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How do you say "walk" in Japanese?

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".

English	walk/go on foot
Action
Hiragana	あるく
Kanji & Hiragana	歩く
Pronunciation	aruku

English	walk fast	walk briskly/walk in haste
Action
Hiragana	はやくあるく	すたすたあるく
Kanji & Hiragana	早く歩く	すたすた歩く
Pronunciation	yayaku aruku	sutasuta aruku

English	walk slowly	walk slowly/walk sluggishly
Action
Hiragana	のんびりあるく	のろのろあるく
Kanji & Hiragana	のんびり歩く	のろのろ歩く
Pronunciation	nonbiri aruku	noro-noro aruku

English	toddle	stagger/reel
Action
Hiragana	よちよちあるく	よろよろあるく ふらふらあるく
Kanji & Hiragana	よちよち歩く	よろよろ歩く ふらふら歩く
Pronunciation	yochi-yochi aruku	yoro-yoro aruku yoro-yoro aruku

English	walk on
Action
Hiragana	あるきつづける
Kanji & Hiragana	歩き続ける
Pronunciation	aruki tsuzukeru

English	walk one's legs off/to be tired from walking
Action
Hiragana	あるきつかれる
Kanji & Hiragana	歩き疲れる
Pronunciation	aruki tsukareru

English	lumber/walk heavily	hard to walk
Action
Hiragana	のっしのっしあるく	あるきにくい
Kanji & Hiragana	のっしのっし歩く	歩きにくい
Pronunciation	noshi-noshi aruku	aruki nikui

 

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Japanese expression various meaning of sitting

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".

English	sit down/sit/take [have] a seat/be seated	sit cross-legged
Action
Hiragana	すわる	あぐら を かく
Kanji	座る	胡座 を かく
Pronunciation	suwaru	agura wo kaku

English	sit on the floor (in) Japanese style	sit down/take a seat/seat oneself
Action
Hiragana	せいざ を する	こし を かける/こしかける
Kanji	正座 を する	腰 を 掛ける/腰掛ける
Pronunciation	seiza wo suru	koshi wo kakeru/koshikakeru

<正座(seiza)>:sitting up straight with one's legs folded underneath.

English	sit at (one's) ease	sit with one's legs crossed
Action
Hiragana	あし を くずす	あし を くむ
Kanji	足 を 崩す	足 を 組む
Pronunciation	ashi wo kuzusu	ashi wo kumu

English	squat down/crouch	kneel (down)/fall on one's knees/go down one's knees/get down one's knees
Action
Hiragana	うずくまる	ひざまずく
Kanji	蹲る	跪く
Pronunciation	uzukumaru	hizamazuku

English	sit down/crouch	crouch/stoop/squat
Action
Hiragana	すわりこむ	かがむ/しゃがむ
Kanji	座り込む	屈む/踞む
Pronunciation	suwarikomu	kagamu/shagamu

 

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Japanese expression various meaning of stand

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".

English	stand/stand up	stand up[get up] from the chair
Action
Hiragana	たつ	せきを たつ
Kanji	立つ	席を 立つ
Pronunciation	tatsu	seki wo tatsu

English	stand up/get up/rise/ [get] to one's feet	stop/pause/ stop suddenly/ come to a sudden stop
Action
Hiragana	たちあがる	たちどまる
Kanji	立ち上がる	立ち止まる
Pronunciation	tachiagaru	tachidomaru

English	go up/rise	These days I often feel dizzy when I get to my feet
Action
Hiragana	たちのぼる	たちくらみがする
Kanji	立ち上る	立ちくらみがする
Pronunciation	tachinoboru	tachikurami ga suru

English	bend[draw up] one's knees	stand pencil (on a table)
Action
Hiragana	ひざをたてる	（つくえに）えんぴつをたてる
Kanji	膝を立てる	（机に）鉛筆を立てる
Pronunciation	hiza wo tateru	(tsukue ni) enpitsu wo tateru

 

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Japanese shopping vocabulary

 

Today's learning is the phrases for shopping.

