Learn Japanese
Date: Aug 25th, 2008
Since I started my former blog “Japanese Cuisine Daily Recipes & Something Kawaii From Harajuku” I am surprised to know there are still many people learning Japanese language around the world.
Japan used to be 2nd big economic power, following the U.S as no.1 especially 1980’s. People outside this small island adored our way of work, because they thought there was a key to success. That’s why some Japanese business words based on Japanese eccentric business culture have become English. “Ringi” is one example, as far as I know if I was right.
Time has passed and what has become of Japan today?
To be honest, it’s not as attractive as it used to be in terms of economy, safety, kindness or politeness of people, etc., while it’s more attractive when we see our pop culture or sub culture such as anime, manga, character business, kawaii designs, uniqueness of fashion that ranges from street to Gothic Lolita (Gothloli) style, and whatsoever…
Why do you learn Japanese?
What do you want to do with your good command of Japanese?
Being a native Japanese, it’s my pleasure to provide some Japanese lesson, knowledge, or info. to those who want to learn Japanese. I am a native Japanese speaker who learned English so hard and so I do understand how hard it would be for especially English speakers to learn Japanese, because I know HOW DIFFERENT STRUCTURE JAPANESE IS compared to English and most other European languages. Just because of this fact, it’s so true that most of Japanese people still suffer from understanding or speaking English nowadays.
I am not a Japanese teacher who teaches language professionally, and so, it’d be just my way, very casual and easy. 
So, here’s my way for your easy access to Japanese!
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★Learn Japanese with Kirin★ -What’s -san & -chan after name? -10+ ways to make Japanese friends -Japanese Names -Hiragana and Katakana -Your name in Katakana -Your name in Kanji -Japanese imitative words |
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★J-POP★
Singing Japanese songs in Japanese, even not sure for the grammar is a good way to learn how it’s spoken.
J-pop of Kirin’s selection
♪ 歩み / GReeeeN
★kawaii (meaning cute in Japanese)★
I have realized that there are some people searching how we write kawaii in Japanese.
There are several ways how to write kawaii in Japanese.
1)可愛い
in kanji
2)かわいい
in hiragana
3)カワイイ
in katakana
This is my personal opinion, but I think kanji style is, kinda stiff or serious image because we normally use katakana or hiragana to express it among young girls.
Also, denying kawaii is “kawaikunai” in Japanese.
1)可愛くない 2)かわいくない 3)カワイクナイ(unlikely used)
However, as in English we say, “Isn’t this cute?” we can say this way, “kore (=this) kawaikunai?” This means “this is cute, isn’t it?” Even though kawaikunai sounds negative, it means positive and asking for agreement.
★Nintendo DS Bimoji Training★
It looks fun to use Nintendo DS Bimoji Training to practice Japanese kanji in good shape.
I’d love to use such device to enjoy myself even when I study.
Nintendo DS Bimoji Traininghas been released and some videos are available at Youtube.
It may give you a good opportunity to practice Japanese writings in good shape.
It is difficult for those who just started to learn how to write hiragana, katakana, and kanji in Japanese to write them in good shape. It takes some time to get used to the balance. Until then, characters seem to be as if kids’ writing. I know it cannot be helped, and I also took time until I can write them in good shape when I was a kid.
I wonder if this soft is available overseas…but if it is, it must be a fun device to learn Japanese.
