I connected pencil and pencil. We call that hating waste is “Mottainai” in Japanese. As an example, these pencils were every short before. I can’t throw away them, even if these pencils become very short. It’s “Mottainai spirit”.短くなった鉛筆を繋いで長くする道具があります。無駄を嫌うことを「もったいない」と言います。1yr ⋅ namiffy0714 ⋅ r/japanese
My lessons were going perfectly well until I got hit with this... I can't remember most of the lesson but I for sure remember this3yr ⋅ EUOS_the_cat ⋅ r/japanese
Employees thanking loyal customers after second SEGA store in Akihabara closes after 17 years3yr ⋅ megazen ⋅ r/japanese
Meet 90-year-old Hamako Mori, the world's oldest video game YouTuber. She has been playing video games for more than 38 years. She enjoys sharing her gaming experiences and getting direct feedback.3yr ⋅ lindsaminds ⋅ r/japanese
Can always use a refresher on Hiragana, even when you’re having a cuppa! (Here’s my Korean cup too.)4yr ⋅ tangomushi ⋅ r/japanese
(今日の漢字) Today's word is 花火!花 (hana: flower) + 火 (hi: fire)! Happy Sunday!3yr ⋅ imhiroshi ⋅ r/japanese
When you are just studying Japanese, but all of a sudden your textbook decides to attack you personally.3yr ⋅ SeriousMannequin ⋅ r/japanese
This is a Kanji workbook intended for 2nd graders. Why is she flipping the reader off?1yr ⋅ IDislikeHomonyms ⋅ r/japanese
I made a drawing of a Tenko Kitsune (天狐, 'heavenly/celestial fox'), what do you guys think?1yr ⋅ blahblahmagic ⋅ r/japanese
A souvenir from Kyoto. Apparently it says don't give up on your dreams but I cannot understand the sentence grammatically. Can someone explain it to me ? (which verb is used, is it the て-Form as I think ) and why is まえへ repeated ? ( I am assuming the second kanji reads 'mae')1yr ⋅ SunsetinSomerset ⋅ r/japanese
I recently found out Kindle has books in Japanese! I started Harry Potter in Japanese and am very happy it has the furigana! Thought I'd share for others like me who didn't know!3yr ⋅ unchi_unko ⋅ r/japanese
I wrote all the verb conjugations of a verb in every ending! Did I miss any, and are they all correct?3yr ⋅ RedLightningStrike27 ⋅ r/japanese
Talking Japanese Toilet - Good evening, sir. Would you like a mild shower for your sphincter or powerful showering this evening? Anus - (o_o。)💦3yr ⋅ ProjectRiku ⋅ r/japanese
MS Paint Basic 1000 [Occupations: 歯科医、歯医者 – dentist] [Jolyne the Dentist]3yr ⋅ MSPaintJapan ⋅ r/japanese
Both very curious and very concerned about why Japanese has a specific phrase for this. If anyone knows the history of this, please let me know!3yr ⋅ peach_problems ⋅ r/japanese
Beach - Kanji Mnemonic | I hope this helps! Made it really quick after an anki review4yr ⋅ VeryLowPoly ⋅ r/japanese
Michigan, according to a Japanese high school’s English textbook (source: @lancestein on twitter)2yr ⋅ NocturnePixie ⋅ r/japanese
Japanese conjugation sheet I made. Is this easy to follow and correct information?2yr ⋅ admon742 ⋅ r/japanese
Wanikani is just great.. they are so frikin funny! ;D This mneumonic for 日。。1yr ⋅ retro_hipster ⋅ r/japanese
A Royal Canadian Navy officer questions Japanese-Canadian fishermen while confiscating their boat. Canada confiscated thousands of fishing boats from Japanese-Canadians when they were put into internment. They were never compensated.3yr ⋅ russlejimmies2k ⋅ r/japanese
Japanese sake bottle is very big. Recently, I showed it to foreigners. And then, he was surprised. This picture’s sake is regular size. It contains 1.8 liter. Alcohol is a little strong. So, if I finished drinking it with someone, I would get drunk very much.日本酒の瓶はとても大きいです。1yr ⋅ namiffy0714 ⋅ r/japanese
I have Japanese keycaps and I use a Mac- is there any way for me to type the corresponding characters on my keyboard, not just the romaji?1yr ⋅ 0liviiia ⋅ r/japanese
Is there a more appropriate place to post Japanese/English bilingual jokes? I'm afraid r/puns won't get it.3yr ⋅ Flaming_Dutchman ⋅ r/japanese
Why does it say にAND は after へや? Like doesn’t へやに or へやは make sense? Helpppp1yr ⋅ HyperactiveMonkey27 ⋅ r/japanese
Personally I thought this was really cool, it’s a evolution of the hiragana alphabet4yr ⋅ chicnugg ⋅ r/japanese
Advanced learners could you explain : What did we do in class today ?1yr ⋅ SunsetinSomerset ⋅ r/japanese
I'm trying to build a largest collection of media resources (anime, movies, music, news, youtube videos, ...) with Japanese learning tools, this is what I have so far2yr ⋅ ZeroToHero__ ⋅ r/japanese
