Vocabulary – NIHONGO ICHIBAN

Vocabulary Card – 切符 – kippu

June 5, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

Furigana: きっぷ

Romaji: kippu

Meaning: ticket

Word Type: noun

Writing

Kanji	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
切	to cut, come to an end	SETSU, SAI	ki(ru), i(reru)	4
符	mark, sign	FU	–

Examples

Kanji	切符売場はどこですか？
Furigana	きっぷうりばはどこですか？
Romaji	kippu uriba wa doko desu ka?
English	Where is the sales point for tickets?

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				–
				–

Opposite

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				5

Related words

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
改札口	かいさつぐち	kaisatsuguchi	ticket barrier	–
				–

Filed Under: 2. Vocabulary JLPT N5 Tagged With: Japanese vocabulary, JLPT N5

Survival Japanese – using the train

June 5, 2011 by Nicolas 7 Comments

Trains are the most economic and fastest way to move around in Japan. Nowadays many signs are bi-lingual but it still can be a little bit confusing to find the right platform and train.Here are a couple of useful expressions which will help you to find your way by train.

Expressions

Kanji	「東京駅」に行きたいですが。
Furigana	「とうきょうえき」にいきたいですが。
Romaji	[toukyou eki] ni ikitai desu ga.
English	I want to go to [Tokyo station].

Kanji	「山の手線」はどこですか？
Furigana	「やまのてせん」はどこですか？
Romaji	[yamanote sen] wa doko desu ka?
English	Where is the [yamanote line]?

Kanji	この電車は「東京駅」行きですか？
Furigana	このでんしゃは「とうきょうえき」ゆきですか？
Romaji	kono densha wa [toukyou eki] yuki desuka?
English	Is this train going to [Tokyo station]?

Kanji	「中央線」のホームはどこですか？
Furigana	「ちゅうおうせん」のホームはどこですか？
Romaji	[chuuou sen] no hoomu wa doko desu ka?
English	Where is the platform for the [chuo line]?

Vocabulary

English	Romaji	Furigana	Kanji
change train	norikae	のりかえ	乗り換え
last train	shuuden	しゅうでん	終電
station	eki	えき	駅
ticket	kippu	きっぷ	切符
ticket barrier	kaisatsuguchi	かいさつぐち	改札口
track number	hoomu	ホーム	ホーム
train	densha	でんしゃ	電車

Filed Under: 1. Survival Tagged With: survival Japanese

Kanji Card – 角 – kado

June 4, 2011 by Nicolas 1 Comment

89D2 - 角

Meaning	angle, horn
Onyomi	KAKU
Kunyomi	kado, tsuno
Strokes	7 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
角	かど	kado	corner	5
四角い	しかくい	shikakui	rectangular	–
三角	さんかく	sankaku	triangle	–

Radicals

Radical	Radical name	Meaning
–
–
–

Filed Under: 2. Vocabulary JLPT N5, 6. Kanji JLPT N3 Tagged With: Japanese Language, Japanese vocabulary, jlpt N3, kanji, kanji & kana, kanji radicals, Nihongo

Survival Japanese – good to know kanji and kana

June 4, 2011 by Nicolas 2 Comments

Here is a collection of Japanese characters useful for surviving in Japan without speaking Japanese. Knowing these will help you for orientation even when English signs are not available. Click on the pick if you want to know more about the word.