Author: leosensei

Useful words! Japanized-English – 和製英語 Hi, I got question from one non-Japanese friend. “What is コンセント in English?” コンセント is this.   What is コンセント in English? Some Japanese believe コンセント comes from English because...

This year’s Kanji contest Hi, Leo Sensei dayo. 2015 is almost finished. How were your days in 2015?? Now is good time for looking back this year and set new goals for next year....

Buzzwords contest 2015 In early December, most influential Buzzwords in 2015 were announced in Japan. We have Buzzwords contest presented by U-can, publishing company, in Japan every year. Buzzwords reflect current society situation, popular...

Hi, Leo Sensei dayo. In this session, we will study particles “ね(ne)” and “よ(yo)”. Just add these particles at the end of sentence. Very simple.   “ね(ne)” Agreement (or confirmation) The particle “ne” at...

Hi, Leo Sensei dayo! Let’s study particle “ほど(hodo)”, “だけ(dake)” and “しか(shika)” in this session. These are particles which add emphasis on nouns in the sentence.   “ほど(hodo)” Extent The particle “ほど(hodo)” shows extent of...

Particle – “か(ka)” In this session, let’s study particles added at the end of sentence. “か(ka)”. This is often used for question. sponsored link “か(ka)” ① Question The particle “か(ka)” at the end of...

Particle – “と(to)” and “や(ya)” In this session, let’s study easy but useful particles,  “と(to)” and “や(ya)”. sponsored link “と(to)” ① Joint word(or phrase) The particle “と(to)” joints nouns. It is equivalent to “and”...

Particle – “に(ni)”, “で(de)” and “へ(he)” In this session, let’s study particles relating with place, “に(ni)”, “で(de)” and “へ(he)”. You can use these particles in case you want to ask someone the direction to your...

Particle – “の(no)” The particle “の(no)” has three main meanings, possessive, equivalent and location. Among these three, possessive is the most important one. We often use “の(no)” in daily conversation and writing. Importance level...