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Someone called me a gaijin today
But they added さん so it evens out
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Useful Japanese phrase #76
エプステイン氏は自殺しなかった
Pronunciation: Epusutein-shi wa jisatsu shinakatta
Meaning: Jeffery Epstein didn’t kill himself
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Walking to a konbini to pay for something you ordered online isn’t konbiniento
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When a weeb arrives at Narita Airport
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Japanese can be a bit confusing. For example, How long have you been in Japan means Your Japanese is quite good which means The weather is rather nice which means Very pleased to meet you which actually means Can you teach me English
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What do you mean ‘rasengan’ and ‘akatsuki’ aren’t on the JLPT
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Seriously thinking about going for N1 this year
Just need to get past シ and ツ
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Things I wish I knew before coming to Japan
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Demon Slayer is a great anime for learning Japanese
if you plan on slaying demons
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Friend asked for some cool kanji tattoo recommendations, so I gave him a list
Power: 冷蔵庫
Love: 床屋
Vitality: 横須賀
Dragon: 六月
Immortal: 即死
Courage: 冷麺
Persistence: 靴 (or 靴下)
Spirit: ツ
Samurai: 外人
tldr: always double check with a trustworthy native before inking
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Japanese phrases I've never heard
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Quick 'らしい' pronunciation tutorial
More info at patreon.com/dogen
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2025 JLPT: How do you say exit in Japanese? twitter.com/pengin_/status…
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Grading @TheAn1meMan's perfect Japanese
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は & が
Stage 1: How are these different?
Stage 2: Oh this is easy, は is used with です, and が with verbs
Stage 3: Ah ok は is for contrast, が for emphasis, simple
Stage 4: Right now I get it, が points to what comes before it, は to what comes after
Stage 5: Korean looks fun
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In Japanese ‘tai’ (鯛) means ‘red-snapper fish’ and ‘yaki’ (焼き) means ‘cooked’. This, of course, is why ‘tai-yaki’ means ‘azuki bean paste cake’ wait what
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The easiest way to master Japanese is to wait until it’s English
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