Released New Nihongo TextBook

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New Ninja Book (v3.0)!

I released new Nihongo Textbook (version3.0). I added more useful contents in the book. I released both Paper Book and Kindle Book. Please check how to order below.

The book has these contents.

  • Hiragana Chart
  • Katakana Chart
  • Kanji Chart (Basic easy Kanji)
  • Japanese grammar (verb, adjective, sentence…etc)
  • Japanese conversation (greetings, travel phrase)
  • Japanese vocabularies
  • Ninja’s Manga

The book is a hand-made book. We make the book one by one here in Tokyo.

All color 20 pages.

Also I add Hand-made Origami with the book before we ship.

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Price

Book 500 yen + shipping cost

note: I will send the book via Japan post office but the shipping does not have the tracking function for shipping. 

How to order this book (Paper Book)?

Please send me email and tell you want to buy this book. mitusaka@gmail.com 

Or please send message on SNS. Twitter or Facebook

How to get Kindle Book?

Please go to Amazon store and order.

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23 Essential Japanese Travel Phrases

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When you will travel Japan, you should know more Japanese travel phrases, because many Japanese people only speak Japanese ( We will discuss later about why Japanese people don’t speak English..)

(1)すいません

suimasen

Excuse me

(2)はじめまして

hajimemashite

Nice to meet you.

(3)これはいくらですか？

kore wa ikura desuka?

How much is it?

(4)わたしの名前はマリアです。

watashi no namae wa maria desu

My name is Maria.

(5)職業はなんですか？

shokugyou wa nandesuka?

What is your occupation ?

(6)ゆっくり話してもらえますか？

yukkuri hanashire moraemasuka?

Could you speak more slowly?

(7)すこしおまちください。

sukoshi omachi kudasai

Just a moment.

(8)いま何時ですか？

ima nanji desuka?

What time is it now?

(9)名前をおしえてもらえますか？

namae wo oshiete moraemasuka?

May I have your name?

(10)これをもらってもいいですか？

kore wo morattemo iidesuka?

Can I have this?

(11)たすけて！

tasukete!

Help!

(12)お水をいただけますか？

Omizu wo itadakemasuka?

Can I have some water?

(13)ちかてつの駅はどこですか？

Chikatetsu no eki wa doko desuka?

Where is the subway station?

(14)ホテルまでどのくらい時間かかりますか？

hoteru made donokurai jikan kakarimasuka?

How long does it take to get to the hotel?

(15)チェックインをおねがいします

check in wo onegai shimasu

Check in please.

(16)予約をした鈴木です。

yoyaku wo shita suzuki desu

I have a reservation. My name is Suzuki.

(17)お会計をおねがいします。

okaikei wo onegai shimasu

Could I have the check,please?

(18)見ているだけです。

miteiru dake desu

Thank you,I’m just looking.

(19)荷物をあずかってもらえますか？

nimotsu wo azukatte moraemasuka?

Could you keep my baggage?

(20)いらっしゃいませ

irasshai mase

May I help you?

(21)これ試着できますか？

kore shichaku dekimasuka?

Can I try it on?

(22)現金ではらえますか？

genkin de haraemasuka?

Can I pay in cash?

(23)なんとおっしゃいましたか？

nanto osshai mashita ka?

What did you say?

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ことわざ Kotowaza – Japanese proverbs

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What is Kotowaza? ことわざ Kotowaza means Japanese proverbs.  I introduce 4 popular Japanese proverbs. 

4 popular Japanese proverbs

(1) 猫に小判 (neko ni koban)

猫に小判 neko ni koban
猫に小判 neko ni koban

「ねこ に こばん」

Meaning:

Giving a gift to someone who can’t appreciate it.

ねこ = cat , こばん = gold coin

(2) 犬も歩けばぼうにあたる (inu mo arukeba bou ni ataru)

犬も歩けば棒にあたる inu mo arukeba bou ni ataru

「いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる」

Meaning:

  • Nothing will change if you do nothing.
  • A flying crow always catches something.

犬 = dog, 　歩く= walk, 　棒 =  stick

(3) 立つ鳥あとをにごさず (tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu)

「立つ鳥あとをにごさず。」
tatsu tori at wo nigosazu

Meaning:

It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

立つ鳥 = a bird just flying off

(4) 石の上にも三年 (ishi no uenimo san nen)

いしのうえにもさんねん

Meaning:

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

石 = stone, 三年 = three years

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Kanji + Kanji → Kanji

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Many Kanji characters are made combining two or three Kanji characters. For example, The kanji “休” means “rest”, “taking a break” and this kanji is made combining “人” which means human and “木” which means tree. If you can imagine people rest under the tree, you can understand why “休” means rest. 

