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私は猫のプシーン♡˖꒰ᵕ༚ᵕ⑅꒱

This is a fun book to have for reading practice! It presents very few kanji, of course, but it’s a good test of kana skill for sure. I wish I could grab vocabulary from its pages to study, but I am busy enough with Genki and this adorable book has to go back to the library. Maybe another time.

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The library here has a number of books written in Japanese, but requesting any of them is like digging blind. Info is lacking, so I never know which kind of book I’ll end up with. Sometimes I can read them and sometimes I can’t (because kanji, mostly), and this is one that I can (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

And that’s because it’s a kid’s book, so I took the words I didn’t know and found their respective kanji and meanings. Some words have multiple definitions; I stuck with those that applied to the context I read them in.

きょうのごはん　/　今日のご飯　/　Today’s Meal

By 加藤休ミ　/　Kato Yasumi

1. 夕方　⋆　ゆうがた　⋆　 evening

2. 商店街　⋆　しょうてんがい　⋆　 shopping district; shopping street

3. 匂い　⋆　におい　⋆　 1) odor; scent; smell; 2) aura; whiff; smacks of...; sense; flavor

note: におい written as 臭い is usually indicative of a negative connotation

4. こんがり　⋆　コンガリ　⋆　 well cooked; well done; browned

note: mimetic word (gitaigo)

useful links: Japanese Onomatopoeia Guide; Japanese Mimetic Words, Ideophones - Types, Usage, & Grammar

5. 焼ける　⋆　やける　⋆　 to burn; be roasted

6. 作る　⋆　つくる　⋆　 to prepare (food)

7. 得意　⋆　とくい　⋆　 one's strong point; specialty; forte