Let's learn three Japanese words
One or some Japanese words accompany each English word.
They are used most in Japan.
Because Japanese has three scripts (hiragana, katakana, and kanji), the form is various.
*Choice of script type in Japanese writing: The script type used most are in the illustration.
1. a bow
a bow |
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| Kanji | 御辞儀 |
| Kanji & Hiragana | お辞儀 |
| Hiragana | おじぎ |
| Katakana | オジギ |
| Example | He bowed politely to us. 彼は礼儀正しく私たちにおじぎしました。kare wa reigi tadashiku watashitachi ni ojigi shimashita. |
He bowed slightly to us. 彼は軽く私たちにおじぎしました。 |
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| Annotation | How to Bow in Japan In Japan, people greet each other by bowing. When bowing to someone of higher social status, a deeper, longer bow indicates respect. Conversely, a small head nod(called eshaku) is casual and informal. However, most Japanese do not expect foreigners to know proper bowing rules and so a nod of the head is usually sufficient. It is also common to bow to express thanks, to apologize, to make a request or to ask someone a favor. |
<How to Bow in Japan>
2. a jizo, a Japanese guardian deity,
a jizo, a Japanese guardian deity, |
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| Kanji | 地蔵(jizou) |
| Kanji & Hiragana | お地蔵(ojizou)/お地蔵さま(ojizou sama)/ お地蔵さん(ojizou san) |
| Hiragana | じぞう(jizou)/ おじぞう(ojizou)/ おじぞうさま(ojizou sama)/おじぞうさん(ojizou san) |
| Katakana | ジゾウ(jizou)/ オジゾウ(ojizou)/ オジゾウサマ(ojizou sama)/オジゾウサン(ojizou san) |
| Annotation | Jizou(Jizō): His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children, particularly children who died before their parents. In Japanese mythology, it is said that the souls of children who die before their parents are unable to cross the mythical Sanzu River on their way to the afterlife because they have not had the chance to accumulate enough good deeds and because they have made the parents suffer. It is believed that Jizo- saves these souls from having to pile stones eternally on the bank of the river as penance, by hiding them from demons in his robe, and letting them hear mantras.[citation needed] Sometimes the offerings are put there by parents to thank Jizo- for saving their children from a serious illness. Jizo-'s features are commonly made more babylike to resemble the children he protects. |
3. the New Year
the New Year |
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| Kanji | 正月(shougatsu) |
| Kanji & Hiragana | お正月(o-shougatsu) |
| Hiragana | しょうがつ(shougatsu)/おしょうがつ(o-shougatsu) |
| Katakana | ショウガツ(shougatsu)/オショウガツ(o-shougatsu) |
Hararie
In this page, I used the image of this book.
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なまえのことばえじてん
 [namae no kotoba e-jiten]
1000 Japanese nouns were collected to this book. *You can buy this book in Japanese Amazon. |
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