Category Archives: Language

Groper grips

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Kenji

I have been living in Japan for several years already. First I was living in Sendai, north-east of Japan and in the Chiba area since october 2006. This is a different Japan. By comparison, Sendai, despite its one million and … Continue reading →

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Chopsticks for young children

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Kenji

If you have ever wondered how young japanese children eat their meal, then this photo is the answer. As you can see this is a quite odd 箸 (Hashi) “pair of chopsticks”. There is a ring on one of the … Continue reading →

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More than 160 japanese proverbs

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Kenji

The french version of the japanese proverbs started in 2005 contains more than 160 proverbs ! I just started the english translation here : japanese proverbs. Each proverb is explained and an english equivalent is given where possible. Feel free … Continue reading →

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Turtle fur !

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Kenji

I just can’t get tired of learning the Japanese language. One of the main reason that makes learning Japanese language such a thrill is discovering words like とかく (ToKaKu). Here is the sentence that made me look up this strange … Continue reading →

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