A sketch of a person, size of 6.5 heads
A girl in school uniform, waving with one arm
Today's art class. 今日のお絵描き授業 kyou no o-egaki jugyou
We added the lower body 下半身(かはんしん ka-han-shin) to the upper body/torso 上半身じょうはんしん jou-han-shin).
#japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #kanji #artlesson
car from a driving school, and is now 'retired' from its duty, enjoying life 😂
#japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #kanji
Pokémon Pokopia #1 in Japan! 🎮 Learn to say it in Japanese at 3 levels! https://dub.sh/Nb0paAh #LearnJapanese #Pokemon #Pokopia #Nintendo #Switch2 #JapaneseLanguage #Japan
Male and female upper body drawing
Today's drawing lesson:
upper body 上半身(じょうはんしん) jou-han-shin
上 up/above
半 half
身 body
We only did Doraemon hands, no time for talking about drawing hands yet XD
#japaneselanguage #kanji #japaneselesson
In the back, a laptop showing an anime with a black cat with a long tail, and in front of it, a plate with pancakes, sliced bananas, chopsticks, and knife and fork. There's also a cup of natto, with visible mustard.
Give me my daily proteins! Even if the original meal didn't have enough.
Just add a serving of nattou!
In Japanese, there's たんぱく質 tanpaku-shitsu and プロテイン purotein, the former referring to "natural protein in food," whereas the latter is protein from supplements.
#japan #natto #japaneselanguage
Walking under the cherry blossoms at night is always (or still) very impressive.
いつも感激(かんげき)します。
Itsumo kangeki shimasu.
I am always deeply moved/thrilled.
#hanami #japan #japaneselanguage
We hope you enjoyed these Easter kanji and hope you have a lovely time. See you all next week 💜
#easter
#イースター
#日本語
#japanesestudy
#japaneselanguage
Tokyo Samurai and Ninja Museum in Asakusa
Hey guys! I’m fairly new to Blue Sky! I’m a big Nerd for Pokemon and the Japanese Yokai (妖怪) 👺😈👻👹
I enjoy:
📕Nintendo
📕Pokemon
📕mythology/Legends
📕Japanese Culture and Language
(日本の文化や日本語)
Say Konnichiwa こんにちは♪ if you’re a nerd for this stuff too!!
#pokemon #japaneselanguage
#yokai #gaming
A wall with colourful hiragana stickers. On top it says "When I Learned My First Hiragana"
Do you remember how you felt when you wrote your first hiragana and katakana? Also, when you realized that you could read your first Japanese words?
Tell me!
I'll start in the first reply :)
#japaneselanguage #hiragana #katakana
Mastering Japanese "Keigo" is like learning a whole new language just for respect—it's a complex honorific system that shows how deeply politeness is woven into the culture. #RandomFact #JapaneseLanguage #Keigo #Culture #Linguistics
Shiba inu leaning out of a car window with both front legs hanging out, seemingly enjoying the breeze. Doggo has a small blanket/towel that it is leaning on.
Seen in Kyoto
可愛いワンちゃん
Kawaii wan-chan
Cute doggo
ワン wan dog bark
ワンワン wan wan bow-wow
ちゃん chan suffix to make something sound cute, usually after names
犬 inu dog: 大 big (人 person that stretches their arms to look bigger) plus a stick
#japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #shibainu #kanji
Sans version (maybe by Papyrus)
Happiness: ケチャップあり kechappu ari - having ketchup
Anger: ジェノサイド jenosaido - genocide
Sadness: ケチャップなし kechappu nashi - no ketchup
#undertale #japaneselanguage #sansundertale
A happy woman's face An angry man's face A sad person's face
Another drawing lesson. This time facial expressions.
Happiness 喜(よろこ)び or キ
Anger 怒(いか)り or ド
Sadness 哀(かな)しみ or アイ
Joy 楽(たの)しみ or ラク
The katakana version is the Chinese pronunciation of the kanji
喜怒哀楽
キドアイラク
The four human emotions
#japaneselanguage #artlesson #japaneselesson
熱田神宮 atsuta-jinguu which is said to house one of the three Imperial Regalia, the sacred sword 草薙の剣 Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
須佐之男命 Susanoo, one of the Japanese deities and brother of 天照大御神 Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, used it to defeat the big snake 八岐大蛇 yamata no orochi.
