KanaGana

Just a girl wading through the Japanese language and pausing occasionally to take in the culture. If any of the information is incorrect, feel free to correct me :)

[wnwnmemo]

考えがまとまりませんでした。

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Langblr community vocabulary in Japanese

Based on my Finnish vocabulary list.  多言語ブログ [たげんごブログ] - language blog ブログ - blog ブロガー - blogger タンブラー - tumblr コミュニティ - community オタク - nerd 言語 [げんご] - language 母国語 [ぼこくご] - native language 目標言語 [もくひょうげんご] - target language 語学 [ごがく] - foreign language study  言語学 [げんごがく] - linguistics 文化 [ぶんか] - culture 文法 [ぶんぽう] - grammar 語彙 [ごい] - vocabulary 辞書 [じしょ] - dictionary 文房具 [ぶんぼうぐ] - stationery リソース - resources ウェブサイト - website アプリケーション - application 本 [ほん] - book 助言 [じょげん] - advice 質問 [しつもん] - question 答え [こたえ] - answer 画像 [がぞう] - picture, image ビデオ,  動画 [ビデオ, どうが] - video 音楽 [おんがく] - music チャレンジ - challenge アンケート - questionnaire ミーム - meme 冗談 [じょうだん] - joke ムードボード - moodboard チャット - chat ブログを書く [ブログをかく] - to blog 勉強する [べんきょうする] - to study 学ぶ [まなぶ] - to learn 教える [おしえる] - to teach 説明する [せつめいする] - to explain 練習する [れんしゅうする] - to practice 上達する [じょうたつする] - to improve 直す [なおす] - to correct 話す [はなす] - to speak 聞く [きく] - to listen 書く [かく] - to write 読む [よむ] - to read 翻訳する [ほんやくする] - to translate 通訳する [つうやくする] - to interpret 議論する [ぎろんする] - to debate 質問する [しつもんする] - to ask 答える [こたえる] - to answer 手伝う [てつだう] - to help 助言する [じょげんする] - to advice 勧める [すすめる] - to recommend 応援する [おうえんする] - to support 旅行する [りょこうする] - to travel 友達を作る [ともだちをつくる] - to make friends 多様な [たような] - diverse 多言語の [たげんごの] - multilingual 親切な [しんせつな] - friendly 寛容な [かんような] - tolerant 勤勉な [きんべんな] - hardworking 人気がある [にんきがある] - popular 楽しい [たのしい] - fun

[primedays]

The result of playing a prank on my cat…

猫(ねこ)に 悪戯(いたずら)した 結果(けっか)。。。(^m^)

[kanagana]

悪戯【いたずら】：mischief, a trick, a prank, a practical joke 結果【けっか】：result, outcome, consequence

[kanagana]

japanese in textbooks: 今日は学校に行く。

japanese in real life: あのさあ今日はなんか学校さあ行く。

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by Jordan Hammond

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by Yoshi Shimamura

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みなさん・みんな・みんなさん

It seems like every time I log on to HelloTalk recently someone has made a post on this topic, so evidently they’re seeing this mistake a lot and it’s probably worth covering. Keep in mind that depending on the context there are other words that could be used to mean ‘everyone,’ but these are the generic words that can be used in phrases like ‘good morning everybody’

So to make this a quick overview:

みなさん which can also be written as 皆さん is the polite form of the word ‘everyone/everybody.’ If ‘everyone’ addresses a group in which you’re not familiar with many of the people then みなさん is generally the appropriate word.

みんな is the more casual way of saying みなさん this would generally be used to to address a group of people you know relatively well or that you’re not concerned about being too polite with (friends, classmates, random strangers on the internet etc)

みんなさん is the entire reason for this post. There are a good amount of learners using this word, which makes sense because when you go to Jisho or any other JMdict based dictionaries it does show up as an option. But it’s not a word that natives use. Like ever.

And that’s basically the entire point here. To say ‘everyone’ you can say みなさん or みんな but avoid みんなさん because for all intents and purposes it’s not a word.

[jibunstudies]

天文（てんもん）ASTRONOMY

宇宙（うちゅう）SPACE; COSMOS; UNIVERSE

大気（たいき）Atmosphere

空（そら）Sky

上空（じょうくう）Upper sky

星（ほし）Star

彗星（すいせい）Comet

星雲（せいうん）Nebula

望遠鏡（ぼうえんきょう）Telescope

惑星（わくせい）PLANET

太陽（たいよう）Sun

水星（すいせい）Mercury

金星（きんせい）Venus

地球（ちきゅう）Earth

火星（かせい）Mars

木星（もくせい）Jupiter

土星（どせい）Saturn

天王星（てんのうせい）Uranus

海王星（かいおうせい）Neptune

冥王星（めいおうせい）Pluto

例：私は宇宙のことが好きです。I like space.

