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Japanese vocab 30~

あいじん (愛人)- lover

あやしい (怪しい)- suspicious

うで (腕)- arm

カーテン- curtain

かかる (掛かる)- to be locked

くび (首)- neck

ちょうど- just, precisely

じむしょ (事務所)- office

しゅっぱんしゃ (出版社)- publisher

そうべつかい (送別会)- farewell party

たしか (確か)- definite, certain

たったいま (たった今)- just now

てんきんする (転勤する)- to be transferred

とつぜん (突然)- sudden, suddenly

ぬる (塗る)- to paint

ひるま (昼間)- daytime,during the day

ふどうさんや (不動産屋)- estate agency

ペンキ- paint

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細胞のしくみ　「さいぼうのしくみ」　Structure of a cell

核 「かく」　Nucleus

染色体糸　「せんしょくたいし」 Chromosome

核小体　「かくしょうたい」　Nucleolus

核膜　「かくまく」　Nuclear membrane

粗面小胞体　「そめんしょうほうたい」　Rough endoplasmic reticulum

滑面小胞体　「かつめんしょうほうたい」　Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

ミトコンドリア　Mitochondria

中心小体　「ちゅうしんしょうたい」 Centriole

細胞膜　「さいぼうまく」　Cellular membrane

リボソーム　Ribosome

ゴルジ装置　「ゴルジそうち」　Golgi apparatus

リソソーム　Lysosome

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Giant Freaking Japanese Color List

This list’s intention is to give quite a few common-ish colors a home together in one post for learning purposes and spicing up one’s color vocabulary. For color names that don’t match their English equivalents, I’ve given what I feel is the most accurate translation of the name, plus the literal meaning of the Japanese name for the color. I’ve mostly excluded color names like 

真っ黒（まっくろ）pure black

墨色（すみいろ）inky black (literally ink color)

濡れ羽色（ぬればいろ）jet black (literally wet wing color)

烏羽色（からすばいろ) glossy black (literally crow wing black)

鈍色（にぶいろ）dark, dull grey (literally dull color)

鉛色（なまりいろ）lead color (livid)

鼠色（ねずみいろ) darkish grey, like rat fur (literally rat color)

鋼色（はがねいろ）steel color (steel blue, blueish-gray)

桜色（さくらいろ）pale pink (literally cherry blossom color)

桃色（ももいろ）light pink (literally (Japanese) peach color)

岩礁色（がんしょういろ）coral reef color (darkish pink)

真っ赤（まっか）pure red

紅梅色（こうばいいろ）red Japanese plum color

紅色（べにいろ）crimson

鉄色（てついろ）reddish-black (literally iron color)

橙色（だいだいいろ）orange

茜色（あかねいろ）deep reddish-orange (like that of a sunset) (literally madder red)

柿色（かきいろ）reddish-brown (literally persimmon color)

朱色（しゅいろ）vermillion/ cinnabar

緋色（ひいろ）vermillion (often translated as scarlet)

鳥の子色（とりのこいろ）eggshell color (literally bird’s egg color)

玉子色（たまごいろ）light yellowish (literally egg color)

山吹色（やまぶきいろ）bright, golden yellow (literally mountain blow color (wish I knew about this one for my previous color post..))

黄土色（おうどいろ）yellow ochre

琥珀色（こはくいろ）amber color

萌黄色 (もえぎいろ) yellowish-green (literally sprouting yellow color)

柳色（やなぎいろ）pea green (literally willow green)

鶯色(うぐいいろ）similar to olive green, perhaps slightly lighter (literally Japanese nightingale green)

苔色（こけいろ）moss green

若草色（わかくさいろ）chartreuse, lime grren (literally young grass color)

翡翠色（ひすいいろ）jade green

千歳緑 (ちとせみどり）evergreen (literally 1,000 year green)

仙斎茶 or千歳茶 (せんさいちゃ）dark brownish-green (literally 1,000 year tea)

鴨���羽色（かものはいろ）teal (literally duck wing color)

青緑色 or 青緑（せいりょくしょく or あおみどり)   turquoise/ aqua (literally blue-green color)

碧色（へきしょく）greenish-blue (sorta that sea water blue color)

真っ青（まっさお）pure blue

白殺しor 藍白 (しろころし or あいじろ）very light whitish blue (literally white killing or indigo white)

瓶覗色（かめのぞきいろ）lightish blue (literally water jug peek color)

水色（みずいろ）light blue (literally water color)

空色（そらいろ）sky blue

浅葱色（あさぎいろ）dark cyan (literally pale leek color.. ??)