#japan #japaneselanguage
Drawing lesson with notes from the teacher
Had an online drawing lesson today. The left part is my try. The right part is the teacher explaining what you have to pay attention to.
Notes from the teacher: The forehead line is nice, and the pupils are beautiful.
Also, I got homework 😁
#artlesson #japaneselanguage
Reminder that I'll be at the Big Queer Bloom Boom market on Saturday! These two drawings, "Bath Time" and "Reclaim" were favorites at the last Holigay market.
#rainbowsedgeart #holigayeventsyyc #smallbuisness #wyrm #graphicart #artist #yycevents #yycmarkets #calgaryevents #japaneselanguage
Envelope with a hand-written Japanese address of a film lab in Hyogo Prefecture.
I received a batch of developed films and scanned images from the film lab today. Until I’ve had time to go through them and hopefully show a few, here’s a photo of the envelope on which I had written the address for sending them in. 😇
#filmphotography #japaneselanguage #日本語 @bskyphotos.bsky.social
An animal looking stone statue in front of a red torii shrine gate
What's the name of this animal in front of shrines that acts as a guard? There are usually two of them, one on the right and one on the left, referring to 阿吽(あうん a un) the beginning and the end of the universe in Buddhism.
#japan #japaneseculture #japaneselanguage
Uncover the fascinating story of the Japanese language, from its origins to its contemporary dialects and structure.
i.joyofjapanese.com/japanese
#japaneselanguage #languageofjapan #aboutjapaneselanguage #japaneselanguagehistory #japaneselanguageorigin #joyofjapanese
Japanese Cherry tree with blossoms
My cherry (not cherry blossom) tree is about to bloom!
さくらんぼは後(あと)ちょっと咲(さ)きますね.
Sakuranbo wa ato chotto sakimasu ne.
Sakuranbo - Japanese cherry
ato chotto - just a little more (until)
sakimasu - to bloom
#japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #spring
More than 50 subscribers on my YouTube channel! It might not sound much compared to the big ones out there, but the last video convinced 6! people to subscribe! Guess my explanations are not too bad 💪
youtube.com/@japanese-wi...
#japaneselanguage #japaneselesson
I'm working on more #japanese chained letter puzzles, focusing on vocab for those who want to play RPGs in Japanese. I'm sharing my in-progress word list and resources: docs.google.com/presentation...
#learnjapanese #japan #japaneselanguage #jlpt #日本語 #nihongo #japaneselearning #languagelearning,
Words where it has the "original" meaning:
女の子 (おんなのこ onna no ko female child = girl)
女子(じょし joushi same as above, but more formal)
子猫(こねこ koneko child cat = kitten)
子供(こども kodomo child in general)
Name+子 ko: several female names have ko at the end
#japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #kanji #japan
Cherry blossom green tea, local brand
The one in the pic is a cheaper no-name brand from a nearby supermarket. The expensive ones are usually sold at department stores.
I still enjoyed its moist texture together with the tea 🍵
Now on to get this day started 💪
#japan #baumkuchen #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #kanji
Komorebi (Japanese) - Sunlight filtering through trees. #Japaneselanguage #words #translation #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks
Choosing between Korean and Japanese can be challenging for English speakers. Here are some key factors to consider in your decision.
i.joyofkorean.com/jap
#koreanorjapanese #japaneseorkorean #koreanvsjapanese #japanesevskorean #koreanlanguage #japaneselanguage #joyofkorean
Japanese daily ritual
また明日 (Mata ashita)
= See you tomorrow
We say this
at the end of the day in Japan 👋
#LearnJapanese #JapaneseLanguage
#Nihongo #StudyJapanese
Blue baumkuchen 青(あお)いバームクーヘン
Blue cotton candy
Blue jelly
Blue curry
Do you know Lake Biwa 琵琶湖(びわこ biwa-ko in Shiga prefecture?
湖こko=lake
氵liquids 古old 月 moon
Biwa is a Japanese pear-shaped lute. The lake looks like one.
Biwako is famous for its blue, and so are the souvenirs you can get there.
Would you dare and eat one of those?
#japan #japaneselanguage #kanji
9 Lives & 1 Year in 3 Months?
~Learn Japanese with Toby~
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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