of 46 written symbols that represent syllables which make up words. Meaning that it is a phonetic alphabet where each symbol stands for a sound. Hiragana is used to write native words that have no kanij, such as grammatical particles. It’s also used  when the kanji is unkown to the writer, or too formal.Hiragana can also be seen written above Kanji to show the pronounciation, this is called Furigana.

KATAKANA - カタカナ

Katakana is just like Hiragana a phonetic alphabet and together they are referred to as Kana. The difference between the two is, that Katakana is used for the transcription of foreign words into the Japanese language and the writing of “loan words”.

KANJI - 漢字

Kanji are originally Chinese characters that are used along with Hiragana and Katakana. The difference is, that one Kanji character can represent one word. There are thousands of characters, but a little less than 2.000 characters are used regularly.

When reading and article, give or take 60% will be in Hiragana, 30% will be in Kanji and 10% will be in Katakana.

And finally: why do I use the charts made by Kira Kira Doodles? Well, besides that they are awefully cute, they are also acurate. If you are learning to read/write Japanese you will find that one specific character can be written differently in some charts. For example: the Hiragana symbol for ‘ki’ can be shown as き, or as the version shown in the chart. きis a typewriter version of ‘ki’ and is ONLY used when typing on a computer. So if you are interested in learning this language, I recommend charts like these. Also make sure to check out the stroke orders ^^

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A free download at this time, great especially for those beginning Japanese this Fall. Practice writing Hiragana to your hearts content, now on the App Store! See also: Write Katakana, Hiragana Hero

[deathcabforsexy]

Just finished this piece! This hiragana sampler was by modernfolkembroidery. 6 ½ x 4 5/8 on 18 ct lite oatmeal Fiddlers Aida. This was a lot of fun! Can’t wait to get it all set up for my friend!

[dwooman]

“Niku” in Japanese means meat.  If you split up the hiragana characters you get “ni-ku” which can be read as “2 - 9″.  So on the 29th, grocery stores will have promotional discounts on the meat. This is going to be my meat year. high-res: here

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July 03, 2015 at 11:21PM

Sushi drawn with hiragana. http://t.co/RmnbZTWl72 http://pic.twitter.com/RP89EN8QJd

— Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) July 2, 2015

[jennikcole]

And another one started….a bit annoyed with myself. #abstract #pattern #japanese #hiragana #canvas #acrylic #art #nonefinished #ivegotaproblem #ohwell #wip #jennikcole

[hiragana-tokyo-blog]

名刺サイズのカード作りました。 置いてもらえるお店募集中。 http://hiragana.tokyo

[hellonihongo-blog]

Here it is! Practice writing Hiragana to your hearts content, now on the App Store! See also: Write Katakana, Hiragana Hero

[modernfolkembroidery]

A Japanese Hiragana Sampler, available for download here. Stitched whilst on holiday in Sweden and the Netherlands, where we kept seeing lots of Japanese exhibitions, gardens, markets, music, and more!

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