日本語で読む Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea, and fish is an indispensable food for Japanese people. We are introducing some common fish that are eaten in Japan. Fish eaten in Japan サケ 鮭 Sake (Salmon) They are so popular that grilled with salt is Read more…
「そうだ」の使い方 「そうだ」の使つかい方かたは大おおきく分わけて二ふたつあります。 There are two main ways to use “そうだ” in sentences. 使い方 その１ 天気てんき予報よほうによると明日あすは雪ゆきが降ふるそうだ。 According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow. そのカレーは辛からいそうだ。 The curry seems to be spicy. 次つぎの試験しけんは簡単かんたんだそうだ。 The next exam seems to be easy. 彼かれのお父とうさんは社長しゃちょうだそうだ。 His father seems to be the CEO. これは他ほかの人ひとやメディアなどから伝つたえられた情報じょうほうであることを表あらわします。 Read more…
日本語で読む The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. Japanese winter solstice culture In Japan, it is customary to eat pumpkin and soak in the yuzu bath on the day of the winter solstice. Pumpkin is a well-preserved and nutritious vegetable. It is Read more…
日本語で読む In Japan, it is said that it is a sign of good luck to have a tea stalk floating erect in your tea. (chabashira-ga-tatsu) What is the state of “茶柱が立つchabashira-ga-tatsu“? As I said earlier, “chabashira-ga-tatsu” means that the tea stalk floats vertically. You can see Read more…
他ほかの言げん語ごから借用しゃくようし、自国じこく語と同様どうように使用しようするようになった語を外来がいらい語と言いいます。 Words borrowed from other languages and used in the same way as their own language are called 外来語gairai-go(loanwords). 江戸えど時代じだい、鎖国さこくしていた日本にほんが唯一ゆいいつ貿易ぼうえきを許ゆるしていた国くにがオランダです。 During Edo period, the Netherlands was the only country that allowed trade with Japan due to isolationism. オランダ語由来の外来語 Loan words from Dutch 日本語 Japanese 元もとになったオランダ語 The Read more…
日本語で読む There are many hot springs in Japan since there are many volcanoes. Hot springs, which are called “Onsen” in Japanese, have long been known to be good for our health and are still very familiar to Japanese people. Popular hot springs Noboribetsu-Onsen（Noboribetsu, Hokkaido） There Read more…
今回こんかいは「たびたび」と「しばしば」の違ちがいを解説かいせつします。 I’m going to introduce the difference between “たびたび” and “しばしば”. 「たびたび」と「しばしば」 「たびたび」は「度々」と書かきます。 “たびたび” is written as “度々” in Kanji. 意味は「何度なんども」です。 It means “many times”. 頻度ひんどより回数かいすうに重おもきが置おかれています。 The number of times is more important than the frequency. 例れい）たびたびお邪魔じゃましてすみません。 I’m sorry to bother you often. 「しばしば」は「屡」や「屡々」と書き、物事ものごとが一定いっていの間隔かんかくで繰くり返かえし起おこることを表あらわします。 “しばしば” is written as “屡” or Read more…
