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ihayachii · 23 days

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Aren’t languages just wonderful?

You get to witness the lives of the people of other nations - their music, their television, their poetry, their fashion, cuisine, stories, art, the things that make these people excited, what is beloved and what is despised.

Its true when they say languages are “a door to another world.” You discover how people from far away lands talk to their loved ones, how they describe objects, what they see in the world, what these people do on rainy days and the way birthdays are celebrated.

To learn a language is a gift to the self.

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ihayachii · 27 days

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Art by Cheng Letian

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ihayachii · 29 days

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ついに来たか。

待ってたよ。

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ihayachii · 1 month

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A book over 150 page - 透明な夜の香り

This book was 256 pages 🇯🇵✨

4 stars ⭐ - weird but interesting

Also it supposed to be a 3 stars read ⭐ but because there was a character (not the main character) that I absolutely loved, I decided to give it 4 stars (and for that reason too I plan to read book 2 soon!)

Can’t wait to read more of him 💖

#japanese #japanese language #japanese book #日本語 #にほんご #japan #reading in japanese #onigirireadingchallenge

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ihayachii · 1 month

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Does anyone have any recommendations for books on translation/translation theory? (Can be written in English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, or German. Though I'm most comfortable navigating English and Japanese)

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ihayachii · 1 month

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i'm in this really annoying cycle of intermediate japanese where i can read but it's really slow and annoying because i don't know enough kanji, and i need to read more to learn more kanji, but i don't want to read because it's really slow and annoying etc

#I will give it a try for the challenge

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ihayachii · 1 month

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Hey Everyone!

I hope everyone is doing great.

My studying has been going well. I'm getting more and more consistent these days so I'm really proud of it :3

The syllabus is sooooo much tho which is a bit overwhelming but hopefully it all works out. Also, I really recommend Nihongo no Tabi videos! They explain everything very clearly.

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ihayachii · 2 months

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People enjoyed the charts for English learners in Japan. Here, as promised, is one for Japanese language learners.

右みぎ : right, right-hand side

左ひだり : left, left hand side

横よこ : horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down

side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth

side (of a box, etc.)

beside, aside, next to

unconnected

側そば : near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while

隣となり : next (to), adjoining, adjacent

後ろうしろ : back, behind, rear

下した : below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)

bottom

beneath, underneath

近くちかく : nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to

上うえ : above, over, up

中なか : inside, interior

among, within

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ihayachii · 2 months

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Currently reading 4 japanese novels in same time

Why? I don't know

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ihayachii · 2 months

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⭐ A short story

I read a short story by Osamu Dazai from Aozora Bunko (which is a site to read old japanese books online)

Honestly I hated the story but hey at least one challenge is done 🇯🇵✨

#dokushochallenge #japanese #japanese language #learning japanese #learn japanese #japanese book #日本語 #にほんご

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ihayachii · 2 months

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腑に落ちない

ふにおちない

cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true

私はどうも腑に落ちない。わたしはどうもふにおちない。 I cannot quite understand it.

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ihayachii · 2 months

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Currently reading: 本を守ろうとする猫の話

For March I'm reading the novel 本を守ろうとする猫の話 by 夏川草介（なつかわそうすけ）. The prologue introduced our main character, Rintarō, who was raised by his grandfather and who is currently dealing with the death of that same grandfather.

As Rintarō is still coming to terms with his loss and considering his options on what to do regarding his grandfather's beloved antique bookstore, the titular cat appears to take him to another world and save the books.

From what I've read so far, I was strongly reminded of the typical story structure of a Ghibli film. From the young protagonist to the talking cat to the journey to another world, it ticks all the boxes so far and I'm intrigued.

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ihayachii · 2 months

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Another challenge I saw & had to do 🇯🇵

⭐ Read for more than 60 minutes

I actually read for more than 60 minutes Japanese everyday so that's one challenge done ✔️

⭐ Fiction

I finished レーエンデ国物語 which is fantasy and romance novel and that is another challenge done ✔️

#japanese #japanese language #learning japanese #dokushochallenge #japanese langblr #日本語

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ihayachii · 2 months

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A book you chose because of the cover - レーエンデ国物語

When i saw this book in the bookstore, I just couldn't leave it!! I needed to buy it and I did ✨

My rating

4 stars / I absolutely love this book! Yes there is something I didn’t like about it hence the -1 but overall it was so so good, very enjoyable & I can’t wait to read book 2 of this series!