Kanji + Kanji →　Kanji
Kanji + Kanji →　Kanji

We have similar Kanji characters like “大” and “犬”. The shape of Kanji is similar but the meaning is different, the one means big and the one means dog. If you feel difficuties for learning many Kanji characters, it might be easy way to remember similar kanji characters altogether.

  • Kanji plus Kanji

As I meantioned, in many cases, kanji characters are made of combining of multiple Kanji characters. If you understand the pattern of the combination, you can understand the combined kanji meaning. For example, the Kanji “指” which means finger. the left part of the kanji means hand, so you would know this kanji has the meaning about hand. Yes, that’s right. the meaning is finger!

 

Kanji no Tsukuri - Hen, Tsukuri, Kamae
Kanji no Tsukuri – Hen, Tsukuri, Kamae
休やす（む）

Taking a rest

杉すぎ
指ゆびfinger
語かた（る）speak
薬くすりmedicine
熱あつ（い）hot
動うご（く）move
遠とお（い）far
間あいだspace
風かぜwind
視み（る）watch
服ふくclothes
鯛たいsea bream
滝たきwaterfall
息いきbreath
利りprofit

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たぶん 〜 でしょう。

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明日はたぶん雨でしょう

きょうはいいてんきです。
kyou wa ii tenki desu

It’s fine weather today.
あしたは _______ はれるでしょう
ashita wa _____ hareru deshou

It will _____ be fine tomorrow.

きょうはいいてんきです。
kyou wa ii tenki desu

It’s fine weather today.

 

あしたの天気ははれですか？
ashita no tenki wa hare desuka?

Will it be fine tomorrow?

 

あしたはたぶん雨がふるでしょう。
ashita wa ame ga furu deshou

It will maybe rain tomorrow.

 

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あなたの国はどれですか？

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あなたの国はどれですか？

Example

あなたの国はどれですか？
anata no kuni wa dore desuka?

Which is your country?

わたしの国はポーランドです。
watashi no kuni wa poorando desu.

My country is Poland.

EnglishJapaneseRomaji
Japan日本Nippon
USAアメリカ合衆国Amerika gasshuukoku
China中国Chugoku
GermanyドイツDoitsu
IndonesiaインドネシアIndoneshia
South Africa南アフリカMinami Afurika
PhilippineフィリピンFiripin
IndiaインドIndo
 ThailandタイTai

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元素と金属 – Elements and Metals

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元素と金属

Elements and Metals in Japanese

Elements and metals in Japanese

 

Elements and Metals in Japanese

JapaneseromajiEnglish
金kingold
銀ginsilver
銅doucopper
鉄tetsuiron
真鍮shinchuubrass
白金hakkinplatinum
水素suisohydrogen
炭素tansocarbon
酸素sansooxygen
鉛namarilead
錫suzutin
亜鉛aenzinc
窒素chissonitrogen
硫黄iousulfur
水銀suiginmercury
塩素ensochlorine
緑青rokushoupatina
ダイヤdaiyadiamond

 

询问道路

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询问道路

Shibuya is a big city in Tokyo. When you arrive there to meet your Japanese friends at “Hachikoumae“, how you ask somebody the way in Japanese?

asktheway

ハチ公前はどこですか？
Hachikoumae wa doko desuka?
请问忠犬八公铜像在哪里？
北口をでてすぐですよ。
Kita guchi wo dete sugu desuyo
前面往北出口马上就到了。

A wa doko desuka? = 请问A出口在哪里？
A ni ikimasu = 我想去A出口。

Rokuji ni Shibuya ni ikimasu = 6点钟去渋谷站

北口 Kita guchi = 它在北出口　(Kita-Higashi-Minami-Nishi)

TouzaiNanboku 東西南北

忠犬八公铜像是渋谷有名的地方，如果您约了朋友在此地碰面，请您确认此刻所在的位置，祝您有个美好的旅程。

Hachikoumae pic

忠犬八公铜像

Ask the way

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Ask somebody the way in Japanese

Shibuya is a big city in Tokyo. When you arrive there to meet your Japanese friends at “Hachikoumae“, how you ask somebody the way in Japanese?

asktheway

ハチ公前はどこですか？
Hachikoumae wa doko desuka?
Where is Hachikoumae?
北口をでてすぐですよ。
Kita guchi wo dete sugu desuyo
It’s right in front of the north exit.

 

A wa doko desuka? = Where is A?
A ni ikimasu = I go to A.

Rokuji ni Shibuya ni ikimasu = I go to Shibuya at 6:00.

北口 Kita guchi = The north exit.　(Kita-Higashi-Minami-Nishi)

TouzaiNanboku 東西南北

 

Hachikoumae is a popular meeting spot in Shibuya to meet. If meet friends in Shibuya, please check where it is. Have a nice travel!

Hachikoumae pic
Shibuya Hachikoumae