Vocabulary

Words Related to Games Kids Play in Japanese

Description of the games you may be unfamiliar with 鬼ごっこ(おにごっこ) ”tag”  →One or more 鬼 (“demons”) are selected, and the others run away. If they touch a player, the touched person becomes the next 鬼. かくれんぼ ”hide-and-seek” →One or more 鬼 (“demons”) are selected, and while they shut their eyes, the others hide. Then they …

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Words Related to Numbers in Japanese

◆How to count from 1 to 10 一(いち)”one” 二(に)”two”  三(さん) “three” 四(よん/し) ”four” 五(ご) ”five” 六(ろく)”six” 七(なな/しち) “seven” 八(はち) ”eight” 九(きゅう) ”nine” 零(れい/ぜろ)”zero” 【About numbers with two readings】 We basically use the following readings when referring to numbers in daily life: 4 (よん) / 7 (なな) / 0 (ぜろ).  When you count up from 1 …

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