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Jishin
じしん (jishin) = Japanese for self-confidence. Japanese has some neat things when you break down the various elements within the language through its kanji characters. Inside every kanji component to...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Shinka
Well, I finally took the plunge to change up my blog’s theme from the Redoable Lite I ran for more than a year (coincidentally, that was the blog theme my class group had for a blog project back in...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Sora
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 空, which is read as sora (soh-rah). 空 means “sky/the heavens.” If you use your imagination, I have always thought of the symbol as funky-looking clouds on...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Byouki
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 病気, which is read as byouki (bee-yoh-key). 病気 means illness. 病 refers to “illness/disease.” 気 is “spirit/energy.” So 病気 together is something like “sick...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Odoru
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 踊る, which is read as odoru (oh-doh-ru). 踊る means “to dance,” such as when you shake your moneymaker. Or perhaps it’s that activity some of us do in living...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Aki
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 秋, which is ready as aki (ah-key). 秋 means fall (autumn), as in the season where the leaves start to change. If you look closely, there are the symbols...
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Happy Haiku: Halves
Happy Haiku! Haiku 真ん中に 白黒がいる 二等分 Romaji Man naka ni Shirokuro ga iru Ni toubun English Translation Down the middle Black and white exist Two halves - Nhan “Nhan-Fiction” Pham Please be sure to like...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Chizu
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 地図, which is ready as chizu (chi-zoo). 地図 means map. 地 is a symbol for earth, representing things like soil and land. 図 refers to a drawing, a picture,...
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Happy Haiku: Pose
Happy Haiku! Haiku 明るい目 かわいいポース 素晴しい Romaji Akarui me Kawaii poosu Suburashii English Translation Bright eyes A cute pose Wonderful - Nhan “Nhan-Fiction” Pham Please be sure to like “Nhan-Fiction” on...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Megane
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 眼鏡, which is ready as megane (may-gone-nay). 眼鏡 means “glasses,” as in the specs you wear to see better. 眼 symbolizes an “eyeball.” 鏡 reflects the...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Nikki
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 日記, which is ready as nikki (knee-key). 日記 means “diary/journal,” as in the thing you write in to describe your day. 日 symbolizes “day/sun.” 記 reflects...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Hanbun
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 半分, which is ready as hanbun (hanh-boon). 半分 means “half.” 半 is the symbol for “half/being split down the middle.” 分 means a lot of things, but in this...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Eigo
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 英語, which is ready as eigo (eh-go). 英語 means “English.” 英 is the symbol for “England/English.” 語 refers to things like “words” and “speech.” The stroke...
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Happy Haiku: Coffee
Happy Haiku! Haiku 寒い朝 コーヒーカップ 暖かい Romaji Samui asa Koohii kappu Atatakai English Translation Cold morning Coffee cup Warm - Nhan “Nhan-Fiction” Pham Please be sure to like “Nhan-Fiction” on Facebook...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Fuyu
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 冬, which is ready as fuyu (foo-yu). 冬 means “winter.” The stroke order for 冬 is shown below. 冬 is coming. Oh wait. It’s already here. It’s been pretty...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Shourai
————————————————————————————————————– Random Kanji Knowledge: Kanji is a complicated means of conveying language. With literally thousands of symbols that have different readings depending on context,...
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Happy Haiku: Awakening
————————————————————————————————————– Happy Haiku: I try to dabble in writing haiku poems in Japanese. ————————————————————————————————————– Happy Haiku! Haiku 朝早く ベッドの中で 目を覚ます Romaji Asahayaku Beddo...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Tokei
————————————————————————————————————– Random Kanji Knowledge: Kanji is a complicated means of conveying language. With literally thousands of symbols that have different readings depending on context,...
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Happy Haiku: Feeling
————————————————————————————————————– Happy Haiku: I try to dabble in writing haiku poems in Japanese. ————————————————————————————————————– Happy Haiku! Haiku この心 たくさんの夢 いい思い Romaji Kono kokoro...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Yuugou
————————————————————————————————————– Random Kanji Knowledge: Kanji is a complicated means of conveying language. With literally thousands of symbols that have different readings depending on context,...
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