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
• The red letters is often omitted on the conversation.
• The image expands by click.

English	Ａ： buy	Ｂ: sell
Action
English	buy	sell
Hiragana	かう	うる
Japanese	買う	売る
Pronunciation	kau	uru

English	positively sell
Action
English	positively sell
Hiragana	すすめる
Japanese	勧める
Pronunciation	susumeru

English	C: choose	D: wonder [which A to buy]
Action
English	choose	wonder [which A to buy]
Hiragana	えらぶ	[A を かうか どうするか]まよう
Japanese	選ぶ	[A を 買うか どうするか]迷う
Pronunciation	erabu	[A wo kau ka dousuruka] mayou

English	E: pay [blah blah blah]	F: receive the money
Action
English	pay (blah blah blah)	receive the money(price)
Hiragana	（なになにの）おかねをはらう。	おかねをうけとる。
Japanese	（何々の）お金を払う。	お金を受け取る。
Pronunciation	(naninani no)okane wo harau.	okane wo uketoru.

English	G: hand change	H: receive the charge
Action
English	hand change	receive the charge
Hiragana	おつりをわたす	おつりをもらう
Japanese	お釣りを渡す	お釣りを貰う
Pronunciation	otsuri wo watasu	otsuri wo morau

 

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After it takes a bath, you dry yourself and dry your hair.

 

What is Japanese Bath?

The Japanese bath means much more that just getting oneself clean. Having shed one's clothes and daily concerns, then lathered, scrubbed and rinsed oneself thoroughly, one steps into the private bath and sinks slowly into the deep, pure and clean hot water.

Soaking, submerged to the chin, it is a time for relaxation and contemplation, a sensual pleasure and a feeling of well being and harmony with the natural surroundings, perhaps the garden or landscape beyond.

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Japanese "After taking the Japanese bath"

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
• The red characters is often omitted on the conversation.
• The image expands by click.

English	Drying my hair with a towel	Drying myself with a towel
Action
English	drying my hair (with a towel)	drying myself (with a towel)
Hiragana	（たおるで）かみをふく。	（たおるで）からだをふく。
Japanese	（タオルで）髪を拭く。	（タオルで）体を拭く。
Pronunciation	(taoru de)kami wo fuku	(taoru de) karada wo fuku

English	Wiping my paws on the bath mat	Brushing my hair
Action
English	wiping my paws (on the bath mat)	brushing (my) hair
Hiragana	(ばすまっとで）あしをふく。	（わたしの）かみ を とかす
Japanese	（バスマットで）足を拭く。	（私の）髪 を とかす
Pronunciation	(basu matto de)ashi wo fuku	(watashi no)kami wo tokasu

English	Blow dry my hair	Put on the undies/briefs
Action
English	blow dry (my) hair	put on the undies/briefs
Hiragana	（わたし の）かみ を どらいやー で かわかす	したぎ/ぱんつ を はく
Japanese	（私 の）髪 を ドライヤー で 乾かす	下着/パンツ を 履く
Pronunciation	(watashi no)kami wo doraiyā de kawakasu	shitagi/pantsu wo haku

English	Putting on pajamas	My mother get me to wear pajamas
Action
English	putting on pajamas	my mother get me to wear pajamas
Hiragana	ぱじゃま を きる	（ははに）ぱじゃま を きせて もらう。
Japanese	パジャマ を 着る	（母に）パジャマを着せて もらう。
Pronunciation	pajama wo kiru	(haha ni)pajama wo kisete morau

 

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Taking the Japanese Bath

First of all, I have to explain "Japanese bath" to you.
It is difficult for me for me to explain the trait of the bath in Japan to you because English is unskilled.
But, I found a very good web page.

Sukiya Living Magazine (JOJG)

The person who wrote sentences of the web page is well informed of a Japanese bath.
The explanation of the web page is very detailed and is wonderful.
I explain by using the photograph in a Japanese bath so that you may understand a Japanese bath because there is little photograph in the web page.

