thin The English word “thin” is also a tricky word when you want to translate it into Japanese. When somebody…
茶
Meaning: tea Reading: チャ、サ 茶色（チャいろ）: brown colour茶室（チャシツ）: a tea house, a tea room茶目（チャめ）: mischievousness, a practical joke茶碗（チャワン）: a rice…
Soba
そば そば is the Japanese word for “buckwheat” and it usually refers to thin brown noodles made from buckwheat flour.…
そと, そうとう, そっとう, そっと
Today’s sound comparison is among そと, そうとう, そっとう and そっと. Listen and repeat the sound, then it will become easier to hear them apart.
黒
Meaning: black Reading: コク、くろ（ぐろ） 黒衣（コクイ）: black clothes黒板（コクバン）: a blackboard, a chalkboard暗黒（アンコク）: darkness, blackness大黒柱（ダイコクばしら）: the central pillar, a breadwinner 黒（くろ）:…
Panku
パンク My non-Japanese speaking husband was almost ecstatic when he took this photo. “Punk” in a bicycle shop?? パンク in…
