Say you go to Japan for the first time, and you're introducing yourself to some people. You learned how to say your name in Japanese and how old you are, but then you're asked where you're from. You freeze and realize that … [Read more...]
Sorry ladies. I have bad news. Kanji isn't a fan of your gender. Now, you can't go blaming the Japanese for this. They got these kanji, along with their meanings, from China. That being said, no matter where you're talking … [Read more...]
When you're studying your kanji, have you ever thought that some kanji look suspiciously like the thing they're supposed to be representing? In terms of the big kanji picture, this actually happens quite rarely. Most kanji … [Read more...]
If you're learning Japanese, one of the first things you do is learn what your name is in Japanese. It's great because it personalizes the language and gives you an identity in Japanese. But sometimes there's a little … [Read more...]
We've been moderately quiet about the kanji learning site WaniKani. Since it's getting close to private alpha time (if you get the 30 Day Ebook there's a link in there for previously said private alpha) I wanted to shed … [Read more...]
Most languages have different ways of writing letters and characters. In English, there's not only printed script, but cursive, and a million different fonts and variants thereof, and people are constantly churning out new … [Read more...]