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Siamese mix, ex-stray cat, born in 2015 Teacher of Japanese (and English)
The Language of the Sea in Japanese 4 ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
#japanese #language vocabulary, #sea #ocean #island #beach #lighthouse #浜 浜辺、浜道、浜風、浜人、渚 #砂 砂浜、砂山、砂丘、砂風呂、白砂、風紋、防風林、流木、島、小島、全島、島陰、島影、島隠、島巡り、島山、島風、島颪、離島、孤島、島嶼、沖の島、島人、半島、岬、崎、灯台、灯台守
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People Featured on Japanese Banknotes
Do you know who the figures on Japanese banknotes were, and what kind of people they were?
#japanese #banknote #face #yen
#渋沢栄一 #津田梅子 #北里柴三郎 #福沢諭吉 #樋口一葉 #野口英世 #紫式部 #新渡戸稲造 #夏目漱石 #紙幣 #お札 #bankofjapan
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese 3 ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
#japaneselanguage #sea #ocean #reef #shore #bay #lagoon #磯 磯辺、磯際、磯陰、荒磯、磯伝い、磯開き、磯明け、磯遊び、磯釣、磯家、磯松、磯草、磯魚、磯千鳥、磯風、磯着、礁、岩礁、暗礁、珊瑚礁、環礁、魚礁、岩鼻、浦、内浦、浦里、浦波、浦伝い、浦風、浦凪、浦舟、浦人、浦祭、江、入り江、潟、干潟、湾、湾内、湾外、湾頭、湾口、湾奥、灘、洋、大洋、外洋、遠洋、沖、沖合
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese 2
#japanese language #vocabulary #sea #ocean #潮 満潮、干潮、満ち潮、引き潮、上げ潮、下げ潮、入り潮、出潮、朝潮、夕潮、高潮、低潮、大潮、親潮、黒潮、落潮、潮汐、寒潮、渦潮、赤潮、潮路、潮目、潮境、潮頭、潮先、潮だまり、潮煙、潮風、潮鳴り #潮騒 潮気、潮時、潮合い、潮曇り、潮入り、差し潮、潮焼け、暖流、寒流 #凪 朝凪、夕凪 #波 波音、さざ波、荒波、白波、波濤、高波、波打つ、波浪、うねり、怒濤、波間、波頭、波飛沫、波の花
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The Language of the Sea in Japanese ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~
Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Japan has a rich vocabulary related to the sea.
#japanese #vocabulary #sea #ocean #海 #海原 #海岸 #海神 #海風 #深海 #領海 #青海波 #北海 #南海 #東海 #西海 #玄海 #大海
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One Thing, Many Names: Growth-Based Vocabulary in Japanese
Let’s explore plants and fish that also change their names
#japanese #vocabulary #growth #もやし #大豆 #筍 #竹 #出世魚 #ブリ #スズキ #サワラ #マグロ #カンパチ #イワシ #soybean #bamboo #yellowtail #fish #sardine #tuna #mullet #samurai
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Words That Change as Things Grow in Japanese
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#japanese #metamorphosis #tadpole #frog #おたまじゃくし #蛙 #caterpillar #butterfly #青虫 #蝶 #芋虫 #毛虫 #vocabulary #日本語
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Japanese Place Names: Same Kanji, Different Pronunciations
In Japan, there are many place names that use the same kanji but are pronounced differently.
#japaneselanguage #kanji #placename #日本橋 #上野 #府中 #国府 #別府 #神戸 #新田 #白木 #中島 #本町 #青木 #漢字 #nihonbashi #nipponbashi #地名
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Memorising Square Roots with Japanese Mnemonics
In Japanese, mnemonic phrases are often used to memorize the values of square roots.
#japanese #language #expression #mnemonics #squareroot #wordplay #平方根 #語呂 #mathematic #一夜一夜に人見ごろ #ルート
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Understanding Kanji by Components ~Learn Japanese with Toby~
Some kanji can be memorized by breaking them into parts and using wordplay or visual images.
#japanese #kanji #short #parts #image #wordplay
女, 男, 髪, 休, 聞, 峠, 婆,
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Japanese Characters: How Many Are There?
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#japanese #character
#hiragana 46 basic +
#katakana 46 basic +
#kanji common use 2136
#日本語 #ひらがな #カタカナ #漢字 #phonetic #logographic #常用漢字
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Winter Rains of Japan: Quiet Beauty in the Cold
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the rains of winter (冬) in Japan
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #winter #みぞれ #sleet #cold #NewYear's #camellia #snow #時雨 #冬 #冬至
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Autumn Rains of Japan: Melancholy in Every Drop
#japanese #language #expression #rain #autumn #fall #秋 #雨 #時雨 #shower #chill #mist
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Food Allergy 2
〜Learn Japanese with Toby〜
食物アレルギー food allergy
#japanese #language #food #allergy #almond #abalone #squid #salmon #orange #cashewnuts #kiwifruit #beef #sesameseeds #mackerel #soybeans #chicken #banana #pork #macadamia #peach #yam #apple #gelatine
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Food Allergy 1: Food Allergen Labelling in Japan
8 allergens
#japanese #expression #food #allergy #食物アレルギー #egg #milk #walnut #peanut #wheat #buckwheat #shrimp #crab #cashewnut #label
If you have a food allergy, this video is important to watch.