 

The Japanese Bath
Taking a bath in Japan is serious business.
The Japanese bathtub, known as 風呂(furo) or お風呂(ofuro) in Japanese, plays a role in three distinct aspects of Japanese culture: the private home, the public Japanese bath house, and onsen hot spring resorts.

家の風呂(ie no furo): Private home bath	銭湯(sento/sentou): Japanese public bath	温泉(onsen): Japanese hot spring

In each case the Japanese bath experience amounts to much more than simply washing off.
Many Japanese people view sitting in their ofuro soaking tubs as a must-do daily ritual similar to eating or sleeping.
For those individuals bathing is something that they must do to feel healthy and happy.
Other Japanese people look at bathing as a social activity.

Many parents bathe with their children, enjoying the experience and feeling it builds better relationships between family members.

Even co-workers might bathe together when they go to an onsen resort on a company junket, or when they visit a hotel's 銭湯(sento) public bath during a business trip.

There are several differences between the Japanese bath and Western ones.
Japanese soaking tubs are generally much deeper, so someone sitting in the tub can easily sink down with the water at chin level.

Japanese bath water also tends to be much hotter than what Westerners normally find comfortable.
The extra water volume (deeper tubs) and the hotter water temperature means that "conserving" the hot water becomes something of a priority.

Japanese bathtubs are often installed in a fairly large room that has an alcove "changing area" beside it.

There is never a toilet in the room with the bathtub. (Though it is in the housing complex in a big city in Tokyo etc.)
To most Japanese people it seems crazy - and even somewhat embarrassing - when Westerners put toilets in the same room where you are trying to wash.

Ofuro soaking tubs are usually surrounded by a tile floor and several tile walls.
Fixed to one wall will be a shower with a flexible hose.
There will likely be a wooden or plastic stool to sit on, and without exception there will be a drain in the floor between the shower and the tub.

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Words of taking the Japanese bath

Well, please learn the words concerning taking a bath in Japanese.

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
• The image expands by click.

English	Getting into the bathtub	Getting out of the bathtub
Action
English	getting into the bathtub.	getting out of the bathtub.
Hiragana	よくそう に はいる。 ゆぶね に はいる。 ばすたぶ に はいる。	よくそう から でる/あがる。 ゆぶね から でる/あがる。 ばすたぶ から でる/あがる。
Japanese	浴槽 に 入る。 湯船 に 入る。 バスタブ に 入る。	浴槽 から 出る/上がる。 湯船 から 出る/上がる。 バスタブ から 出る/上がる。
Pronunciation	yokusou ni hairu. yubune ni hairu. basutabu ni hairu.	yokusou kara deru/agaru. yubune kara deru/agaru. basutabu kara deru/agaru.

Bathtub

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Katakana
Bathtub	浴槽	よくそう	ヨクソウ
	湯船	ゆぶね	ユブネ
	-----	ばすたぶ	バスタブ
Annotation	Generally, the script used is dark gray characters.

 

English	Soaking in the bathtub	Feeling dizzy in the bathtub
Action
English	soaking in the bathtub.	feeling dizzy in the bathtub.
Hiragana	ふろ/ゆ につかる。	のぼせる。
Japanese	風呂/湯 に浸かる。	逆上せる。
Pronunciation	furo/yu ni tsukaru	noboseru
Annotation	As for "逆上せる(noboseru)", a hiragana is used generally.

English	Drawing the hot water	Dashing the hot water
Action
English	Drawing the hot water.	dashing the hot water.
Hiragana	おゆ/ゆ を くむ。	おゆ/ゆ を かける。
Japanese	お湯/湯 を 汲む。	お湯/湯 を 掛ける。
Pronunciation	oyu/yu wo kumu	oyu/yu wo kakeru
Annotation	The word for which nominal prefix "お(o)" is used is a polite word.
	There are a lot of words with pronunciation "kakeru". For instance, "書ける", "欠ける", "賭ける", "懸ける", "架ける", "駆ける", "描ける", etc. We(Japanese people) often forget the kanji. We use the hiragana and the katakana in such a scene. There is no problem even if you forget the kanji. There is no problem even if you doesn't know the kanji. For that case, please write by the hiragana or the katakana.

