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.

Update on Voting

Hello everyone. I just wanted to make a quick up date on the feedback I received on if I should link words to their related posts and it seems like there's no objection. That being said, this task will only get increasingly difficult as time goes on. So I will be linking new posts to old ones as I make them and given time to look through old posts I will link them to new words which have been posted. I'm very happy to have received feedback from you and I look forward to making more content for everyone!

A very special thanks to +Corpse Playground, +D. A. Holton, and +Ninja Gaijin.

Happy studying everyone!

Grammar Trick and Word of the Day #15

Today I wanted to share a small grammar trick with all of you that should make it easier to learn some new words.  Today's word is "Where". It is used the same way as it is in English.

Word of the Day #14

As I had mentioned last time there is another word that is used in Japanese to reference locations which are further way. The word we're learning today is the equivalent of saying "over there" or "that place over there". It is used to identify a location which is either far away or is in a general direction. This word also demonstrates a pattern seen in Japanese words which I will identify next time.

Kana: あそこ
Romaji: asoko

Example
Kanji: 私の家はあそこです。
Kana: わたしのいえはあそこです。
Translaiton: My house is over there.