Learning Japanese Together

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Some kanji that use water.

雨（あめ、ame) - rain 湿 (しつ、shitsu) - damp, moist 沸 (フつ、futsu) - boil, ferment

州 (しゅう、shuu) - state, province 海 (うみ、umi) - ocean, sea 波 (なみ、nami) - wave 汐 (せき、seki) - tide 池 (ち、chi) - pond 沼 (しょう、shou) - marsh, bog 湖 (みずうみ、mizuumi) - lake 汗 (あせ、ase) - sweat 沢 (さわ、sawa) - swamp 泥 (どろ、doro) - mud 洗 (せん、sen) - wash 泪 (なみだ、namida) - tears 油 (あぶら、abura) - oil 冷 (れい、rei) - cold, cool (drinks, people, not as in temperature; special thanks to azsurance for finding out this kanji for me). 氷 (ひょう、hyou) - hail 汁 (しる、shiru) - broth, juice

沈 (ちん、chin) - sink, submerge 　　

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places

学校 - がっこう- school 図書館 - としょかん - library 喫茶店 - きっさてん - coffee shop パン屋 - パンや - bakery 衣料品店 - いりょうひんてん - clothing store 土産物屋 - みやげものや - gift shop 鉄道駅 - てつどうえき - train station 地下鉄駅 - ちかてつえき - subway station

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JLPT: N3

School Grade: 1st (6 years old)

This character is made up of a modified 厂 cliff (now 丆) and a boulder (口). 

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JLPT: N4

School Grade: 2nd (7 years old)

This character combines氵(the water radical) and 毎 (every). I always remembered it by thinking “I want to go the the sea every day this summer.”

Also, a quick note about氵: the first two strokes are made downwards, left to right, but the third stroke is made moving upwards!

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words of encouragement

あきらめないで！- akiramenaide - don’t give up!

どうにかなるさ - dou ni ka naru sa - it’ll all work out somehow

がんばれ！- ganbare - work hard!

あともうちょっと！- ato mou chotto! - just a little more to go

やればできるさ - yareba dekiru sa - you can do it if you try

必ず目標を達成できる - kanarazu mokuhyou tassei dekiru - you can definitely achieve your goal

ファイト！- fight! - go for it!

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JLPT: N5

School Grade: 1st (6 years old)

This character depicts a flower in its prime, ready to give birth to a new live. Hence the meanings of life, living, being born, or giving birth.

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JLPT: N5

School Grade: 1st (6 years old)

The top half of this character indicates a building with lights on, while the bottom half is child (子). So this character represents a building where children are: a school. Or, more broadly, it represents learning.

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i don't know

しらない - shiranai - i don’t know, i’m not aware of him/her/it, i don’t care

vs.

わからない - wakaranai - i don’t know, i don’t understand

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• when you’re about to eat: 戴きます - itadakimasu! - i am gratefully about to partake of this meal, i’m about to eat • when you finish eating: 御馳走様 - gochisousama - i am grateful for the meal i just finished, i’m done • when you’re leaving home: 行って来ます - itte kimasu! - i’ll be...

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Today we're going to have a bit of fun and look at onomatopoeia.

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・りや = someone who...

頑張り屋 - ganbariya - works hard 寂しがり屋 - sabishigariya - gets lonely easily のんびり屋 - nonbiriya - is easy going 寒がり屋 - samugariya - gets cold easily, is sensitive to coldness 暑がり屋 - atsugariya - gets hot easily, is sensitive to heat 恥ずかしがり屋 - hazukashigariya - gets embarrassed easily 目立ちたがり屋 - medachitagariya - is a show off 握り屋 - nigiriya - is a miser 気取り屋 - kidoriya - is a snob 新しがり屋 - atarashigariya - devotedly follows the latest trends

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買い物に行く - kaimono ni iku - to go shopping 荷物を詰める - nimotsu wo tsumeru - to pack one’s belongings 片付ける - katadzukeru - to tidy up (a room) 引っ越す - hikkosu - to move, change residence ため息をつく - tameiki wo tsuku - to sigh

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Today we are learning a few simple questions and practising the pronunciation.

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