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よかったな

感動詞 / 慣用句

相手に起きた良い出来事に対して、共感や祝福、あるいは安堵の気持ちを表すカジュアルな表現です。また、自分自身の状況について...

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Phrase of the Day

キャンセルをする

cancel

Literally: to do a cancel

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Grammar Tip

Japanese Giving Verb: I give to you (あげる)

A2 giving_receiving

Used when YOU give to OTHERS.

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Japanese uses three distinct writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.

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There are over 50,000 Kanji characters, but only about 2,136 are in common use (Joyo Kanji).

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Japanese has multiple levels of politeness built into its grammar and vocabulary.

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Script: kana Direction: Left to Right Three scripts: Hiragana (46 characters), Katakana (46 characters), and Kanji (2,000+ Chinese characters)

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Nihongo wa utsukushiku, fukuzatsu de, sugoku omoshiroi gengo desu.

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Japanese Learning FAQ

Japanese is a Category IV language, requiring approximately 2,200 hours of study for English speakers. The three writing systems and complex honorific levels are the main challenges, but structured learning makes it very achievable.
Yes, all three systems are used daily. Start with Hiragana and Katakana (46 characters each), which can be learned in a few weeks. Then gradually build Kanji knowledge over time.
Japanese features three writing systems, an agglutinative grammar structure, honorific speech levels (keigo), particles instead of prepositions, and Subject-Object-Verb word order.
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