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Japanese.io: Read, Understand, Learn

Japanese.io is a free resource to improve your reading fluency in Japanese. After signing up with a Facebook or Google account, you are prompted to copy-paste a text into the website. I personally want to improve my ability to read the news, so I copy-paste news articles into the site. You could also paste in novels or short stories if you can find the Japanese text online. 

Once you have pasted in the text, you can then choose to toggle on/off furigana mode. On clicking a word/kanji, an English translation comes up above the word for smooth reading. 

Any word you click on will be saved into a word bank, where you can see clearly which words you have looked up the most, and remind yourself what they mean. 

  This site is awesome for intermediate learners. I have been using it for a while and have seen my reading fluency improve. I now also have the ability to see which words I frequently have to look up. Any consistent words that trip me up will be put into my Anki decks. 

  One thing I did notice whilst inputting daily news articles is how the news is fairly consistent, especially when particular stories are dominating for a few weeks at a time (Trump, North Korea etc.). This means that even if I learn specific vocabulary that is uncommon in daily life, I can read news articles at a faster pace as the vocabulary and phrases are re-used again and again. You can access the japanese.io website here.

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LANGBLRS!!!

I’m relatively new to the community and I really want to follow more of you especially those of you learning Japanese, Korean and Mandarin. If you guys can reblog this if you’re a langblr, hopefully it can get around a lot of blogs and make it easier for everyone to find new blogs to follow and hopefully some new friendships will be made!! Thanks cuties!

[polyglotpaws]

Focusing on Mandarin, but I’m learning some other languages too!

[yetanotherlanguage]

I’m learning all three!

[kanagana]

こちら、日本語. Japanese here!

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たちつてと Words

To catch up check out post 1, 2 and 3

Pronouncing たちつてと Writing たちつてと

Adding ゛to this line will generate the voiced versions, in this case the ‘t’ sound will become a ‘d’ sound, except with づ and ぢ which sound the same as ず and じ respectively in standard Japanese.

Pronouncing だぢづでど Writing だぢづでど

ぢ is most commonly used in words related to blood. づ isn’t used in many words, but many of the words that use it are common.

あいさつ greetings 挨拶 あたたかい warm 暖かい あつい hot (weather) 暑い あつい hot (thing) 熱い あつい thick 厚い あと behind, after 後 あとぢえ hindsight 後知恵 いたい painful 痛い いと thread 糸 うで arm 腕 えど Edo (former name of Tokyo) 江戸 おと sound 音 かつ to win 勝つ きせつ season 季節 きづく to notice 気づく けつい decision 決意 こうどう action 行動 ことし this year 今年 がぞう image 画像 さとう sugar 砂糖 せだい generation 世代 そと outside 外 ずつう headache 頭痛 ぜいたく luxury 贅沢 ぞくぞく successively 続々 たいてい usually 大抵 たつ to stand 立つ たとえ example 例え ちかてつ subway 地下鉄 ちず map 地図 ついたち first day of the month 一日 つぎ next 次 つづく to continue 続く て hand 手 てがみ letter 手紙 てつ iron 鉄 と traditional sliding door 戸 とかす to melt 溶かす とき time 時　 だいがく university 大学 だいたい generally 大体 でかい large どく to move out of the way 退く どうぐ tool 道具

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Mental health and mental disorders vocabulary in Japanese

