異なる漢字のかえる/ “かえる(Kaeru)” in different Kanji
There are many homonyms in the Japanese language. Homonyms refer to the words that have the same reading with different meanings. Some of...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
「いる」と「ある」の違い/The difference between いる(Iru) and ある(Aru)
Both いる(Iru) and ある(Aru) are "be verb" in Japanese. In English, there is only one verb “be” and different conjugations for different...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
The difference between 当社/とうしゃ/Tosho and 弊社/へいしゃ/Heisha
Continuing on from the last article, “The difference between 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha”, this article is also about Japanese words...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
The difference between 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha
Today’s article is about Japanese words that have the meaning of “your company”. 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha both refer to the...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
「だんだん」「どんどん」「ますます」の違い/The difference between dandan, dondon and masumasu
This article will explain the difference between だんだん(Dandan), どんどん(Dondon) and ますます(Masumasu). All of them are onomatopoeia that shows...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
「存じ上げません」と「 わかりかねます」の違い/The difference between 存じ上げません and わかりかねます
The words 存じ上げません(Zonjiagemasen) and わかりかねます (Wakarikanemasu) both mean a polite form of “I don’t know” and although their original...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
他方、一方、片方の違い
The difference between 他方/たほう/Taho, 一方/いっぽう/Ippo and 片方/かたほう/Kataho The word “他方/たほう/Taho”, “一方/いっぽう/Ippo” and “片方/かたほう/Kataho” have...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
書くと描くと画くの違い/Homonym: The difference between three かく(kaku) written in different kanji
In Japanese, there are many homonyms which are words that have exactly the same reading but have different meanings. This article focuses...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
こととものの違い(ちがい)/Koto to mono no chigai/The difference between koto and mono
This article will explain the difference between こと(Koto) and もの(Mono). Both words can be translated as “Thing” and have a similar...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
音読みと訓読みの違い/おんよみとくんよみのちがい/On-Yomi to Kun-Yomi no chigai/The difference between On-yomi and Kun-yomi
There are two different types of readings for kanji which are 音読み/おんよみ/On-yomi and 訓読み/くんよみ/Kun-yomi. This article will briefly explain...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
すごいとすごくの違い(ちがい)/Sugoi to Sugoku no chigai/The difference between Sugoi and Sugoku
The word すごい/Sugoi and すごく/Sugoku both sound similar and they are both frequently used words. すごい(Sugoi) is usually translated as...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
謙譲語/けんじょうご/Kenjo-go/Type of Honorifics
Continuing from last week, today’s article is again about the Japanese honorific language. This article will focus on...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
尊敬語/そんけいご/Sonkei-go/Type of honorifics
Continuing from last week, this article is also about the Japanese honorific language. This article will focus on 尊敬語/そんけいご/Sonkei-go....
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momokayamaguchi36
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
敬語について/Japanese Honorific language
Today’s article is about Japanese grammar, 敬語/けいご/Keigo/Honorific language. I have briefly explained this in the past article...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Jan 19, 2021
- 4 min
The difference between postpositional particle は/ha(wa) and が(ga)
「は」と「が」の違い/「は」と「が」のちがい/”Ha(wa)” to “ga” no chigai Distinguishing the difference between the Japanese particles "ha" and "ga" is said to...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
「もうすぐ」と「そろそろ」の違い/”Mosugu” to “Sorosoro” no Chigai/ The difference between “mosugu” and “sorosoro”
The English translations of "もうすぐ/Mosugu" and "そろそろ/Sorsoro" are often interchangeable in much the same way, making it easy to get...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
「行きます」と「来ます」の違い/"Ikimasu" to "Kimasu" no chigai/The difference between 行きます and 来ます
Today’s article is about the difference between 行きます/いきます/Ikimasu and 来ます/きます/Kimasu. In English, 行きます is translated to “go” and 来ます is...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Nov 25, 2020
- 4 min
Advice on how to study Kanji
In Japan, the kanji, along with the phonetic kana (hiragana and katakana), have become the main characters for writing the Japanese...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
The difference between an intransitive verb and non-volitional verb
Before continuing with postpositional particles, this week’s article is about intransitive verb and non-volitional verb. In a previous...
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momokayamaguchi36
- Nov 10, 2020
- 5 min
Japanese postpositional particles 2
Continuing on from last week, this article summarises the function of Japanese postpositional particles. There are four categories of...
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