Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Motivation to Learn
I a person that is into social science based on observation and when a good blog post comes along I can’t help but take a read and take some time for thought and introspection.
Last night I was going through my feed reader and got to yonasu’s feed. Going through them he posted on the All [...]
Japan Eras
Japan has a colorful and long history compared to america. If it is half as interesting as my own country then it should prove to be fun to research. I know in learning the history of the United States I have learned a lot of valuable life lessons and especially things not to [...]
Kanji Set 6
Kanji: 上
Kana: (on) ジョウ (kun) うえ
Meaning: up
Stroke Order
Kanji: 下
Kana: (on) カ (kun) した
Meaning: down
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Kanji: 中
Kana: (on) チュウ, ジュウ (kun) なか
Meaning: middle
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Kanji: 半
Kana: (on) ハン
Meaning: half
Stroke Order
Usage
上
上 – (うえ) – top; above
上手な – (ジョウズナ) – good at
屋上 – (オクジョウ) – rooftop
下手な – (へたな) – poor at
下
下 – (した) – under
地下鉄 – (チカテツ) – subway
中
中 – (なか) – [...]
I’m Back and Stable
If you regularly follow me you will know that the last couple of weeks my site has been up and down and up and down and up and down. Finally, things should be resolved as we some major server changes have been made and should be stable again. Which means I can get back to [...]
Kanji Set 5
Kanji: 水
Kana: (on) スイ, (kun) みず
Meaning: water
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Kanji: 木
Kana: (on) モク, (kun)き
Meaning: tree
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Kanji: 金
Kana: (on) キン, (kun)かね
Meaning: gold; money
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Kanji: 土
Kana: (on) ド, (kun) つち
Meaning: soil
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Kanji:曜
Kana: (on) ヨウ
Meaning: weekday
Stroke Order
Usage
水
水曜日 – (スイヨウび) – Wednesday
水 – (みず) – water
木
木曜日 – (モクヨウび) – Thursday
木 – (き) – tree
金
金曜日 – (キンヨウび) – Friday
お金 – (おかね) – [...]
Yamagata
Note/Disclaimer: This is a post that is meant to give a quick overview of some of Yamgata and not full detail of everything. Yamagata is much like a state in the US with a rich past, present, and future to come. I can’t possibly cover everything and getting the tip of everything would be a [...]
Akita
Note/Disclaimer: This is a post that is meant to give a quick overview of some of Akita and not full detail of everything. Akita is much like a state in the US with a rich past, present, and future to come. I can’t possibly cover everything and getting the tip of everything would be a [...]
Kanji Set 4
Kanji: 日
Kana: (on) ニ, ニチ (kun) ひ, び
Meaning: day; sun
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Kanji: 本
Kana: (on) ホン (kun) もと
Meaning: book; basis
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Kanji: 人
Kana: (on) ジン, ニン (kun) ひと
Meaning: person
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Kanji: 月
Kana: (on) ゲツ, ガツ (kun) つき
Meaning: moon; month
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Kanji: 火
Kana: (on) カ (kun) ひ
Meaning: fire
Stroke Order
Usage
日
日本 – (ニホン) – Japan
毎日 – (マイニチ) – everyday
日曜日 – (ニチヨび) – Sunday
母の日 – (ははのひ) – [...]
Japanese Verbs Set 1
Verbs are a big part of any langauge. They help to describe what we are doing, did or going to do. The following are some of the more basic verbs that you would use quite often.
Ru-Verbs
English
Dictionary Form
Present Affirmative
Present Negative
get up
おきる
おきます
おきません
okiru
okimasu
okimasen
see
みる
めます
みません
miru
mimasu
mimasen
eat
たべる
たべます
たべません
taberu
tabemasu
tabemasen
sleep
ねる
ねます
ねません
neru
nemasu
nemasen
U-Verbs
English
Dictionary Form
Present Affirmative
Present Negative
speak
はなす
はなします
はんしません
hanasu
hanashimasu
hanashimasen
listen
きく
ききます
ききません
kiku
kikimasu
kikimasen
go
いく
いきます
いきません
iku
ikimasu
ikimasen
read
よむ
よみます
よみません
yomu
yomimasu
yomimasen
drink
のむ
のみます
のみません
nomu
nomimasu
nomimasen
return
かえる
かえります
かえりません
kaeru
kaerimasu
kaerimasen
Irregular Verbs
English
Dictionary Form
Present Affirmative
Present Negative
come
くる
きます
きません
kuru
kimasu
kimasen
do
する
します
しません
suru
shimasu
shimasen
study
べんきょうする
べんきょうします
べんきょうしません
benkyousuru
benkyoushimasu
benkyoushimasen
I am just posting these as a precursor of [...]
Days in Japanese on a Calendar
As you go through learning Japanese one thing comes up in the basics, Times and Dates. Below is a table for dates like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc…, and Sunday through Saturday. Sorry, I don’t have the kanji for the days, but you should be able to build it yourself farily easily with a bit of [...]