縹色（はなだいろ）light blue

瑠璃色（るりいろ）cobalt blue

紺碧（こんぺき）azure

紺色（こんいろ）navy blue

勝つ色（かついろ）dark, blackish indigo (literally victory color)

藍色（あいいろ) indigo

藤色（ふじいろ）lavender (literally wisteria color)

ライラック lilac

菫色（すみれいろ）violet

葡萄色（えびいろ or ぶどういろ）dark purple, maroon (literally shrimp color or grape color respectively)

ベージュ色（ベージュいろ）beige

肌色（はだいろ）skin color

茶色（ちゃいろ）tawny brown, lightish brown (literally tea color)

狐色（きつねいろ）light brown, orangish-brown (literally fox color)

褐色（かっしょく）brown

鳶色（とびいろ）auburn (literally black kite color (a type of bird))

焦げ茶色（こげちゃいろ）dark brown (literally burnt tea brown)

銅色（あかがねいろ）copper

青銅色（せいどういろ）bronze (that sort of greenish rusted bronze) (literally blue copper/bronze color)

—-these last few are just color-related terms—-

蛍光（けいこう）fluorescent

透明（とうめい）clear

メタリック（metallic)

Alright, that about covers everything I wanted to put in this post. I shied away from including colors that are loanwords (like オリーブ色）because they are usually pretty self-explanatory. feel free to correct me if I made any errors, or add other colors you find important which I may have missed. If people make enough additions to add other advanced colors, I may end up making a part 2 for this post. Thanks for reading.

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A New Era! Goodbye Heisei, hello Reiwa!

The name of the new era is officially announced! 令和 (Reiwa)

Today at about 11:30 a.m. JST the name of the next era was announced. Many Japanese people stopped what they were doing to be a part of this momentous occasion. But what does this mean? What exactly is an era? Let’s dive into it!

What is an era?

Japan has been using their own unique method of counting years based on the reign of the emperor since 645 AD, adapted from the Chinese method of dating using dynasties. This method is called 元号 (gengou). To date, there has been a total of 248 eras. An era begins when a new emperor ascends to the throne and ends with his death (or, in rarer cases, abdication). This time, the emperor is elderly, has health issues, and has asked to step down from the throne. This is the first abdication since 1817. 

Currently, it is April 1st on the 31st year of the Heisei Era. That can be written like this:

平成３１年４月１日 (Heisei 31nen, shigatsu tsuitachi)

“Heisei 31” can be abbreviated like this:

平31

H31

What’s more commonly used in Japan, gengou or the western system?

On official documents, it is standard to use gengou. Also, all money uses it to denote the year it was minted. However, nine out of ten Japanese people will tell you that the western system (西暦 seireki) is easier to understand. For this reason, people will often choose to use seireki when talking or in non-official paperwork. You will often commonly see both side-by-side, with one or the other in parentheses. 

What are the eras up until now?

Lol I’m not gonna list all 248. Sorry. However, all Japanese people know all the eras from Meiji to present, so I’ll talk about those. The Meiji Era was kicked off by the Bakumatsu, in which the centuries-long system of an all-powerful shogun and largely ceremonial emperor was overthrown, and Japan opened itself up to trade with the rest of the world for the first time in over 200 years. The start of the Meiji Era marks the start of modern Japan, the beginning of a more traditional monarchy (according to western standards), and the adoption of Western technology, education, etc. 

明治 Meiji  25 Jan 1868 – 30 Jul 1912

大正 Taisho 30 Jul 1912 – 25 Dec 1926

昭和 Showa 25 Dec 1926 - 7 Jan 1989

平成 Heisei 8 Jan 1989 – 30 Apr 2019

令和 Reiwa 1 May 2019 - ?

How are era names chosen?

This is actually really interesting. In centuries past, government officials would determine the gengou within 1-2 years of the emperor’s enthronement. The names were chosen using auspicious kanji like 明 (bright), 永 (eternity), 寿 (longevity), 和 (peace, Japan), etc. There were few rules, except that an era name could not be used more than once.

