There are two types of adjectives in Japanese.
Learn how to tell which type an adjective is, since you need different grammatical rules to use them.
Scroll to the table in the last section if you would like to see the summary first.
“Ikemasen”, “Dame desu” and “Narimasen”: How Are They Different? / 「いけません」「だめです」「なりません」はどう違う？
“Ikemasen” “Dame” or “Narimasen” are the expressions for “it would be no good”. How are they different?
Originally posted: March 7, 2019 Updated last: June 4, 2023
A Summary: How Do You Say “And” In Japanese? / まとめ記事：日本語でAND…は何という？
How do you say “and” in Japanese? In this post, we organized the various ways to express it in a spreadsheet.
日本語で「and」は何と言いますか？このまとめ記事ではいろいろな「and」の言い方を表にしました。
Revised: 2021/10/19
Finger Names / 指の名前
You have “fingers” on your hands and “toes” on your toe. In Japanese, both are called “fingers”. What are the names of each?
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One Lie Leads To Another / 嘘を重ねる
和文は英文の下にございます。ルビはいつか付けますので、またお立ち寄りください。/ The Japanese translation is below the English text. We will one day add Ruby to Chinese characters, please drop…
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The Character Looking Like Katakana “ke” / 「ケ」の形の字
Katakana “ke (ケ)” is one of the basic alphabet in Japanese. However, there is another, very popular character in the shape of ケ which is read “ka””ko” or “ga”. It is not katakana, hiragana or a Chinese character. What’s this mysterious character?
カタカナの「ケ」は基本的な文字の一つですが、もうひとつ、とてもよく使う字で、「ケ」の形をしていて、「カ」「コ」または「ガ」と読むものがあります。これはカタカナでもないし、ひらがなでも漢字でもありません。では、何でしょうか？
Canada and the Satsuma Mandarin / カナダと温州みかん
In the 20th Century, Canada was the world’s largest importer of Citrus Unshiu or the “Satsuma” mandarin from Japan.
We wanted to know how it started, and here is our fourth post on the “Satsuma” mandarin.
20世紀、カナダは日本産温州みかんの世界最大の輸出先でした。
どういう経緯でそうなったか知りたいと思いまして、「サツマ」みかんについて、4回目の投稿になりました。
How to Make “Gari” or the Sweet Ginger Pickles/ ガリ(新ショウガの甘酢漬け)
Here is a simple, fail-safe recipe of “gari”. It is known as a sushi accompaniment, but it is also a popular general palate cleanser in Japan.
これは失敗なしのガリのレシピです。ガリは日本ではお寿司に限らず、いろいろなお料理の口直しに使います。
This is a revised Facebook post of June 24, 2017.
The UK and the Satsuma Mandarin / 英国と「サツマ」みかん
Citrus unshiu is called “satsuma” also in British English. We tried to find out the namesake and the circumstances in which the Japanese mandarin was introduced to the UK. /
温州みかんは、英国英語でも「サツマ」です。私たちはその由来と、みかんがイギリスへ渡った事情を知りたいと思いました。
Last update: 5/10/2021
The US and the Satsuma Mandarin / 米国と「サツマ」みかん
In this post, we will discuss how Citrus unshiu came to the US and why it is called “Satsuma” here.
This is the second of five posts on the Satsuma mandarin. /
ここでは、温州みかんが米国に入った経緯と、米国での「サツマ」の名の由来をお話してみたいと思います。
サツマみかんについて全5話の2回目です。
Updated: April 16, 2021