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Ways to Improve #Japanese #Reading Skills! 👀 PS: Learn Japanese with the best FREE online resources, just click here https://www.japanesepod101.com/?src=tumblr_reading-skill_image_050322

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日本語のボキャブラリ Japanese Vocabulary

Words I’ve recently learned/words my teacher has asked me to learn for next lesson.

日本語 | norsk | english

始めましょう（はじめましょう）| la oss sette i gang | let’s start

終わりましょう（おわりましょう）| la oss avslutte | let’s finish

休みましょう（やすみましょう）| la oss ta en pause | let’s take a break

もう一度お願いします（もういちどおねがいします）| si det en gang til, vær så snill | please say that again

本（ほん）| bok (m/f) book

雑誌（ざっし）| blad (n) | magazine

新聞（しんぶん）| avis (m/f) | newspaper

辞書（じしょ）| ordbok (m/f) | dictionary

ノート | notisbok (m/f), notatbok (m/f) | notebook

手帳（てちょう）| notisblokk (m/f) | pocket notebook

名刺（めいし）| visittkort (n) | business card, name card

カード | kort (n) | card

鉛筆（えんぴつ）| blyant (m) | pencil

ボールペン | kulepenn (m) | ballpoint pen

シャウプペンシル | mekanisk blyant (m) | mechanical pencil

鍵（かぎ）| nøkkel (m) | key

時計（とけい）| klokke (m/f) | clock, watch

傘（かさ）| paraply (m) | umbrella

テレビ | tv (m) | TV

ラジオ | radio (m) | radio

カメラ | kamera (n) | camera

コンピューター | datamaskin (m) | computer

車（くるま）| bil (m) | car

机（つくえ）| skrivebord (n) | desk

椅子（いす）| stol (m) | chair

チョコレート | sjokolade (m) | chocolate

コーヒー | kaffe (m) | coffee

Let me know if I’ve made any mistakes!

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nihonling · 2 years

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交換「こうかん」- exchange 換気「かんき」- ventilation 換算「かんさん」- conversion (e.g. yen to dollar) 換える「かえる」- to replace; to exchange; to substitute

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乱暴「らんぼう」- rude, violent, reckless 暴れる「あばれる」- to act violently 大暴れ「おおあばれ」- rampaging, going berserk 暴き出す「あばきだす」- to dig up and expose a criminal matter 暴動「ぼうどう」- riot, revolt, rebellion

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This shall henceforth be my battle cry. Bangatte! (source)

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Are you an intermediate or advanced Japanese language learner looking for things to practice reading? I found this cool website called WURK @ https://eigobu.jp/. Their subtitle is 働くあなたのため学びのメディア which if you do/don’t need help translating it… might help you figure out if this site is for you.

On the left you’ll find 5 main categories:

日本語

英語

心理

教養

テクノロジー

Lately, I’ve been reading about Japanese internet slang　ネット用語 under 日本語. I have no shame in saying I read sentences more than twice. I don’t have a lot of reading material or access to borrow them so I’m not too hard on myself, we all have to start somewhere. Anyway, the link to that specific category is here: https://eigobu.jp/magazine/category/internet-slang

I don’t normally make these posts, but I hope someone can make good use of it too.

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The easiest way to remember the irregular affirmative tú commands: “Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh?” [Basically you sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger doing his best to sound Canadian]

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Japanese Word of the Day

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 驚異 (きょうい/kyoui) ‘wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy’ Example: 巨人の驚異的な生命力にある

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) Apr 27, 2022

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What is the meaning of "compassion" embedded within the Lotus Sūtra?

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性格の単語

Personality Vocabulary

性格　せいかく　personality

短気　たんき　short temper, hot temper

はげしい　violent; extreme; fervent; relentless

気性　きしょう　disposition, temperament

工夫をこらす　くふうをこらす　to exercise one's ingenuity

が��ん強い　(very) patient, persevering

努力家　どりょくか　hard worker, hardworking person

惜しむ　おしむ　to be frugal

うつけ　absentmindedness, fool

熱心　ねっしん　zealous, enthusiastic, ardent

感激　かんげき　deep emotion

じっとする　stoic

挑発　ちょうはつ　provocation, excitement

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nihonling · 2 years

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[Candy] “Konpeito” A Japanese colorful rock candy with stared shape. It is good for Japanese tea, but also coffee or tea.

There are many type of Konpeito made by different companies. I posted the one of links you can find, or Contact me I can find it for you from a local store in Japan.

https://amzn.to/3rxac6O

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文鳥さんとの会話。言葉はお互い違いますが、意思の疎通はすごくできているように思います。

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Rain Making In Japanese Buddhism

Surprisingly, early records of rain making are mostly conducted by Buddhist monks rather than Shintō priests/priestesses. In "Tōdaiji-gusho" [東大寺具書] (Nara Period?), the very first Buddhist monk who performed rain dance was a monk from the Kingdom of Koryŏ [高麗/고려] by the name of Ekan [慧灌] (Asuka Period) who is the founder of Sanron Buddhist Sect [三論宗] in Japan¹. While his stay in Hōkō Temple [法興寺] (today's Asuka Temple [飛鳥寺] (below) in Asuka Village [明日香村], Takaichi Dist. [高市郡], Nara Period) during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku [孝徳天皇], a series of draught struck Japan. This was when Ekan performed a rain making ritual as he recited verses from Sanron scriptures while wearing a blue dress which successfully brought rain.

Another less successful attempt was recorded from year 642 via "Nihon-shoki" when Empress Kyōgoku [皇極天皇] (594-661) instructed nobleman Soga-no-Emishi [蘇我蝦夷] (586?-645) to conduct a rain making ritual on July 25th as he recited verses from Māhayāna Buddhist scriptures, but was instructed to desist after four days for the rain he managed to summon were mere drizzles and proper rain came only when the Empress prayed herself.

There's also a legend² when two monks battled over who could bring down rain. In 1261, Shingon Buddhist Sect [真言律宗] monk Ninshō [忍性] (1217-1303) (below left) of Gokuraku Temple [極楽寺] (Kamakura City [鎌倉市], Kanagawa Prefecture) and another monk called Nichiren [日蓮] (below right) (1222-1282) who later founded Hokke Buddhist Sect [法華宗] fought each other to prove who's teachings were superior. When Ninshō called upon the rain, it ended up summoning a tempest and failed, but delicate rain came down from the sky when Nichiren did the same; resulting to Nichiren taking the W.

Based upon these accounts, rain making became an integral part of Japanese Buddhist practice such as the manual for rain making together with drums and strawhats used in the ritual stored in Shindaibutsu Temple [新大仏寺] (Iga City [伊賀市], Mie Prefecture).

This is especially true for Jōdoshin Buddhists [浄土真宗] with their Nenbutsu-odori [念仏踊] which is a Buddhist choreography of rain making practiced even to this day such as the famous Taki-no-miya-nenbutsu-odori [滝宮の念仏踊] performed in Ayagawa Town [綾川町] (Ayauta Dist. [綾歌郡], Kagawa Prefecture).

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Sources:

1. Via Kotobanku

2. Via Hokkeshū Website

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nihonling · 2 years

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empeñar “to pawn or sell off items” and desempeñar “to perform” were not what I thought they would be when I first learned them

Because la peña can mean “rock/crag/ridge”… so somehow in my head I was like “ah yes desempeñar must be related to throwing someone off a cliff” but it sure is not

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