#5 ć¤ć‚‹ć®ćŠć‚“ćŒćˆć— Learn Japanese with a Short Story ~Tsuru no Ongaeshi

learn Japanese with a short story

Learn Japanese with a Short Story. Today’s lesson is Tsuru no Ongaeshi 恤悋恮 恊悓恌恈恗 The Grateful Crane, a very famous Japanese Fable. Please enjoy the lesson video, the whole story in Japanese and Vocabulary/Phrases list. Explanatory Video ć¤ć‚‹ć®ćŠć‚“ćŒćˆć—ļ¼ˆé¶“ć®ę©čæ”ć—ļ¼‰ Story Outline 鶓の恩返し One day, the grandfather saves a crane that was caught in a hunter’s trap. On the evening of the … Read More

#4 ć“ć¶ćØć‚Šć˜ć„ć•ć‚“ Learn Japanese with a Short Story ~Kobutori Jiisan

Learn Japanese with a short story

Learn Japanese with a Short Story. Today’s lesson is Kobutori Jiisan ć“ć¶ćØć‚Šć˜ć„ć•ć‚“ The Old Man with a Lump, a very famous Japanese Fable. Please enjoy the lesson video, the whole story in Japanese and Vocabulary/Phrases list. Explanatory Video ć“ć¶ćØć‚Šć˜ć„ć•ć‚“ Story Outline ć“ć¶ćØć‚Šēˆŗć•ć‚“ Once upon a time, there were two old men with big bumps on their cheeks. The old man … Read More

#3 å› å¹”ć®ē™½å…Ž Learn Japanese with a Short Story ~Inaba no shiro usagi

Inaba no shirousagi Learn Japanese with a short story

Learn Japanese with a Short Story. Today’s lesson is Inaba no shiro usagi å› å¹”ć®ē™½å…Ž Hare of Inaba, one of the stories of Japanese Myth. Please enjoy the lesson video, the whole story in Japanese and Vocabulary/Phrases list. Explanatory VideoĀ  いなばの 恗悍恆恕恎 Story Outline å› å¹”ć®ē™½å…Ž A rabbit from Izumo mythology. In order to get from Okishima to Inaba, he crossed the … Read More

#2 åŒ—é¢ØćØå¤Ŗé™½ Learn Japanese with a Short Story ~Kitakaze to Taiyo

Learn Japanese with a short story

Learn Japanese with a Short Story. Today’s lesson is Kitakaze to Taiyo åŒ—é¢ØćØå¤Ŗé™½ The North Wind and the Sun, a very famous Aesop’s Fables. Please enjoy the lesson video, the whole story in Japanese and Vocabulary/Phrases list. Explanatory Video 恍恟恋恜 と 恟恄悈恆 Story Outline åŒ—é¢ØćØå¤Ŗé™½ One day, the North Wind and the Sun decide to have a contest of strength. … Read More

Learn Japanese with a Short Story #1 ~Kasajizo 恋恕恘恞恆

Learn Japanese with a short story 1

Do you know any Japanese folktales? You might heard some of the famous ones like Momotaro and Kintaro. I have started a new Japanese lesson section, Learn Japanese with short stories. I’m planning to make it a series, so please keep in touch with us! Today’s short story is one of Japanese folktales, Kasa Jizō. This is another famous folktale … Read More

15 Hilariously Literal Japanese Words

There are a surprising number of Japanese words that are incredibly literal. The Japanese word ā€œtebukuro” (手袋) is made up of the characters ā€œTeā€ (Hand) and “Bukuro” (bag) = ā€œhand bagā€. It’s the Japanese word for ā€œgloveā€! That makes sense, considering gloves technically are bags for your hands… Here are 15 other hilariously literal Japanese words that are used quite … Read More

How to Write Your Name in Japanese (Katakana)

If you’re learning Japanese, one of the first things you should learn is how to introduce yourself! And you can’t do that unless you know your name in Japanese, right? Here is how to write your name in Japanese!