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 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
- 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
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
The difference between 得意 and 上手 (I’m good at) and 苦手 and 下手 (I’m poor at)
Do you have anything you are good at? or something you are not good at? In Japanese, there are two words that can explain you are good at...
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SakuraJapan
- Sep 16, 2020
- 4 min
The difference between 「なんで；nande」,「どうして;doushite」, and 「なぜ;naze」"Why"
This article’s topic is なんで(nande) ,どうして (doushite), and なぜ (naze) which are translated as “Why?” or “How?”. It is one of the common...
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SakuraJapan
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
The diffrence between 「知らない」(shiranai) and「わからない」(wakaranai) -「知らない」と「わからない」の違い
Today’s topic is the difference between 知らない (しらない;Shiranai) and わからない (Wakaranai). When they are translated literally, 知らない will be...
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SakuraJapan
- Aug 4, 2020
- 4 min
The difference between 「考える」(kangaeru) and「思う」(omou) -「考える」と「思う」の違い
Many Japanese words have the same English translation but different connotation. 「考える」(Kangaeru) and「思う」(Omou) are one of such Japanese...
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SakuraJapan
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
The difference between 「見る」(miru) and「観る」(miru) -「見る」と「観る」の違い
There are many Japanese Kanji with the same Japanese reading but with a different connotation. These letters are often one of the...
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