和製英語 (わせいえいご “Invented-in-Japan English”) is an English (or other languages)-like word created in Japan and used differently from its original meaning in the language. It is sometimes called “Japanglish” (Japanese + English) because it is used uniquely in Japanese.We have collected only Japanglish words that are frequently used in daily conversation. How many of the …
This is an archive of the JD Translation Challenge, which we do regularly on JD’s Twitter. Why don’t you take the challenge too?We have also listed the answers (translations) from our followers and feedback from Japanese members, so check it out when you are done with your translation. Table of Contents Translation Challenge “Is there …
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To respond briefly to the question, the kanji “本” began to be used as the meaning of “book” later than it began to be used as a counter. Today, we will detail the origins of this kanji and how it started to take on the meaning of a book.(One of the major ones out of …
This is an archive of the JD Translation Challenge, which we do regularly on JD’s Twitter. Why don’t you take the challenge too? We have also listed the answers (translations) from our followers and feedback from Japanese members, so check it out when you are done with your translation. Table of Contents Translation Challenge “Tickets …
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This is an archive of the JD Translation Challenge, which we do regularly on JD’s Twitter. Why don’t you take the challenge too? We have also listed the answers from our followers and feedback from Japanese members, so check it out when you are done with your translation. Table of Contents Translation Challenge “I …
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Japanese word endings change depending on the situation or person to whom they are used, and they often express an attitude toward the listener. These are called「終助詞」”ending particles” because they are used at the end of sentences. Let’s take a look at three commonly used ending particles:「よ」, 「ね」, and 「か」. In this article, the casual …
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