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Summer Rains of Japan: Power in Every Drop
In this video, we’ll look at Japanese words that describe the rains of summer in Japan.
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain
#summer #梅雨 #rainyseason #五月雨 #夕立 #入梅 #走り梅雨 #送り梅雨 #返り梅雨 #梅のつぶやき #雷雨
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English vs. Japanese: The Word Order Flip!
Let’s learn Japanese with Toby 😺
Did you know some word pairs are reversed between Japanese and English?
#japaneselanguage #wordpair #blackandwhite #catsanddogs #soonerorlater #白黒 #犬猫 #飲食 #あれこれ #前後 #遅かれ早かれ
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Words with cats
犬は人につき猫は家につく
The Saying: Dogs Follow People, Cats Follow Homes
#cat #dog #japanese #people #home #犬は人につき猫は家につく #learnjapanesewithtoby #wordswithcats #video
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Useful Japanese Words for Liquids in Food
#japanese #language #expression #culinary #liquid #dashi #sauce #soup #syrup #dressing #juice #出汁 #つゆ #ソース #たれ #ポン酢 #ドレッシング #汁 #シロップ #あん #蜜
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Spring Rains of Japan: Beauty in Every Drop
春の雨, 春雨, 春時雨, 春夕立, 春驟雨, 春霙, 春の長雨, 春霖, 菜種梅雨, 催花雨, 花の雨, 花時の雨, 花時雨, 桜雨, 桜流し, 杏花雨, 紅の雨, 藤の雨, 養花の雨, 柳の雨, 草の雨, 木の芽雨, 瑞雨, 静雨, 寒明の雨, 雪解雨, 雪消しの雨, 啓蟄の雨, 彼岸時化, 四温の雨, 暖雨, 穀雨, 軽雨
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #spring #words #春 #雨 #桜雨
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How to Say Different Kinds of Rain in Japanese
Japanese has many beautiful words to describe rain. In this video, we’ll explore different ways of describing how it falls, how strong it is, and how it appears in nature and literature.
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #雨
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Cats Forget Kindness in Three Days? – A Japanese Proverb Explained
猫は3年の恩を3日で忘れる
neko wa sannen no on o mikka de wasureru
#cat #japaneselanguage #wordswithcats #learnjapanesewithtoby #memory #gratitiude #猫は3年の恩を3日で忘れる #猫 #日本語
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The Beautiful World of Japanese Rain Onomatopoeia ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 雨のオノマトペ
#japanese #language #onomatopoeia #擬音語 #rain #雨 #ぽつぽつ #ぱらぱら #ばらばら #ざあざあ #どしゃどしゃ #雨粒 #heavyrain #raindrop #soundsymbolism #オノマトペ #learnJapanesewithToby
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Exploring Japanese Onomatopoeia
In Japanese, onomatopoeia is divided into two types: 擬音語 (giongo) which represent actual sounds, and 擬態語 (gitaigo) which describe situations or states by imitating sounds, even though no real sound is heard.
#onomatopoeia #擬音語 #擬態語 #バタバタ #ゴロゴロ
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The Trend of ‘Katsu’: Exploring Japan’s New Buzzwords
○○活(katsu) refers to activities that people consciously engage in with a specific goal in mind
#japanese #language #expression #actrivity #buzzword #neologism #活 #trend #朝活 #推し活 #婚活 #妊活 #終活 #腸活 #ポイ活
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Counting Up vs. Counting Down in Japanese: Numbers and Gestures
In Japanese, the way numbers are said differs when addressing someone versus counting silently, and the reading changes between counting up and counting down.
#japanese #countup #countdown #handgensture #数え方
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Understanding Price Tags in Japan: Tax Included or Not?
価格 (kakaku) price
値札 (nefuda) price tag
消費税 (shouhizei) consumption tax
#japan #price #tax #fare #charge #値札 #消費税 #定価 #税込 #税抜 #現金のみ #cash #tax #料金 #運賃
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Remembering Flame Test Colors with Japanese Wordplay
炎色反応(enshoku han'nou) flame test
リアカーなきK村、動力借るとうするもくれない馬力
#japanese #language #expression #flametest #wordplay #mnemonics #炎色反応 #lithium #sodium #potassium #copper #calcium #strontium #barium #chemistry
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How to Say It in Japanese: Casual vs. Formal
e.g. pee おしっこ urine 尿
#japanese #language #expression #casual #formal #childlike #日本語 #表現
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Things only Fukuoka locals say
① 福岡(Fukuoka) - pronunciation
② ばり(bari) =very バリカタ(barikata) =very firm noodles
③ くらす(kurasu) =punch, hit
#japanese #dialect #fukuoka #pronunciation #ばり #バリカタ #ラーメン #くらす #very #ramen #punch #福岡 #LearnJapanesewithToby
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