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 …
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 …
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 …