Context is Key: The Kanji Reading Quiz
AI voiceovers often make mistakes with kanji readings. If you're studying Japanese with those videos, please stay sharp!
#kanji #japanese #readings #漢字 #日本語 #quiz #辛い #spicy #tough #風車 #牧場 #分別 #市場 #色紙 #生物 #context #利益 #二月 #十月 #本気 #一足
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One Kanji, Two Ways: Pronunciation & Translation
Japanese kanji often carry multiple pronunciations that shift the word's subtle nuances or even its entire definition.
#漢字 #kanji #reading #japanese #辛い #spicy #painful #learn #dualreadings #人気 #popular #maturity #にんき #ひとけ
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Same Word, Different Worlds: The Hidden Meanings of Japanese
Even with the same sound, a word’s meaning can change dramatically depending on the setting or how it’s written.
#japanese #dualmeanings #policeslang #薬 #medicine #poison #釈迦 #仏 #星 #ホシ #看板 #duality
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Dangerous Kanji: Hidden Warnings in Japanese Place Names
It is said that some Kanji in place names are actually 'secret codes' left by our ancestors to warn us about natural disasters.
#japanese #kanji #placename #warning #naturaldisaster #flooding #tsunami #landslide #漢字
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The Beauty of Time: Japan’s Traditional Month Names ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 和風月名
In the old lunar calendar, Japan used traditional month names called 和風月名 (wafuu getsumei).
#睦月 #如月 #弥生 #卯月 #皐月 #水無月 #文月 #葉月 #長月 #神無月 #霜月 #師走 #和風月名 #japanese #month
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9 Lives & 1 Year in 3 Months?
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猫は三月を一年とす
猫に九生あり
#cat #japaneselanguage #wordswithcats #learnjapanesewithtoby #猫 #猫は三月を一年とす #猫に九生あり #ninelives #diehard
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Look-Alike Kanji: Can You Tell the Difference?
#japanese #language #kanji similar 柿柿 辛幸 内肉 部陪 日月 下不 会合 全金 良食 貝見 免兎 比北 氷永 車東 単巣 巨臣 白臼 同何 胃冑 島鳥 態熊 変恋 栗票 若苦 茶荼 萩荻 考孝 巻券 奏秦 寒塞, 宣宜 官宮 宇字学 裁栽 問間 句旬 弐武 肯背 員買 賃貸 貧貪 助肋 池地 廷延 遣遺 社祉 刊刑 件伴 林材 枝技 科料 紛粉 積績 頂項 緑縁 織繊 輪輸 撤撒 微徴 語話 減滅 険倹 #漢字
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Look-Alike Kanji: Can You Tell the Difference?
In Japanese kanji, there are pairs of characters that look so similar that even native speakers sometimes get confused.
#kanji #japanese #漢字 #日本語
人 入 千 干 手 毛 大 丈 土 士 未 末 日 曰 上 土 刀 力 幻 幼 石 右 名 各 占 古 午 木 本 休 体 小 少 烏 鳥 …
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猫可愛がり neko kawaigari
Loving Too Much?
#cat #japaneselanguage #wordswithcats #learnjapanesewithtoby #猫可愛がり #spoiling someone blindly #doting
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese 4 ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
#japanese #language vocabulary, #sea #ocean #island #beach #lighthouse #浜 浜辺、浜道、浜風、浜人、渚 #砂 砂浜、砂山、砂丘、砂風呂、白砂、風紋、防風林、流木、島、小島、全島、島陰、島影、島隠、島巡り、島山、島風、島颪、離島、孤島、島嶼、沖の島、島人、半島、岬、崎、灯台、灯台守
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People Featured on Japanese Banknotes
Do you know who the figures on Japanese banknotes were, and what kind of people they were?
#japanese #banknote #face #yen
#渋沢栄一 #津田梅子 #北里柴三郎 #福沢諭吉 #樋口一葉 #野口英世 #紫式部 #新渡戸稲造 #夏目漱石 #紙幣 #お札 #bankofjapan
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese 3 ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
#japaneselanguage #sea #ocean #reef #shore #bay #lagoon #磯 磯辺、磯際、磯陰、荒磯、磯伝い、磯開き、磯明け、磯遊び、磯釣、磯家、磯松、磯草、磯魚、磯千鳥、磯風、磯着、礁、岩礁、暗礁、珊瑚礁、環礁、魚礁、岩鼻、浦、内浦、浦里、浦波、浦伝い、浦風、浦凪、浦舟、浦人、浦祭、江、入り江、潟、干潟、湾、湾内、湾外、湾頭、湾口、湾奥、灘、洋、大洋、外洋、遠洋、沖、沖合
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese 2
#japanese language #vocabulary #sea #ocean #潮 満潮、干潮、満ち潮、引き潮、上げ潮、下げ潮、入り潮、出潮、朝潮、夕潮、高潮、低潮、大潮、親潮、黒潮、落潮、潮汐、寒潮、渦潮、赤潮、潮路、潮目、潮境、潮頭、潮先、潮だまり、潮煙、潮風、潮鳴り #潮騒 潮気、潮時、潮合い、潮曇り、潮入り、差し潮、潮焼け、暖流、寒流 #凪 朝凪、夕凪 #波 波音、さざ波、荒波、白波、波濤、高波、波打つ、波浪、うねり、怒濤、波間、波頭、波飛沫、波の花
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Japan has a rich vocabulary related to the sea.
