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    Question Connotation of 大きい

    When I first started learning Japanese, I always remembered 'ooki' as a big cookie. I guess that sort of subconsciously gave me a positive connotation for the word. But sometimes when I use this word in a positive or joking way around my Japanese speaking friends I get weird looks. So I was...
  2. greenh940

    Symbol Identification Help

    Hi! I've got another mystery symbol. Can someone please identify what this is and paste it in this thread in text format? I'm not able to get an exact match on any lanuage recognition website (hopefully it is Japanese 😬). There are some additional scribbles surrounding the symbol but hopefully...
  3. GunnyYoda

    Language help

    I am looking for help. I am trying to name my unique style of Mixed Martial Arts that pays homage to the traditional Japanese martial arts. I am looking for a traditional style name that reflects Inyo and knowing the right time to let out the inner beast. I was thinking of using Raiju because...
  4. Gomomon

    Hi new learner, how should I go about learning Japanese?

    Hi こにちわ! I've recently started studying to learn Japanese because I am traveling next year and I really want to become fluent in the language. I have never learned a language before and can only speak english, so I don't know how to go about doing this properly, any pointers, tips, or things I...
  5. Something dumb

    Do you know what this means?

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    Help Where do I start and how do I approach RTK 1?

    Hellooo. So I want to start learning Japanese. I looked at Ikenna's recommendations and so on. I thought of using Pimsleur and Assimil as a starting point, however, I don't know if that is a good idea and all that. The second problem I have is that I don't know how to approach RTK 1. I was...
  7. L

    Learn Japanese by singing songs

    Hi! We are the Japan International Composite Art Association. Our organization has a Japanese song class in Shinjuku culture plaza (しんじゅく多文化共生プラザ) 〒160-8484東京都新宿区歌舞伎町1-4-1                            It is a Japanese classroom by the Japanese language song. Studying the content and meaning of...
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    Question Can someone translate this to English?

    Please is anyone able to translate the text into English for me?
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    Imperial verbs/sentences

    I’ve noticed that when you ask someone to do something, you usually add ‘kudasai’ or ‘onegaishimasu’ at the end of the sentence. However, this seems a bit to formal for some situations, and I’ve heard people omit them in their sentences. So what might be a more casual way of asking someone to do...
  10. L

    Help!!

    Does anyone Know the answer to this? So.. what's the difference between say か v. カ ん v. ン め v. メ し v. シ よ v. ヨ あ v. ア From what I can tell they all make the same noises (unless there's slight differences I'm not catching) so what the difference, how do you know when to use one instead of...
  11. K

    What Does This Phrase Mean?

    I found this picture online, and for some reason it's very appealing to me. Can anyone translate the symbols and their meaning? Much appreciated :) Pin by Shaoni on \\bad heart// | Pinterest | Ulzzang girl, Girls life and Photography
  12. Tijana

    Japanese kanji for dojo

    Hey guys! I have been training aikido for quite some time now and this month I finally got my sensei to upgrade our website. I will be an administrator and I will be responsible pretty much for anything on the web page from context too gallery. However, one thing caught my eye here and that is...
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    How do you use "must" or "have to" in Japanese?

    I am very unsure on how to use "must" or "have to". What is the sentence structure? I also have been trying to figure out how to say: "You (must/have to) wear a collared shirt and also (must/have to) wear long pants." I'd appreciate the help. Thank you!
  14. Andrew Mize

    Understanding the Passive Form

    I would like to start this thread to help people and myself better understand the use of the passive form in Japanese since we do not grammatically recognize the passive form in English. So post away any questions, interesting passive form usages with meanings, idioms w/ passive form, etc. To...
  15. Andrew Mize

    Japanese language question

    What does りゅうぐうじょう mean? The sentence is 貝がらやさんご、しんじゅが、キラキラひかる りゅうぐうじょう に ついたのです。
  16. Andrew Mize

    Translation help

    I was wondering if 上はwould be the best way to say 'as long as' in the following sentence: "I will be happy as long as he is happy dating somebody"
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    Help Words for this/that and how do I use them in a sentence?

    this is a pretty self explanatory question
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    Help How do I read kanji?

    I know about radicals and stuff and how they all create components to Kanji but whenever i try to take apart a Kanji radical by radical, I find that the meaning of the kanji is not remotely similar to the meanings of the individual radicals.
  19. Annabyss

    Occupational mishap

    Would it be difficult for someone to work at a hospital, lab, or factory in Japan even if they were "fluent" in japanese? I am a high school student currently studying Japanese and am interested in the medical field and Robotic engineering. The robotics industry is very prominent in Japan so I'd...
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    JLPT N3 study material suggestions

    Hi everyone! I am motivated to learn Japanese language mainly because I am a soon-to-be-a-fresh engineering graduate who wishes to work there. I talked to one of the agency there who told me that I must have N4 or N3 level cert. I am aiming towards N3 level, however I have no idea where to start...
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