Nowadays, when these dates are used by all Japanese people on a daily basis instead of just by the select elite, several criteria have been established.

The meaning of the kanji must reflect the image of Japan and the way it wants Japan to move forward in history. (Nothing negative or unlucky)

The kanji must be easy to write and pronounce. (The 嘉 of 嘉永 [Kaei Era, 1848 - 1855] wouldn’t stand muster today because it’s ridiculous to write.)

It can only be two characters. (In the past, there were some eras with four kanji.)

The starting letter cannot be M, T, S, or H. (This is because the gengou is commonly shortened to “H31″ to mean Heisei 31, or 2019. If the next era used the same consonant, we wouldn’t know which era was being referred to. 

It cannot be a word already in use. It cannot be used in a surname, company name, or place name of any kind.

A small group of select historians, literary experts, and political scientists (I think this time it was 8 or 10?) sequester themselves away for several long months while they decide the new gengou. The gengou is of the utmost secrecy up until it is announced, so they are completely cut off from the outside world. No phones, no television, no radio, no contact with family, no internet until it is announced. Why is it so secret? Because Japan likes to be spooky and mysterious, I guess. lol I’m honestly not sure, but it’s probably just because that’s how it’s always been done. 

Since the emperor’s abdication is scheduled for April 30th, the new gengou was announced one month in advance, today. Because many computer programs and official government/business forms have been pre-made with “Hesei” on them (sort of like how we may sometimes make templates that have 20__ written on them), you can imagine how busy this change will make company and government employees. They will be spending this month creating new templates or getting rubber stamps with the new era on it and stamping over the obsolete Heisei. Poor guys. 

So what does Reiwa mean?

Let’s take a look at each kanji.

令 rei orders, ancient laws, command, decree

和 wa harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan 

When I first saw it, I thought it was something like “decree of peace,” which sounded very…militaristic? I mean, can you command that there be peace? Haha. But then I looked further, and it appears that this is taken from a line of poetry in the Man’yoshu, which is the oldest anthology of Japanese poetry. 

Classical: 于時、初春令月、氣淑風和、梅披鏡前之粉、蘭薫珮後之香。

Modern: 時、初春の令月にして、氣淑く風和ぎ、梅は鏡前の粉を披き、蘭は珮後の香を薫す。

Summary: 人々が美しく心を寄せ合う中で文化が生まれ育つ

English Summary: Culture blooms and grows through the beautiful cooperation of the people.

Okay, so it’s not as dour as I thought it was at first haha. It’s actually pretty! 

What do you think about the new name? Is it fitting? Do you have any other questions about eras?

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Adjectives with Dupicate Kanji Followed by しい

So, this post idea basically boils down to my being interested in the adjectives that use the same kanji twice or phrase twice in a row following my discovery of 馬鹿馬鹿しい. Here are the ones I found which seemed most practical.

馴々しい (or 馴れ馴れしい, なれなれしい) overfamiliar

馬鹿馬鹿しい (ばかばかしい) ludicrous

若々しい (わかわかしい) youthful

生々しい (なまなましい) lively, green, fresh

騒々しい (そうぞうしい) noisy, boisterous

弱々しい (よわよわしい) frail, slender, feeble

図々しい (ずうずうしい) shameless

荒々しい (あらあらしい) rough, gruff

痛々しい (いたいたしい) painful (to look @, i.e.: a painful to look at injury)

初々しい (ういういしい) innocent/ artless

辿々しい (たどたどしい) faltering, tottering

疎々しい (うとうとしい) unfriendly, cold, distant

刺々しい (とげけとげしい) sharp, harsh (tone)

毳々しい (けばけばしい) gaudy, garish

艶々しい (つやつやしい) glossy

仰々しい (ぎょうぎょうしい) exaggerated

瑞々しい or 水々しい (みずみずしい) juicy

雄々しい (おおしい) manly, brave, heroic

空々しい (そらぞらしい) aloof, hypocritical

毒々しい (どくどくしい) (1) poisonous, venomous, poisonous-looking; (2) detestable, loathsome; (3) gaudy, garish, heavy

清々しい (すがすがしい) refreshing (feeling, scene, wind, air, etc.), brisk

忌々しい (いまいましい) annoying, provoking

重々しい (おもおもしい) grave, dignified, solemn

苦々しい (にがにがしい) bitter, loathsome, shameful

軽々しい (かるがるしい) indiscreet, thoughtless, careless

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Hikone Castle, Shiga / 彦根城（滋賀） by Kaoru Honda on Flickr.

