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New Keigo Expressions Used by Young People

Published:8th March 2019

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This is Part 4 of the explanation on keigo, Japanese honorific expressions. For previous explanations, see What is keigo? Today, we are going to look at keigo and Japanese young people. We do not recommend the use of keigo if […]

Ways Of Counting One In Japanese

Published:18th November 2018

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The number “one” is “いち ichi” in Japanese but there are many ways of counting “one” in Japanese, depending on the object that you are attaching the number to. These are called “counters” and they are required to count different […]

Questions on Second Person Pronouns in Japanese

Published:29th August 2018

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We’ve received a lot of responses regarding how to say “you” from many of our readers in the article “How to say “you” in Japanese?”. Thank you for your overwhelming response. “あなた anata”, “君 kimi”, “お前 omae”, “てめえ temee”, “貴様 […]

5 Expressions You Should Not Say To Your Seniors And Superiors

Updated:28th August 2018
Published:4th August 2018

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Japanese keigo is a very deep subject matter that cannot be easily covered within a few pages. Previously, we mentioned that in addition to knowing keigo vocabulary, it is also necessary to choose the appropriate word for the right situation […]

Is Keigo(Honorific Expressions In Japanese) Discriminatory?

Updated:28th August 2018
Published:4th August 2018

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Some Japanese learners may think that keigo (honorific expressions) is discriminatory because they are words used to show a hierarchical relationship. Indeed, keigo is also used to show a hierarchical relationship but it is hard to say whether it is […]

What Is Keigo, Honorific Expressions In Japanese?

Updated:28th August 2018
Published:22nd July 2018

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Hello. We’ve briefly mentioned keigo (honorific expressions) in “Is Japanese language difficult to learn? Let’s look at the characteristics of the language. Let’s learn more about keigo today. What is keigo (honorific expressions)? We’ve briefly mentioned keigo in “Is Japanese […]

What are particles? How they are used with real life examples

Updated:28th August 2018
Published:18th July 2018

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Hello. We’ve looked at the characteristics of the Japanese language in Is Japanese language difficult to learn? Let’s look at the characteristics of the language. Today, let’s talk a little bit more about Japanese particles. What are particles? Watashi wa […]

Introduction to Japanese Word Order

Updated:27th August 2018
Published:26th May 2018

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We’ve looked at the characteristics of the Japanese language previously in “Is Japanese language difficult to learn? Let’s look at the characteristics of the language.” Today, let’s talk a little bit more about the word order in Japanese. Basic word […]

Is Japanese language difficult to learn? Let’s look at the characteristics of the language

Updated:8th June 2019
Published:19th May 2018

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We often hear people say that Japanese is a very difficult language to learn and that it takes a lot of time to master the language. What exactly makes Japanese difficult? Let’s look at the characteristics of the language. Japanese […]