#japanese #vocabulary #sea #ocean #海 #海原 #海岸 #海神 #海風 #深海 #領海 #青海波 #北海 #南海 #東海 #西海 #玄海 #大海
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One Thing, Many Names: Growth-Based Vocabulary in Japanese
Let’s explore plants and fish that also change their names
#japanese #vocabulary #growth #もやし #大豆 #筍 #竹 #出世魚 #ブリ #スズキ #サワラ #マグロ #カンパチ #イワシ #soybean #bamboo #yellowtail #fish #sardine #tuna #mullet #samurai
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Words That Change as Things Grow in Japanese
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#japanese #metamorphosis #tadpole #frog #おたまじゃくし #蛙 #caterpillar #butterfly #青虫 #蝶 #芋虫 #毛虫 #vocabulary #日本語
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Japanese Place Names: Same Kanji, Different Pronunciations
In Japan, there are many place names that use the same kanji but are pronounced differently.
#japaneselanguage #kanji #placename #日本橋 #上野 #府中 #国府 #別府 #神戸 #新田 #白木 #中島 #本町 #青木 #漢字 #nihonbashi #nipponbashi #地名
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Memorising Square Roots with Japanese Mnemonics
In Japanese, mnemonic phrases are often used to memorize the values of square roots.
#japanese #language #expression #mnemonics #squareroot #wordplay #平方根 #語呂 #mathematic #一夜一夜に人見ごろ #ルート
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Understanding Kanji by Components ~Learn Japanese with Toby~
Some kanji can be memorized by breaking them into parts and using wordplay or visual images.
#japanese #kanji #short #parts #image #wordplay
女, 男, 髪, 休, 聞, 峠, 婆,
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Japanese Characters: How Many Are There?
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#japanese #character
#hiragana 46 basic +
#katakana 46 basic +
#kanji common use 2136
#日本語 #ひらがな #カタカナ #漢字 #phonetic #logographic #常用漢字
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Winter Rains of Japan: Quiet Beauty in the Cold
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the rains of winter (冬) in Japan
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #winter #みぞれ #sleet #cold #NewYear's #camellia #snow #時雨 #冬 #冬至
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Autumn Rains of Japan: Melancholy in Every Drop
#japanese #language #expression #rain #autumn #fall #秋 #雨 #時雨 #shower #chill #mist
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Food Allergy 2
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食物アレルギー food allergy
#japanese #language #food #allergy #almond #abalone #squid #salmon #orange #cashewnuts #kiwifruit #beef #sesameseeds #mackerel #soybeans #chicken #banana #pork #macadamia #peach #yam #apple #gelatine
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Food Allergy 1: Food Allergen Labelling in Japan
8 allergens
#japanese #expression #food #allergy #食物アレルギー #egg #milk #walnut #peanut #wheat #buckwheat #shrimp #crab #cashewnut #label
If you have a food allergy, this video is important to watch.
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Summer Rains of Japan: Power in Every Drop
In this video, we’ll look at Japanese words that describe the rains of summer in Japan.
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain
#summer #梅雨 #rainyseason #五月雨 #夕立 #入梅 #走り梅雨 #送り梅雨 #返り梅雨 #梅のつぶやき #雷雨
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English vs. Japanese: The Word Order Flip!
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Did you know some word pairs are reversed between Japanese and English?
#japaneselanguage #wordpair #blackandwhite #catsanddogs #soonerorlater #白黒 #犬猫 #飲食 #あれこれ #前後 #遅かれ早かれ
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Words with cats
犬は人につき猫は家につく
The Saying: Dogs Follow People, Cats Follow Homes
#cat #dog #japanese #people #home #犬は人につき猫は家につく #learnjapanesewithtoby #wordswithcats #video
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Useful Japanese Words for Liquids in Food
#japanese #language #expression #culinary #liquid #dashi #sauce #soup #syrup #dressing #juice #出汁 #つゆ #ソース #たれ #ポン酢 #ドレッシング #汁 #シロップ #あん #蜜
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Spring Rains of Japan: Beauty in Every Drop
春の雨, 春雨, 春時雨, 春夕立, 春驟雨, 春霙, 春の長雨, 春霖, 菜種梅雨, 催花雨, 花の雨, 花時の雨, 花時雨, 桜雨, 桜流し, 杏花雨, 紅の雨, 藤の雨, 養花の雨, 柳の雨, 草の雨, 木の芽雨, 瑞雨, 静雨, 寒明の雨, 雪解雨, 雪消しの雨, 啓蟄の雨, 彼岸時化, 四温の雨, 暖雨, 穀雨, 軽雨
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #spring #words #春 #雨 #桜雨
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How to Say Different Kinds of Rain in Japanese
Japanese has many beautiful words to describe rain. In this video, we’ll explore different ways of describing how it falls, how strong it is, and how it appears in nature and literature.
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #雨
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