Inspired by @la-purpuro​‘s vocabulary list! 精神的健康 [せいしんてきけんこう] - mental health  回復 [かいふく] - recovery 幸福 [こうふく] - happiness 希望 [きぼう] - hope 治療 [ちりょう] - treatment, therapy 療法 [りょうほう] - therapy  心理療法 [しんりりょうほう] - psychotherapy 診断 [しんだん] - diagnosis 薬 [くすり]  - medicine 精神病院 [せいしんびょういん]  - psychiatric hospital 精神科医 [せいしんかい]  - psychiatrist 心理学者 [しんりがくしゃ] - psychologist セラピスト - therapist ソーシャルワーカー - social worker 精神障害 [せいしんしょうがい] - mental disorder 統合失調症 [とうごうしっちょうしょう]  - schizophrenia 妄想性障害 [もうそうせいしょうがい] - delusional disorder 不安障害 [ふあんしょうがい] - anxiety disorder パニック障害 [パニックしょうがい] - panic disorder 社交不安障害 [しゃこうふあんしょうがい] - social anxiety disorder 心的外傷後ストレス障害 [しんてきがいしょうごストレスしょうがい] - post-traumatic stress disorder 気分障害 [きぶんしょうがい] - mood disorder 鬱病 [うつびょう] - depression 季節性情動障害 [きせつせいじょうどうしょうがい] - seasonal affective disorder 双極性障害 [そうきょくせいしょうがい] - bipolar disorder 強迫性障害 [きょうはくせいしょうがい] - obsessive-compulsive disorder パーソナリティ障害 [パーソナリティしょうがい] - personality disorder 解離性同一性障害 [かいりせいどういつせいしょうがい] - dissociative identity disorder, multiple personality disorder 摂食障害 [せっしょくしょうがい] - eating disorder 嗜癖 [しへき] - addiction 恐怖症 [きょうふしょう] - phobia 不安 [ふあん] - anxiety 自傷行為 [じしょうこうい] - self-harm パニック発作 [パニックほっさ] - panic attack 過呼吸 [かこきゅう] - hyperventilation 精神病 [せいしんびょう] - psychosis 孤立 [こりつ] - isolation オーバードース - overdose 自殺 [じさつ] - suicide スティグマ - stigma

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#1monthkanjichallenge: day 22/30 | 角 線 岩 角 [かど] - corner, edge 角 [つの] - horn 兎に角 [とにかく] - anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other; generally speaking, in any case, at least 角度 [かくど] - angle   方角 [ほうがく] - direction, way; point of the compass, cardinal direction 線 [せん] - line 地平線 [ちへいせん] - horizon 直線 [ちょくせん] - (straight) line 光線 [こうせん] - beam, light ray 線路 [せんろ] - rail, railway track, railway line, railroad, railway, track, line 岩 [いわ] - rock 岩石 [がんせき] - rock 溶岩 [ようがん] - lava 一枚岩 [いちまいいわ] - monolith 岩盤 [がんばん] - bedrock

[youzicha]

Ginkgo

The spelling of “ginkgo” is weird, in particular that unpronounceable “kgo”. This is actually due to a big goof-up.

In Japanese and Chinese the name of the tree is written 銀杏, and the Japanese onyomi reading of these characters is ginkyō. Presumably someone misread a handwritten y as a g, and the mistake stuck.

But there is a twist. The Japanese spelling is irregular, and the word is actually read ichō. (Supposedly this is because the Japanese word derives from a Song-era Chinese word 鴨脚 for the tree, with the current characters added later.)

So someone misread the Japanese word when transcribing it, then someone else misread the transcription, and now this cavalcade of errors is forever frozen in English orthography.

[warau-okami]

All about Japanese Particles The function of Japanese particles Japanese particles are small words that indicate relations of words within a sentence. They follow other words such as nouns, verbs, …

List of 188 Japanese particles with meaning / usage

は (wa)Indicantes the topic of a sentence

か (ka)At the end of a sentence indicating a question

が (ga)Indicates the subject of a sentence

に (ni)Indicates a location

の (no)Indicates possession

は (wa)Indicates a contrast between 2 items

に (ni)Indicates time or frequency

へ (e)Indicates direction

を (wo/o)Indicates the direct object of a verb

と (to)Used to connect and list up multiple items

や (ya)Used to connect and partially list up multiple items

など (nado)Used with や (ya) to partially list up multiple items

も (mo)means “too”, “either”, “also”

も (mo)both…and…, neither…nor…

に (ni)Indicates the indirect object of a verb

に (ni)Indicates the surface of a object where some action takes place

で (de)Indicates the location of an action

と (to)Together with

の (no)Indicates an apposition

から (kara)Indicates a starting point in time or place

より (yori)Indicates a starting point in time or place but more formal than kara (20)

まで (made)Indicates a limit on time, space or quantity

くらい (kurai)Indicates an approximate amount

ほど (hodo)Indicates an approximate amount

ばかり(bakari)Indicates an approximate amount

で (de)Indicates a means or material

か (ka)Indicates a choice or alternative

を (wo/o)Indicates a point of departure

を (wo/o)Indicates a route of a movement/motion

に (ni)Indicates a point of arrival

に (ni)Indicates an entering motion

に (ni)Used together with a verb to express a purpose

と (to)Used when quoting someone

と いう (to iu)Indicates the name of something

とか (toka)“something like”