To practice kanji numerals I have created an uno (ichi) deck with kanji. You just need to print them up on a thick paper and cut out. Enjoy!4yr ⋅ Vampire_Maester ⋅ r/japanese
これは僕の書き初めです。去年は大変でしたね。2021年になっただけで一瞬に世界の状態が変わるわけじゃないから今年も困難などに負けないでみせましょう。3yr ⋅ TfsQuack ⋅ r/japanese
Here's a stupid pun, but if it helps even one person remember the word for rabbit 「ウサギ」I'm not sorry. Ooh, soggy!3yr ⋅ Flaming_Dutchman ⋅ r/japanese
Food sample is Japanese unique culture. So, there are many people who are making such works. I also tried to make these works with my children. I have already given them to my son's teachers as a present.食品サンプルのようなアクセサリー作りも、日本では人気があります。1yr ⋅ namiffy0714 ⋅ r/japanese
Here's a meme I made a while ago for Twitter I thought y'all might like :p5yr ⋅ starrysorra ⋅ r/japanese
Hi! Asking for a friend who’s studying Japanese, why is there no “ha”(wa) after Australia?1yr ⋅ wandererhermit ⋅ r/japanese
I'm working on a poster to help me remember Japanese numerals, and I've got some questions (in the comments)4yr ⋅ freakorgeek ⋅ r/japanese
MS Paint Basic 1000 [Occupations: エンジニア – engineer] - [ウィンリィ・ロックベル, Winri Rokkuberu] (Fullmetal Alchemist)3yr ⋅ MSPaintJapan ⋅ r/japanese
I know that 鳳梨(ほうり) is an older term for Pineapple, but why do the characters appear backwards on this box?3yr ⋅ freakorgeek ⋅ r/japanese
Why is pikachu in katakana and not hiragana? Is pikachu not a Japanese word?2yr ⋅ Wayne47 ⋅ r/japanese
I Found My Old Japanese Diary From When I Was 8... wanna try to read it?4yr ⋅ shrek3onDVD__ ⋅ r/japanese
What's the difference between the left and the right one? They're both みんなの日本語3yr ⋅ Embarrassed-Ad4977 ⋅ r/japanese
how to know which words should be written in Kanji or Hiragana? i dont understand!1yr ⋅ Luckyplier ⋅ r/japanese
Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone can help me find this Japanese phrasebook. It’s a small, thick book with phrases organized according to feeling or scenario. The pages are accompanied by cute illustrations, like the image I included. I hope any of you can recognize the name :-) thanks ~ 🙏🏻4yr ⋅ milkcatdog ⋅ r/japanese
Genki 1 Verb Cheat Sheet. About to finish the book and tired of flipping back and forth 😂3yr ⋅ Wire_Tapped ⋅ r/japanese
So I’m using Duolingo to learn Japanese. I was wondering why it’s having me draw the character this way, with that part taken out.1yr ⋅ Astronometry ⋅ r/japanese
In NYC for a few days and theres a Japanese shops with a lot of wonderful resources. To get started/help with Kanji I wanted to buy one depicted. RTK was the only one I know by name. Thoughts/Suggestions? Basic Kanji Book seemed interesting.3yr ⋅ Kensu96 ⋅ r/japanese
諺: 猿も木から落ちる / Saru mo ki kara ochiru. (Proverb: monkeys also fall from trees) / I like to use proverbs to learn and memorize words in japanese. Drawing also helps me a lot to memorize words.2yr ⋅ HiGaspar ⋅ r/japanese
How do you memorize the various forms of verbs? I've been struggling...1yr ⋅ Many-Host-4159 ⋅ r/japanese
Nothing to translate. “Live on Mars” lol. I just found my father’s notebook and I’ve seen this collage from Japanese learn-book. In that time in USSR no one can get full Japanese learn-book so students collected copies4yr ⋅ novsof02 ⋅ r/japanese
Are there numbers associated with katakana? if so, can I have a chart?1yr ⋅ AdministrativeRoom33 ⋅ r/japanese
I'm about 2 months in to learning on Duolingo and this is the second time over the last couple of days that I've got stuck with a similar issue. How does hachi and toshi become hassai??1yr ⋅ robedwards99 ⋅ r/japanese
世界漫遊スコロク / World Adventure: Showa 7 (1932) Japanese manga world map and sugoroku game board3yr ⋅ Homesanto ⋅ r/japanese
MS Paint Basic 1000 [Colors: 紫 – purple] - [ベトベトン Betbeton - Muk] (Pokemon)3yr ⋅ MSPaintJapan ⋅ r/japanese
I recently picked up bullet journaling and wanted to do my page of important dates with the months as Kanji. I know super little about Japanese language and this is actually my first time attempting kanji and I’m just curious how it turned out.1yr ⋅ BrennusRex ⋅ r/japanese
I'm learning japanese on Duolingo, it can't go past this exercise because I can't use ima to say now and it won't let me pass this, am I missing something?1yr ⋅ Karatus90 ⋅ r/japanese
