Word of the Day #21

The last 5 Word of the Day Japanese lessons have been preparing you on how to write the days of the week. This next character will be the last character you need to read and write days of the week in Japanese.

The Japanese word for today is "soil". This word also can mean "earth" or "ground" but always represents the idea of soil.

Kanji: 土
Kana: つち
Romaji: tsuchi

Example:

Kanji: 土に水をやって下さい
Kana: つちにみずをやってください
Translation: Please water the soil.

After today, I will be trying a new format for the Word of the Day: Japanese lessons. I hope you all find them much more enjoyable and I look forward to hearing your feedback.

Word of the Day #20

The Japanese word for today is "Money". This word is another one of the Japanese words which will usually add お to the beginning as we saw with 水.

Kanji: 金
Kana: かね
Romaji: kane

Example
Kanji: お金がありますか？
Kana: おかねがありますか？
Translation: Do you have money?

New Poll and Word of the Day #19

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The Japanese word for today is "tree". Again, this character is going to be very useful later on in learning more words in the future. Be careful not to confuse this character with 本.

Kanji: 木
Kana: き
Romaji: ki

Example
Kanji: その木は大きいです。
Kana: そのきはおおきいです。
Translation: That tree is big.

Word of the Day #18

The next Japanese word we will be learning today is "Water". While expanding your vocabulary, it's a good idea to learn some essential words. When asking for a drink of water, you should add the honorific お to the beginning of the word. You will see this in other words too.

Kanji: 水
Kana: みず
Romaji: mizu

Example
Kanji: お水お願いします。
Kana: おみずおねがいします。
Translation: Water please.

Word of the Day #17

The next Japanese word we will be learning today is "Fire". This word is pretty straight forward and the character also looks very similar to 人 which we covered earlier. I'm sure you will have no trouble memorizing this one!

Kanji: 火
Kana: ひ
Romaji: hi

Example
Kanji: 火が熱いです。
Kana: ひがあついです。
Translation:  The fire is hot.

Word of the Day #16

The word for today is going to be "Moon". This character is also used to signify which month and the number of months you're referring to. However, they are pronounced differently than the word for "Moon". We will cover the other pronunciations later on.

Kanji: 月
Kana: つき
Romaji: tsuki

Example
Kanji: 月は美しいですね。
Kana: つきはうつくしいですね。
Translation: The moon is beautiful, isn't it.