で (de)Indicates a limit or scope

と (to)Indicates a comparison

より (yori)Indicates a comparison

より (yori)Indicates superlative

くらい (kurai)Indicates a comparison

ほど (hodo)Indicates a comparison in a negative sentence

か (ka)someone, something

も (mo)“nothing”, nobody”, nowhere” if used with an interrogative word

に (ni)Used with a verb to indicate a change or choice

をする (wo/o suru)Expresses an occupation or position

でも (demo)Indicates emphasis

でも (demo)Together with an interrogative word it means “anything”, “anyone”, any time”

で (de)Indicates a cause or a reason

から (kara)Indicates a source such as a giver, a cause or material

に (ni)Indicates a person who gives something or who provides a service

は (wa) + が (ga)Indicates the relation between an object / subjects and a verb or adjective

が (ga)Connects two sentences with the meaning “but…”

を (wo/o)Used with an verb expressing emotions, it indicates the cause of this emotion

で (de)Indicates a state / condition of something

で (de)Limits numbers

だけ (dake)Indicates a limit on things or amounts

だけ (dake)Indicates a limit on an action or state

で (de)Indicates the time of completion or expiration of something

でも (demo)Following a noun, means “or something like this”

も (mo)Emphasizes in a positive or negative way

でも (demo)Indicates two or more items as an example of a larger list

ばかり (bakari)Indicates that an item, state or action is a single one

ばかり (bakari)Indicates an action was just completed

ところ (tokoro)Indicates that an action takes place, just took place or is about to take place

が (ga)Indicates the subject of subordinate clause when it is different from the subject of the main clause

から (kara)conjunction meaning “after” or “since”

ながら (nagara)Indicates that an action is happening simultaneously

が (ga)Indicates the subject of a relative clause

の (no)Indicates the subject of a relative clause

から (kara)Used as a conjunction and indicates a cause or reason

ので (node)Indicates a strong reason

の (no)Indicates a modified pronoun

の (no)Used to nominalize verbs & sentences

なら (nara)Used as a conjunction and indicates a supposition or condition

なら (nara)Indicates a topics and is used as an alternative to wa (No.1)

と (to)Indicates a condition that results in an inevitable outcome

ば (ba)Used as a conjunction to express a probable results

ばいい (ba)“all you have to do…”

ば (ba)Used to enumerate two or more actions or states

たら (tara)Used as a conjunction, indicates a supposition or condition

たら (tara)Used as a conjunction to indicate that one action takes place before the action described in the main sentence

ところ (tokoro)Used as a conjunction to indicate a condition that brings about a discovery

ても (temo)a conjunction meaning “even if”

ても (temo)Used with a set of contrasting verbs and adjectives

ても (temo)Together with an interrogative word it means “no matter what/where/who”

ては (tewa)Indicates a condition which will bring a negative conclusion

のみ (nomi)Indicates a limit (similar to だけ　dake)

まで (made)“even”, used to emphasize

さえ (sae)“even”, used to emphasize

さえ (sae)“if only” or “as long as”

のに (noni)“although”, “in spite of the fact that”

ながら (nagara)“although”, “though”, “but”

とか (toka)Indicates that a list of two ore more things or actions is not exhaustive

たり (tari)List of two or more actions in no particular sequence

たり (tari)Indicates actions or states that alternate

のに (noni)Indicates a purpose or function

のです (no desu)Asks for an explanation or reason

きり (kiri)Indicates a limit to an amount

きり (kiri)Indicates the last time a certain incident occured

とも (tomo)Used with numbers and counters to mean “both” or “all”

ながら (nagara)Used with numbers and counters to mean “both” or “all”

しか (shika)Used with a negative verb to indicate limits on conditions or quantities meaning “only”

しかない (shika nai)used with a verb meaning “to have no choice but to”

し (shi)Used as a conjunction, indicating two or more actions or states

し (shi)Used as a conjunction indicating a reason

とも (tomo)Indicates inclusion

に (ni)Indicates the one acting or the one acted upon

か (ka)Indicates uncertainty about something

か (ka)Indicates uncertainty about a state or reason

だの (dano) Indicates two or more items or actions of a longer list (similar to toka とか)