English	Taking a shower	Shampooing one's hair
Action
English	taking a shower.	shampooing one's hair.
Hiragana	しゃわー を あびる。	あたま/かみ を あらう。
Japanese	シャワー を 浴びる。	頭/髪 を あらう。
Pronunciation	shawā wo abiru	atama/kami wo arau
Annotation	The meaning of word "頭(atama)" is "Head". The meaning of word "髪(kami)" is "Hair".

English	Wringing the towel	Scrubbing one's body
Action
English	wringing the towel.	scrubbing one's body.
Hiragana	たおる を しぼる。	からだ を こする。
Japanese	タオル を 絞る。	体 を 擦る。
Pronunciation	taoru wo shiboru	karada wo kosuru

English	Washing oneself	Washing one's back
Action
English	washing oneself.	washing one's back.
Hiragana	からだ を あらう。	せなか を ながす。
Japanese	体 を 洗う。	背中 を 流す。
Pronunciation	karada wo arau	senaka wo nagasu

 

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The act or process of washing in Japanese

 

<Japanese washing machine >:
Japanese wash machine is so silence and you can use at midnight in an apartment.
Wash machine and dryer are combined so that it can be compact size.
Inclined laundry sink conserves water.
New machine has washing without water by ozone.

The word "Washing machine" is "せんたくき/洗濯機(sentakuki)" in Japanese.

Because "Washing machine" in kanji is very complex, the Japanese is often using the character of "せんたく機(sentakuki)".

Japanese automatic washing machine 全自動洗濯機 [zenjidou sentakuki]	Japanese drum washing machine ドラム式 全自動 洗濯機 [doramushiki zenjidou sentakuki]>

 

<Japanese washing detergent >:
This washing detergent is popular recently in Japan.
A small amount of the detergent liquid wash the stain of clothes.
Moreover, the rinse is only one time.
The name "Kao Attack Neo".
The word "Detergent" in Japanese is "洗剤(senzai)".

English	Hiragana	Katakana	Kanji	Pronunciation
ｗashing/wash	せんたく	センタク	洗濯	sentaku
Washing machine	せんたくき	センタクキ	洗濯機	sentakuki
Detergent	せんざい	センザイ	洗剤	senzai

*Because the kanji "Washing machine" is a character that it is difficult to write, the Japanese writes kanji and the hiragana mixing.

<Example sentence of word of washing >:

My mother washes our dirty clothes every day. 母 は 僕たち の 汚れた 服 を 毎日 せんたく します。 [haha wa boku-tachi no yogoreta fuku wo mainichi sentaku shimasu]

This sweater will not shrink if washed. この セーター は洗濯 しても 縮まない んだよ。 [kono sētā wa sentaku shitemo chijimanai ndayo]

I washed the dirty clothes by hand. 私は汚れた服を手で洗たくしました。 [watashi wa yogoreta fuku wo tede sentaku shimashita]

He does the washing twice a week 彼は１週間に２回洗濯します。 [kare wa isshuukan ni nikai sentaku shimasu]

If you have washing to do, put it in the washing machine. 洗濯物 が あったら、洗濯機 に 入れて ください。 [sentakumono ga attara, sentakuki ni irete kudasai]

This material will be damaged if you wash it in the washing machine. この生地は洗たく機で洗うと傷みます。 [kono kiji wa sentakuki de arau to itamimasu]

If it rains, bring the wash in. 雨が降ってきたら、せんたく物を取り込んでおいてね。 [ame ga futtekitara, sentakumono wo torikonde oitene]

Dry the clean clothes in the dryer. 洗たく物を乾燥機で乾かしてね。 [senntakumono wo kansouki de kawakashitene]

*Sentakumono[せんたくもの/せんたく物/洗たく物/洗濯物] = wash/washing/laundry. The word "sentakumono" is "The dirty clothes or the washed clothes or the clean clothes".