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Hokan-ji Temple [OC] [6969x5103]

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Kanji Spotlight #20: 欲

The kanji 欲 means “greed, craving, or desire.” This post will take a look at how it can be added to the end of words as a suffix.

知識欲 (ち・しき・よく) thirst for knowledge, formed from 知識 (knowledge, in turn made of 知 (to know) and 識 (consciousness)) and 欲 (desire)

権力欲 (けん・りょく・よく) lust for power, formed from 権力 (political power, in turn made of 権 (right (to do sth)) and 力 (strength)) and 欲 (desire) 

創作欲 (そう・さく・よく) creative urge, formed from 創作 (create, in turn made of 創 (to make/ build) and 作る (to make)) and 欲 (desire) 

変態性欲 (へん・たい・せい・よく) sexual perversion, formed from 変態性 (sexual perversion, in turn made of 変(to change), 態(form), and 性(gender)) and 欲 (desire)

愛欲 (あい・よく) sexual passion/ lust, formed from 愛 (love) and 欲 (desire) 

征服欲 (せい・ふく・よく) lust for conquest, formed from 征服 (conquest, in turn made of 征(subjugate) and 服 (clothes)) and 欲 (desire) 

庇護欲 (ひ・ご・よく) desire to protect, formed from 庇護 (protection, in turn made of 庇 (to protect someone) and 護 (safeguard, protect)) and 欲 (desire)

I apologize for the long break between posts. Thanks for reading!

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N5 verb list

会う　（あう）- to meet

開く　（あく）- to become open

開ける　（あける）- to open

上げる　（あげる）- to give

遊ぶ　（あそぶ）- to play, to make a visit

あびる - to bathe, to shower

洗う　（あらう）- to wash

ある - to be, to have (inanimate)

歩く　（あるく）- to walk

言う　（いう）- to say

行く　（いく）- to go

居る　（いる）- to be, to have (animate)

