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Chinese-Japanese False Friends

March 27, 2017
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In this lesson, we’re going to look at twenty false friends between Chinese logographic characters and Japanese kanji. Because the Japanese concept of kanji has its origins in the more …

Japanese Counters

October 15, 2015
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Today we’re going to discuss the Japanese counting system. Specifically, we’ll be looking at Japanese count words or counters. Counting in Japanese can be confusing for non-native speakers because virtually …

Japanese Honorific Suffixes

February 9, 2015
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Honorific suffixes, or simply honorifics, are appended to the names of people who you are addressing or referring to. Although not technically part of Japanese grammar, correct honorific usage is …