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Category: Vocabulary

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 30, 2021November 25, 2022

竜 – Japanese Words for Dragon

Dragons are popular mythical creatures all over the world. Japan is no exception. So, how do you say dragon in Japanese? Well, there are…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 28, 2021November 25, 2022

月 – Japanese Words for Moon

The word for moon in Japanese is 月つき. There are other Japanese words for the moon when you are talking about specific states of…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 26, 2021November 25, 2022

愛 – Japanese Words for Love

Nouns for love The two main nouns for love are 愛 and 恋. 愛 – Ai Out of all the Japanese words for love,…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 24, 2021November 25, 2022

火 – Japanese words for Fire

There are several different Japanese words for Fire. Depending on if you are talking about just fire in general or fire in a specific…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 20, 2021October 31, 2022

不謹慎 – What does Fukinshin mean?

不謹慎ふきんしん is a Japanese word for behavior that is considered inappropriate. The word became more commonly used with the growth of social media. Let’s…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 14, 2021November 25, 2022

ダサい – Dasai the uncool, unfashionable, and out of fashion Word

ダサい is a common slang word in Japanese that refers to anything uncool, dorky, unfashionable, and so on. Let’s take a look at when…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 10, 2021November 25, 2022

行く vs 来る – The Difference between Iku and Kuru

The two Japanese words 行いく and 来くる basically mean go and come in Japanese. In most situations, there is no trouble figuring out which to…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 8, 2021November 25, 2022

来る – Kuru is Come most of the time

The Japanese word 来くる and the English word come both represent movement toward or close to the speaker. However, these two words don’t always…

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VocabularyPosted onMarch 6, 2021March 31, 2023

行く – Iku is not the same as Go

One of the most common words in Japanese is 行いく. This verb means to go but does not show up in all the same…

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VocabularyPosted onFebruary 28, 2021November 25, 2022

分かる – Understanding the Meaning of Wakaru

The meaning of 分わかる in Japanese is to understand. This is a common word in Japanese and pretty straightforward most of the time. Let’s…

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