要る　（いる）- to need

入れる　（いれる）- to put in

歌う　（うたう）- to sing

生まれる　（うまれる）- to be born

売る　（うる）- to sell

起きる　（おきる）- to get up

置く　（おく）- to put

教える　（おしえる）- to teach, to tell

押す　（おす）- to push, to stamp

覚える　（おぼえる）- to remember

泳ぐ　（およぐ）- to swim

降りる　（おりる）- to get off, to descend

終わる　（おわる）- to finish

買う　（かう）- to buy

返す　（かえす）- to return something

帰る　（かえる）- to return, to go back

かかる - to take time or money

書く　（かく）- to write

かける - to call by phone

貸す　（かす）- to lend

借りる　（かりる）- to borrow

消える　（きえる）- to disappear

聞く　（きく）- to hear, to listen, to ask

切る　（きる）- to cut

着る　（きる）- to put on 

曇る　（くもる）- to become cloudy/dim

来る　（くる）- to come

消す　（けす）- to erase, to turn off

答える　（こたえる）- to answer

コピーする - to copy

困る　（こまる）- to be worried

咲く　（さく）- to bloom

差す　（さす）- to stretch out, to raise

散歩する　（さんぽする）- to stroll

死ね　（しね）- to die

閉まる　（しまる）-  to close, to be closed

閉める　（しめる）- to close something

締める　（しめる）- to tie

知る　（しる）- to know

吸う　（すう）- to smoke

住む　（すむ）- to live in

する - to do

座る　（すわる）- to sit

掃除する　（そうじする）- to clean, to sweep

出す　（だす）- to put out

立つ　（たつ）- to stand

頼む　（たのむ）- to ask

食べる　（たべる）- to eat

違う　（ちがう）- to differ

使う　（つかう）- to use

疲れる　（つかれる）- to get tired

着く　（つく）- to arrive at

作る　（つくる）-to make

つける - to turn on

勤める　（つとめる）- to work for someone

出かける　（でかける）- to go out

できる - to be able to

出る　（でる）- to leave, to go out

取る　（とる）- to take something

撮る　（とる）- to take a photo or film

鳴く　（なく）- to chirp, roar, croak etc

無くす　（なくす）- to lose something

習う　（ならう）- to learn

並ぶ　（ならぶ）- to line up, to stand in line

並べる　（ならべる）- to line up, to set up

なる - to become

脱ぐ　（ぬぐ）- to take off clothes

寝る　（ねる）- to sleep, to go to bed

登る　（のぼる）- to climb

飲む　（のむ）- to drink

乗る　（のる）- to ride, to get on

入る　（はいる）- to enter, to contain

はく - to wear, to put on trousers

始まる　（はじまる）- to begin

走る　（はしる）- to run

働く　（はたらく）- to work

話す　（はなす）- to speak

貼る　（はる）- to stick

晴れる　（はれる）- to be sunny

引く　（ひく）- to pull

弾く　（ひく）- to play an instrument

吹く　（ふく）- to blow (wind)

降る　（ふる）- to fall (rain, snow)

勉強する　（べんきょうする）- to study

曲がる　（まがる）- to turn, to bend

待つ　（まつ）- to wait

磨く　（みがく）- to brush teeth, to polish

見せる　（みせる）- to show

見る　（みる）- to see, to watch, to look

持つ　（もつ）- to hold

休む　（やすむ）- to rest

やる - to do

行く　（ゆく）- to go

呼ぶ　（よぶ）- to call out, to invite

読む　（よむ）- to read

練習する　（れんしゅうする）- to practice

分かる　（わかる）- to be understood

忘れる　（わすれる）- to forget

渡す　（わたす）- to hand over

渡る　（わたる）- to go across

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間違うことを恐れるなよ。日本語で喋ってみろって。やってみろよ。君ならできると思うよ。 まちがうことをおそれるなよ。にほんごでしゃべってみろって。やってみろよ。きみならできるとおもうよ。 Machigau koto o osoreru na yo. Nihongo de shabette mirotte. Yattemiro yo. Kimi nara dekiru to omou yo.

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Speak in Japanese. Give it a shot. I think you can do it.

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Flowers by Katsushika Hokusai

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Ice Cream Village by arcreyes [-ratamahatta-] on Flickr.

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Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives

Types of Modifiers

In Japanese, qualifiers or modifiers of a noun always precede the modified noun. These modifiers can be:

Adjective phrases

高い本 (expensive book)

読みたい本 (the book I want to read)

Noun phrases plus の

日本語の本 (Japanese book)

Verb phrases

買う本 (the book I will buy)

買った本 (the book I bought)

Relative Clauses

Modifiers can be very long and look like sentences. For example, the entire string of words in these phrases except for the noun 本 is a modifier.

私が一番好きな本 (the book that I like the best)

父が昨日読んだ本 (the book that my father read yesterday)

父が昨日家で読んだ本 (the book that my father read at home yesterday)

This “long modifier” is also called a relative clause. It’s the part of a sentence that describes a noun. In English, the relative clause comes after the noun it describes.

For example:

The cake (that) I ate yesterday was delicious.

In English, this follows the pattern: Noun X that Y.

Noun X = a particular noun

“that Y” = a descriptor clause (i.e. a relative clause)

In Japanese, a relative clause is ordered a bit differently. It still modifies a noun, but acts like an adjective and comes directly in front of the noun it describes.

昨日食べたケーキは美味しかったです。

The cake (that) I ate yesterday was delicious.

*Note: The particle は in the above sentence is not a part of the relative clause. It is marking the relative clause as the topic of the sentence.

Rules for Writing Relative Clauses

The verb just before the noun must be in the short form, not the polite form (～ます).

When a noun-modifying clause is used in a sentence, there are always at least two predicates in the sentence.

The first predicate appears inside the relative clause. This predicate must be in the plain form.

The second predicate appears outside the relative clause (i.e. is the end of the sentence). This predicate can be either in the plain form or the polite form. (Plain forms include: た, ない, たかった, ている/でいる.)

There is no は particle inside a relative clause. The particle は is replaced by が. が is used to mark the subject because a relative clause is always a subordinate (dependent) clause.

From the earlier example:

昨日食べたケーキは美味しかったです。

First predicate = 昨日食べたケーキ (The verb 食べた is in the plain form. Verbs or adjectives in the relative clause must always be in the informal form.)

