Category: Basics

Number

How to read numbers Number of people There are different words for the number of people. Sentences Business Conversation Colloquial Daily Conversation The number 1 is pronounced Ichi, “one” is...

Family structure

Parent-child relationship   * In Japanese, make it clear whether you are older brother or younger,   and your age. Plural form In Japanese, the plural form of a noun is...

Positive and negative responses

Differences in answers seen in Japanese and English Differences between Japanese and English regarding the answers to questions that include negative forms. One of the interesting differences between English and...

Japanese character

Japanese is written using three types of characters. hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Each kanji has its own meaning, but hiragana and katakana only represent sounds and have no meaning. In...