だの (dano)Indicates a pair of opposite actions or states

など (nado)“something to the effect”

やら (yara)Indicates two or more items of a longer list

やら (yara)Indicates uncertainty

ても (temo)Indicates an approximate limit with the meaning of “at the most”

とも (tomo)Indicates an approximate maximum or minimum

は (wa)Indicates that a number is the higher or lowest limit

と (to)Emphasizes a number in a negative sentence

など (nado)Indicates examples

くらい (kurai)Expresses an extent of an action or condition similar to ぐらい gurai

ほど (hodo)Indicates the extend of an action or condition

ほど (hodo)“the more… the more…”

だけ (dake)“as… as…”

だけ (dake)“the more… the more…”

と (to)“about to do something”, “trying to do something”

と (to)“even if…”, “whether… or not”

なり (nari)“either…”, “whether…or”

なり (nari)“anything”, “anyone”, “any time”

こそ (koso)Emphasizes the word preceding it

こそ (koso)Emphasizes a reason or a cause

ては (tewa)Expresses repetition of an action

に (ni)Joins two or more nouns to indicate a list of items

に (ni)Connects two or more items to indicate a matching or a contrast

にしては (ni shite wa)Indicates a generally agreed upon standard

にとって (ni totte)Indicates an effect or value of a person or thing

について (ni tsuite)“about”, “concerning” something or someone

とも…とも (tomo… tomo)“can’t say whether… or…”

が (ga)“even if”, “whether… or not”

は (wa)Emphasizes contrasting elements

として (toshite)Indicates status, capacity or function

として (toshite)Provides emphasis in a negative sentence

ばかりでなく(bakari de naku)“not only… but also”

だけ (dake) used to express “not only…but also”

のみ (nomi)used to express “not only…but also”

なり (nari)“as soon as”

146がはやいか (ga hayai ka)“as soon as”

やいなや (ya ina ya)“as soon as”

かないうちに (ka nai uchi ni)“no sooner had”, “hardly had”

ばかり (bakari)Indicates the only action left to do

ばかりに (bakari ni)Emphasizes a reason or cause

すら (sura)Emphasizes in the meaning of “even”

など (nado)Expresses a humble attitude towards an item

とも (tomo)“no matter what”, “even if”

ともあろうひと (tomo aroo hito)To express that someone did something not to be expected

どころか (dokoro ka)“far from”, “not to mention”

だけに (dake ni)Indicates a cause or reason

までもない (made mo nai)“there is no need to…”

ものの (mono no)“but” or “although”

ところで (tokoro de)“even if”

けれども (keredomo)Connects 2 sentences meaning “but” or “although”

けれども (keredomo)Indicates a preliminary remark

が (ga)Used to soften a statement or refusal

けれども (keredomo)Indicates a desire

ね (ne)At the end of a sentence to confirm a statement

ね (ne)At the end of a sentence to soften a request or suggestion

ね (ne)At the end of a sentence to indicate a reason or cause

ねえ (nee)At the end of a sentence to indicate emotion

よ (yo)At the end of a sentence to state a strong conviction

よ (yo)At the end of a sentence to articulate a request or suggestion

かしら (kashira)At the end of a sentence to express uncertainty, a request or a question and mainly used by women

かな (kana)At the end of a sentence to express uncertainty, a request or a question and mainly used by men

な (na)At the end of a sentence and used by men to confirm a statement

な (na)At the end of a sentence to express a prohibition, used by men

なあ (naa)At the end of a sentence to express emotion, used by men

なあ (naa)At the end of a sentence to express a desire

の (no)At the end of a sentence to express a question or soften a command, used by women

わ (wa)At the end of a sentence to soften a statement, used by women

さ (sa)At the end of a sentence to indicate slight emphasis, used by men

こと (koto)At the end of a sentence to indicate emotion, used by women

こと (koto)At the end of a sentence to express a suggestion or invitation, used by women

もの (mono)At the end of a sentence to express a reason or excuse

とも (tomo)At the end of a sentence to express an assertion

ものか (monoka)At the end of a sentence to express a negative determination, used by men

や (ya)At the end of a sentence to soften a statement, request or suggestion, used by men

たら (tara)At the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion or proposal

やら (yara)At the end of a sentence to indicate a rhetorical question with a negative implication

ぜ (ze)At the end of a sentence to add for to sentence, used by men

ぞ (zo)At the end of a sentence to add force to a sentence or to express a question to oneself

[shonan-train]