Category: Language

JLPT N5 point summary (Grammar) If you study Japanese language, you may hear about JLPT once at least and target as one of your goal. JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...

YES / NO (not onlyはい / いいえ) in Japanese  When you are asked questions, you will answer yes or no. In Japanese language, we have some phrases equivalent for yes or no. I got...

Japanese songs for Japanese language on YouTube (with translation in English) I introduced Japanese songs on YouTube for Japanese language beginner before. This time I want to introduce one more song for you. It’s...

How Japanese children learn Japanese language (with example of Japanese song on YouTube) I know Japanese language is complicated to learn and difficult to use practically because of many characters such as hiragana, katakana...

朝あさ、昼ひる、夜よる、晩ばん Vocabulary for time in one day I got question about vocabulary for time in one day from guy studying Japanese. What is different between 夜 and 晩？ And around what time 朝、昼、夕、夜、晩 show?...

Particle – “を (wo)” In this session, let’s study “を(wo)”. “を(wo)” is also very important since this shows which word or phrase is object in the sentence. “を(wo)” has mainly two meanings, object and...

Particle – “は (wa)” and “が(ga)” Let’s study particle “は(wa)” and “が(ga)” in this session. Both are very very very important and you should learn at first. Both have similar meaning but should be...

I believe particle is very difficult for Japanese language learner since there are many kinds of particle and many usages for each particle. Also, there is little clear and easy explanation in Japanese textbook. Here, I will...

In this session, let’s study “から(kara)”, “まで(made)”, “までに(madeni)” and “より(yori)”. These are used when you compare something with other thing, when you explain you will go from where to where etc. Very useful.  I...

Typical phrases in daily conversation – Introduction and “How are you?” In certain situation in daily conversation, some typical phrases are used. These are formed as one phrase. I mean it’s fixed pattern and...

When you want to start conversation with someone, starting with greeting is the first step in any language, right? Nice greeting makes your relation with family, friends and customers etc. much better!   In...

When you want to start conversation with someone, starting with greeting is the first step in any language, right? Nice greeting makes your relation with family, friends and customers etc. much better! I will...

Session note ② ～のようだ、～ように、～ような（N3 level） In this post, I take note for my session to one student studying Japanese language so that the student can review what he studied with me easily. This is...

Session note ① ～に対たいして、～にとって（N3 level）  In this post, I take note for my session to one student studying Japanese language so that the student can review what he studied with me easily. Also, I...

How to write Email in Japanese I was asked some questions from “students”. I’d like to write about one of these questions in this post. The theme is how to write Email in Japanese...

How to master Kanji Hi, I heard from many no-Japanese that Kanji is difficult to study. Yes, it’s correct. In this post, I wanna introduce the efficient way to master Kanji by showing how...

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...