<About the word "sentaku">:
There are various forms in the character of the word "sentaku" in Japanese.

せんたく/センタク/洗たく/洗濯

Generally, you may use any of these though the form that the Japanese often uses is "洗たく or せんたく".

 

Well, please learn the words concerning wash in Japanese.

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
• The image expands by click.

English	Washing with the washing machine.
Action
English	washing with the washing machine.	Washing by hand.
Hiragana	せんたくき を まわす。 せんたく を する。	てあらい を する。 てで あらう。
Japanese	洗たく機 を 回す。 洗たく を する。	手洗い を する。 手で 洗う。
Pronunciation	sentakuki wo mawasu. sentaku wo suru.	tearai wo suru. tede arau.

English	Rinsing	Twisting
Action
English	rinsing clothes out.	Twisting the wet clothes.
Hiragana	せんたくもの を すすぐ	せんたくもの をしぼる
Japanese	洗たく物 を濯ぐ	洗たく物 を絞る
Pronunciation	sentakumono wo susugu	sentakumono wo shiboru

English	Dry
Action
English	Hanging the washing on a line.
Hiragana	せんたくもの をほす	せんたくもの をつるす せんたくもの をかける
Japanese	洗たく物 を干す	洗たく物 を 吊るす 洗たく物 を 掛ける
Pronunciation	sentakumono wo hosu	sentakumono wo tsurusu sentakumono wo kakeru

English	Wet or dry?
Action
English	The washing is wet.	The washing have dried.
Hiragana	せんたくもの が ぬれている。	せんたくもの がかわいた。
Japanese	洗たく物 が 濡れている。	洗たく物 が 乾いた。
Pronunciation	sentakumono ga nureteiru.	sentakumono ga kawaita.

English	Taking in the laundry	Folding the laundry
Action
English	Taking in the laundry.	Folding the laundry.
Hiragana	せんたくもの を とりこむ。	せんたくもの を たたむ。
Japanese	洗たく物 を 取り込む。	洗たく物 を 畳む。
Pronunciation	sentakumono wo torikomu.	sentakumono wo tatamu.

English	Putting away laundry in chest.	Ironing the laundry.
Action
English	Putting away laundry in chest.	Ironing the laundry
Hiragana	せんたくもの を タンス に しまう。	せんたくものにあいろんをかける。
Japanese	洗たく物 を タンス に 仕舞う。	洗たく物にアイロンをかける。
Pronunciation	senntakumono wo tansu ni shimau.	senntakumono ni airon wo kakeru.

 

<Example sentence of word of washing >:
*There are three scripts "Hiragana, katakana, and Chinese character" in Japanese.
And, the mix type character of those three scripts is often used in Japan.
I wrote "The word of the type often used in Japan" in the table.

Other terms

English	Japanese		Pronunciation
soap	せっけん	石鹸	sekken
detergent	洗剤		senzai
Washing detergent	洗たく 洗剤		sentaku senzai
	洗たくせっけん		sentaku sekken
Kitchen detergent	台所 洗剤		daidokoro senzai
	キッチン 洗剤		kicchin senzai
bleach	漂白剤		hyouhakuzai
	ハイター		haitā
clothespin	洗たく ばさみ	洗たく バサミ	sentaku basami

 

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In Japan, there is a peculiar cleaning expression.

 

First of all, I introduce the feature of a Japanese house to you.

One common feature of Japanese houses is that they have many sliding doors.
This is the style seen in modern Japanese houses today.

 

<Japanese style room (Tatami room) >:

たたみ/畳[tatami]

In the old Japan, the almost all houses were Tatami room.
Tatami mats are a traditional Japanese flooring.