Second predicate = 美味しかったです (The conjugation of 美味しい is in the polite form. Verbs or adjectives in the second predicate can be either polite or informal.)

The particle は is outside of the relative clause (昨日たべたケーキ). It marks the relative clause as the topic of the second predicate. (i.e. What about the cake i ate yesterday? It was delicious.)

Sentence Patterns:

Color coding:

Blue = relative clause (first predicate of the sentence)

Orange = noun being described by the relative clause

Green = particles

Purple = second predicate of the sentence

Relative clause は～

Subject が verb + modified noun は predicate

Ex: 田中さんが食べている食べ物は刺身です。(The food that Tanaka-san is eating is sashimi.)

Object を verb + modified noun は predicate

Ex: あそこで写真を撮っている人はだれですか。(Who is the person taking pictures over there?)

～は Relative clause です。

Topic は object を verb + modified noun です

Ex: 昨日来た人は日本語を勉強しています。(The person who came yesterday is studying Japanese.)

Relative clause に～

Subject が verb + modified noun に predicate

Ex: 今日年末結婚した友達に手紙が来ました。(A letter came from a friend who got married last year.)

Relative clause を～

Subject が verb + modified noun を predicate

Ex: 友達は私が作ったケーキを食べました。(My friend ate the cake that I made.)

These particles determine what the relative clause is doing (its function) in the sentence:

は after the clause puts emphasis on the predicate as the topic of the sentence.

は before the clause emphasizes the clause as the topic of the sentence.

に marks the noun being modified by the relative clause as a destination.

を marks the noun being modified by the relative clause as a direct object acted on by the verb after を.

*Note: There are particles inside the relative clauses (indicated in blue). These are a part of the relative clause!

More Example Sentences

先週見た映画は面白かったです。(The movie I saw last week was interesting.)

昨日読んでいた本を図書館に返した。(I returned the book I was reading yesterday to the library.)

めがねをかけている背の高いあの人は私の先生です。(That tall person (over there) who wears/is wearing glasses is my professor.)

猫が好きな女の人は私の友達です。(That woman who likes cats is my friend.)

Different tenses can also be used:

The tense of the verb or adjective inside the relative clause (along with other time words like 明日 or 昨日) can indicate whether the rest of the sentence is talking about something in the present, past, or future.

Telling the difference between the present or future tenses in Japanese depends on the context of the sentence (e.g. time words like 明日 or 昨日).

Present tense:

彼女が今日着ているドレスはすてきです。(The dress that she is wearing today is nice.)

Future tense:

彼女が明日着るドレスはすてきです。(The dress that she will wear tomorrow is nice.)

Past tense:

彼女が昨日着ていたドレスはすてきでした。(The dress that she wore yesterday was nice.)

Learn More

# 48 Learn Japanese - How to make “Relative Clause” by Masa Sensei

@kanjikiwi‘s post about Adjectival Clauses

Relative Clause (Modifying Noun) & Word Order by Misa Sensei (Japanese Ammo with Misa)

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japanese money & shopping

えん　円　(e•n) - the official currency of japan, the yen (¥)

おかね　お金　(o•ka•ne) - money

there are currently four types of bills in circulation: ¥1,000, ¥2,000 (but these are very rare), ¥5,000, and ¥10,000.

there are currently six types of coins in circulation: ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, and ¥500.

all the bills and coins differ in size!

although many stores in japan take credit cards, cash is the most common method of payment.

places to shop

おみせ　お店　(o•mi•se) - store

デパート　(de•pa•a•to) - department store

スーパー　(su•u•pa•a) - supermarket

ショッピングモール　(sho•ppi•n•gu•ma•a•ru) - shopping mall

ほんや　本屋　(ho•n•ya) - bookstore

buying things

かいものをする　買い物をする　(ka•i•mo•no•o•su•ru) - to shop [lit. to do shopping]

いくら　幾ら　(i•ku•ra) - how much

たかい　高い　(ta•ka•i) - expensive

やすい　安い　(ya•su•i) - cheap

some useful shopping expressions

これはいくらですか。　= How much is this?

それは．．．円です。　= This is … yen.

．．．をください。　= Please give me…

used for concrete items (i.e. when buying or ordering an item)

．．．をおねがいします。　= Please give me…

however, the above is used for favors and requests rather than concrete items.

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