LEARN JAPANESE with English
Updated: Oct 21
Lesson 2
Learn Japanese words at school with English explanations and fun illustrations. Build your Japanese vocabulary through practical words and expressions you can use in everyday situations.
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In this blog, Japanese words are shown with Hiragana and Katakana readings in parentheses.
The reading before “/” is in Hiragana, and the reading after “/” is in Roman letters.
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＝Today's Japanese Words: At School＝
CONTENTS 目次
黒板 (こくばん / ko ku ba n): a blackboard
黒板があります。/ There is a blackboard.
kokuban ga arimasu
❀Related words
黒板消し (こくばんけし / ko ku ba n ke shi): blackboard eraser
チョーク (ちょーく / choo ku): chalk
ホワイトボード (ほわいとぼーど / ho wa i to boo do): whiteboard
文字 (もじ / mo ji): letters
黒板に文字があります。: There are some letters on the blackboard.
kokuban ni moji ga arimasu
❀Related words
数字 (すうじ / su u ji): numbers
アルファベット (あるふぁべっと/ a ru fa be tto): the alphabet
漢字 (かんじ / ka n ji): kanji
落書き (らくがき / ra ku ga ki): graffiti
先生 (せんせい / se n se i): a teacher
先生はチョークで、文字を書いています。: A teacher is writing some letters with chalk.
sensei wa chooku de moji o kaite imasu
❀Related words
教授 (きょうじゅ / kyo u ju → kyooju): professor
講師 (こうし / ko u shi → kooshi): instructor, lecturer
♠︎Tip
先生 is used not only for teachers at school, but also for doctors.
頭が良い (あたまがいい / a ta ma ga i i): smart
先生は頭が良いトリです。 / The teacher is a smart bird.
sensei wa atama ga ii tori desu
❀Related words
利口 (りこう / ri ko u → rikoo): intelligent
賢い (かしこい / ka shi ko i): clever
呼ぶ (よぶ / yo bu): call
みんなは彼をバードンと呼びます。: Everyone calls him Birdon.
minna wa kare o baadon to yobimasu
♠︎Tip
呼ぶ can mean "to call someone" by speaking to them, or "to call someone by a name."
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