The kanji for forest or jungle in Japanese is 森 (mori). This character is essentially a visual representation of a forest. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 森 is mori (もり), and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation is shin (シン). Forest’s Kanji is constructed with 12 strokes. It is a part of the JLPT N2 syllabus. In Japanese
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The Japanese kanji for “grove”, a “group of trees,” or “small woodland” is 林. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 林 is “hayashi” (はやし), and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation is “rin” (リン). Grove’s Kanji is constructed with 8 strokes. This Kanji is a part of the JLPT N2 syllabus. In Japanese schools, this Kanji is taught in
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The Japanese kanji for “tree” is 木. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 木 is “ki” (き) or “ko” (こ), and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation is “boku” (ボク) or “moku” (モク). In compounded words, the pronunciation is often changed to “gi,” “moku,” “boku,” “ko,” or “mo.” An example of such words that most foreigners know is the
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Japan, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, has intriguing contrasts and “harmonious contradictions”. The country is an amazing mix of ancient customs, culture, and state-of-the-art technology. Japan has a strong culture that mixes its history and old customs with new ideas and the ability to overcome challenges to create a successful modern society. This article explores this fascinating duality, the
Continue readingThis is the 10th interview in the series of “interviews with foreign Information Technology Engineers in Japan. “ EJable.com’s Ryoko Nagai talks to Nelson Guimarães of Amazon, Japan. Video Interview with Nelson Transcript of The Video Ryoko: Thank you for joining us today at EJable. It’s really great to have you on our site to share your experience. When I
Continue readingThe 9th interview in the series of “interviews with foreign Engineers in Japan. “ EJable.com’s Ankita Oberoi talks to Dimple Balchandani of PayPay, Japan. Video Interview with Dimple Transcript of The Video Ankita: Hi, Dimple. Dimple: Hello. Ankita: Thank you for joining me today at Ejable. We have been connected since last October when you were in India, and it’s
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The kanji for “mountain” in Japanese is 山. The Kunyomi, or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 山 is yama (やま). The Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation of this Kanji is san (サン), when used in compound words like “Fujisan” (Mt. Fuji) or “Hakusan” (Mt. Haku). The onyomi, or Chinese reading, is “san” or “zan.” Mountain’s Kanji is constructed with 3 strokes.
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The Japanese kanji for the river is 川. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 川 is “kawa” (かわ), and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation is “sen” (セン). Please note that though in isolation, 川 is pronounced as “kawa; however, in compound words or names, it can often be pronounced as “gawa.” For example, the word 江戸川, which stands
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The kanji for “Woman” is 女. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciations of the Kanji 女 are “onna” (おんな) and “me” (め), and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciations are “jo” (ジョ), “nyo” (ニョ), and “nyo” (ニョウ). Please note that the pronunciation for 女 “me” or “jo” are in compound words. Woman’s Kanji is constructed with 3 strokes. This Kanji is a
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The Japanese kanji for Man is 男. The Kunyomi or the Japanese pronunciation of the Kanji 男 is otoko (おとこ)., and the Onyomi (Chinese) pronunciation is dan (ダン) or nan (ナン). Man’s Kanji is constructed with 7 strokes. This Kanji is a part of the JLPT N5 syllabus (please check the list of JLPT N5 Kanji). In Japanese schools, this
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