I like taking photos.わたしは しゃしんを（ ） すきです。a. とって b. とる c. とること d. とるのが わたしは しゃしんが すき です。 means…
産
Today’s #kanji is #産, which is listed under its semantic element of 生 in my dictionary. The rest, which is…
会う vs 合う
Both 会う and 合う are read as あう and they look alike, so even Japanese native speakers sometimes make a mistake with these two. Check the difference here,
～たら どうですか
Today’s topic is ～たら どうですか which is often translated as “Why don’t you ～? It is an expression when making…
合
Today’s #kanji is #合, which is listed under its phonetic element of 口 in my dictionary. Apparently the rest…
How to read big numbers in Japanese
This post explains how to read big numbers in Japanese in order to read price tags which are written in “yen” only unlike other countries using dollars & cents.
～ないで ください
“Please don’t feed the carps” in Japanese is:こいに えさを あげないで ください。Please don’t … = … [plain non-past negative] + で…
考
Today’s #kanji is #考, which is listed its semantic element of #おいかんむり（耂） and its phonetic element of 丂. I have…
建
Today’s #kanji is #建, which is listed under #えんにょう（廴）. It is a compound ideograph between 廴 (a simplified version of…
～かもしれない
きょうは あめが ふるかも しれません。How likely will you take an umbrella with you?a. definately b. probably c. maybe d. definately not…
計
Today’s #kanji is #計, which is listed under #ごんべん（言）. It is a compound ideograph between 言 and 十. Can you…
去
Today’s #kanji is #去, which is listed under #厶. Its original form is 厺 and with this, 大 is the…
～に いきます / きます / かえります
いきます (to go), きます (to come) and かえります (to go home, to return) are special verbs and they can be used with a verb stem + に to include a purpose.
急
Today’s #kanji is #急, which is listed under its semantic element of #したごころ（心）. Its sound element used to be 及.…
起
Today’s #kanji is #起, which is listed under its semantic element of #そうにょう（走） and its phonetic element is 巳, although,…
～を ほしがっている/～たがっている
Which are correct?a. しかは えさが ほしい です。b. しかは えさを ほしがって います。c. しかは えさを たべたい です。 d. しかは えさを たべたがって…
開
Today’s #kanji is #開. It is listed under #もんがまえ（門） in my dictionary and 門 can be its semantic element with…
運
Today’s #kanji is #運, which is listed under its semantic element of #しんにょう（辶）. Its phonetic element is 軍 but 運…
～から
こいのぼりの しゃしんを とった あとで、さくらを みました。 ＝ こいのぼりの しゃしんを （ ）、さくらを みました。 a. とったから b. とってから c. とるので d. とるまえに The…
引
Today’s #kanji is #引, which is listed under #弓. It is a logogram with a 弓 (bow) and its string.…