Tatami is made of woven rush straw, and packed with straw, and Tatami are made in individual mats of uniform size and shape, bordered by brocade or green cloth.

At Tatami room we sit on the Tatami mat and sleep in futon (Japanese bedding) put down on a Tatami floor.

Though nowadays a wooden flooring room is the main style, there are usually one Japanese style room in the Japanese house.

At Tatami room, we take off slippers.
In the wooden flooring room, we (Japanese) sleep in bed.

 

<Wooden flooring room>:

At the flooring rooms, we use a desk, a table, chairs and a sofa and the bet to sleep.
Flooring rooms are kitchen & dining, living room, bet room (right picture), child room and so on.

Because a Japanese house has such a feature, there is peculiar cleaning in Japan.

 

Well, the following are "Various cleanings in Japanese."

• The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
• The red characters is often omitted on the conversation.
• The image expands by click.

English	Running a vacuum cleaner.	(Vacuum cleaner) inhales garbage.
Action
English	Running a vacuum cleaner.	(Vacuum cleaner) inhales garbage.
Hiragana	そうじき を かける	(そうじき が）ごみ を すいとる
Japanese	掃除機 を かける	（掃除機 が）ゴミ を 吸い取る
Pronunciation	soujiki wo kakeru	(soujiki ga)gomi wo suitoru

English	Mopping the floors.	Cleaning the window.
Action
English	Mopping the floors.	Cleaning the window.
Hiragana	もっぷ を かける	まど を ふく/まどふき を する
Japanese	モップ を かける	窓 を 拭く/窓拭き を する
Pronunciation	moppu wo kakeru	mado wo fuku/madofuki wo suru

English	Sweeping with a broom.	Wiping a table clean.
Action
English	Sweeping (with a broom).	Wiping a table clean
Hiragana	（ほうき で）はく	てーぶる を ふく
Japanese	（ほうき で）掃く	テーブルを拭く
Pronunciation	(houki de) haku	tēburu wo fuku

English	Putting wastepaper into a wastebasket.	Picking up trash.
Action
English	Putting wastepaper (into a wastebasket).	Picking up trash.
Hiragana	（ごみ を）すてる	ごみ を ひろう
Japanese	（ゴミ を）捨てる	ごみ/ゴミ を 拾う
Pronunciation	(gomi wo) suteru	gomi/gomi wo hirou

* All these are expressed in Japanese as "ごみ/ゴミ[Gomi]".

English	Using a duster and dusting the shelves.	Repapering the Shouji.
Action
English	Using a duster and dusting the shelves	Repapering the Shouji
Hiragana	はたき を かける	しょうじ を はりかえる
Japanese	はたき を かける	障子 を 張り替える
Pronunciation	hataki wo kakeru	shouji wo harikaeru

*Usually, both "Hataki" and "Kakeru" are hiraganas.

 

<はたき/ハタキ[hataki]>:
A hataki is a type of household cleaning tool, originating in Japan.
Similar to a feather duster, it is not to be confused with an O-nusa.

But, Hataki is hardly used in recent Japan.

 

<障子[shouji]>:

This a "Shouji" screen used in most traditional Japanese houses as a kind of curtain.
Before glass was introduced, these shoji screens were the only means to have privacy in the house with still enough light coming in to see things clearly.

Bit, since they are made from paper, when a strong wind or storm came over town the shouji screens would be destroyed.
These days we have them inside of the glass windows and they stay much longer.
Direct sun exposed Shouji screens will change color in one season and the Washi paper might need to be replaced new washi.
(In Japan, the Washi paper is called "障子紙[Shouji-gami]" .)

The number of Shouji screens is decreasing at a Japanese house of recent years due to such an inconvenience.

English	Wring a duster.	Wiping with a duster
Action
English	Wring a duster	Wiping with a duster
Hiragana	ぞうきん を しぼる	ぞうきんがけ を する
Japanese	雑巾 を 絞る	雑巾がけ を する
Pronunciation	zoukin wo shiboru	zoukingake wo suru

 

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