Japanese Study Group Discord

hi guys ^-^ if you’re wondering about the discord I made a little while back, it’s still up and running! all that’s left is finding some more japanese learning fanatics to join.

of course it will be a constant work in progress, but the dream is that maybe someday it will be filled with a variety of people with the same common goal, all trying to help each other out in the process of helping themselves.

Join the 勉強会 Discord Server!

We are currently accepting staff applications and are offering special roles to certain active or more advanced learners. We hope you consider joining! Having a sense of community is so important when it comes to taking on huge goals such as learning Japanese.

I’m also working on getting native speakers to join, so although for now it will be mostly english speakers, hopefully we can change that soon! I look forward to you seeing the server grow into a flourishing community of positivity, motivation, and belief in one another!

オノマトペ /의성어/ Onomatopoeia

pt1

日本語 - 한국어 - English / Japanese - Korean - English

1. ふわふわ - 말랑말랑 /폭신폭신- fluffy

2.ドキドキ - 두근두근 - butterflies / pounding heart

3. はくしょん - 에취 - achoo

4. ピンポン - 딩동 - ding dong

5.トントン - 똑똑똑 - knock knock

Animal Names in Japanese

Part 3

Fish : 魚 (さかな)

Frog : 蛙 (かえる)

Crow : 烏 (からす)

Owl : 梟 (ふくろう)

Penguin : ペンギン

Snake : 蛇 (へび)

Deer : 鹿 (しか)

Reindeer : トナカイ

Flamingo : フラミンゴ

Pigeon / Dove : 鳩 (はと)

School Pt 1

学校 (がっこう) - school

生徒 (せいと) - student

保育園 (ほいくえん) -Nursery school

幼稚園 (ようちえん) - Kindergarten

小学校 (しょうがっこう) - Elementary/Primary school

小学生 (しょうがくせい) - Elementary/Primary school student

中学校 (ちゅうがっこう) - Junior high school

中学生(ちゅうがくせい) - Junior high school student

高等学校(こうとうがっこう) - the correct name for high school

高校(こうこう)- a shorter version of high school

高校生(こうこうせい) - high school student

大学(だいがく) - University

大学生(だいがくせい) - University Student

専門学校(せんもんがっこう) -Vocational school

専門学校生(せんもんがくせい) - Vocational school student

Animal Names in Japanese

Part 2

Fox:狐　(きつね)

Wolf:狼　(おおかみ)

Bear:熊　(くま)

Lion:ライオン

Tiger:虎　(とら)

Panda:パンダ

Elephant:象　(ぞう)

Giraffe:麒麟　(きりん)

Squirrel/chipmunk:栗鼠　(りす)

Sugar glider:モモンガ　

Animal Names in Japanese

Part 1

Animal (s) : 動物(どうぶつ)

Bird : 鳥 (とり)

Cow : 牛(うし)

Horse: 馬(うま)

Dog : 犬(いぬ)

Cat:猫(ねこ)

Pig:豚(ぶた)

Wild Boar:猪(いのしし)

Rabbit:兎(うさぎ)

Mouse:鼠(ねずみ)

Guinea pig:モルモット

The solar system

Japanese/Korean

Space :

宇宙 (uchū) /우주 (wooju)

Alien :

宇宙人 (uchūjin)/외계인 (oegyein)

Planet:

惑星 (wakusei)/행성 (haengseong)

Sun :

太陽 (taiyō)/태양 (taeyang)

Moon:

月 (tsuki)/달 (dal)

Mercury:

水星 (suisei)/수성 (suseong)

Venus:

金星 (kinsei)/금성(geumseong)

Earth:

地球 (chikyū)/지구(jigu)

Mars:

火星 (kasei)/화성(hwaseong)

Jupiter:

木星 (mokusei)/목성(mogseong)

Saturn:

土星 (dosei)/토성(toseong)

Uranus:

天王星 (ten'nōsei)/천왕성(cheonwangseong)

Neptune:

海王星 (kaiōsei)/해왕성(haewangseong)

Pluto:

冥王星 (meiōsei)/명왕성(myeongwangseong)

Star:

星 (hoshi)/별(byeol)

Asteroid:

小惑星(shōwakusei)/소행성(sohaengseong)

Comet:

彗星 (suisei)/혜성(hyeseong)

Country Names in Japanese pt2

USA - アメリカ or 米国（べいこく)

France - フランス

Italy - イタリア

Australia - オーストラリア

Portugal - ポルトガル

Spain - スペイン

New Zealand - ニュージーランド

Pt1

English words that are used in Japan pt 2

ice cream (アイスクリーム), is also referred to as just `ice` (アイス）

pen (ペン）is also called a ballpen (ボールペン）

chime (チャイム）

drama (ドラマ）

television (テレビジョン), is usually shortened and referred to as `terebi`(テレビ）

Country Names EN/JP/KR

Pt1

Country / 国（くに) / 나라

China / 中国(ちゅうごく) /중국

India /インド/ 인도

Indonesia / インドネシア/ 인도네시아

Pakistan / パキスタン/ 파키스탄

Bangladesh / バングラデシュ/방글라데시Japan / 日本(にほん) / 일본

Korea /韓国(かんこく) / 한국

Animal Names in Japanese pt4

Bee : 蜂 (はち)

Camel :駱駝 (らくだ)

Goat :山羊 (やぎ)

Mosquito : 蚊 (か)

Otter : カワウソ

Peacock : 孔雀 (くじゃく)

Zebra : シマウマ

Kangaroo : カンガルー

Hyena : ハイエナ

Hedgehog : ハリネズミ

Comparing Chinese character readings in Japanese & Korean pt 1

Fact : Japanese and Korean have a lot of words from Chinese. Because of this there is a lot of words that sound the same or similar. Also this plus the grammar being the same is the reason why Korean is the easiest to learn for Japanese people and vice versa.

jp/kr

Chinese characters - 漢字 kanji / 한자 hanja

promise - 約束 yakusoku / 약속 yagsog

Family - 家族 kazoku / 가족 gajok

Tool - 道具 dōgu / 도구 dogu

High School - 高等学校 kōtōgakkō / 고등학교 godeunghaggyo

School - 学校 gakkō/ 학교 haggyo

Japan - 日本 Nihon or Nippon / 일본 ilbon

Korea - 韓国 Kankoku/ 한국 hangug

Fruit names in Japanese

Fruit - 果物（くだもの)

1. Apple - 林檎 (りんご)

2. Banana - バナナ

3. Grape - 葡萄 (ぶどう)

4. Peach - 桃 (もも)

5. Watermelon -西瓜 (すいか)

6. Melon -メロン

7. Pear - Japanese pears - 梨(なし)

- 洋梨(ようなし)

8. Orange - オレンジ

9. Mandarin - 蜜柑(みかん)

10. Lemon - 檸檬(れもん)

translations101:

Days of the week in Japanese

Monday: 月曜日 (getsuyōbi)

Tuesday:火曜日(kayōbi)

Wednesday:水曜日(suiyōbi)

Thursday:木曜日(mokuyōbi)

Friday:金曜日(kinyōbi)

Saturday:土曜日(doyōbi)

Sunday:日曜日(nichiyōbi)

Weekday: 平日 (heijitsu)

Weekend: 週末 (shūmatsu)

The body in Japanese

Pt1

Body - 体(からだ)

Head - 頭(あたま)

Arms - 腕(うで)

Legs - 脚(あし)

Feet - 足(あし)

Nature (Japanese) pt 1

Flower(s) - 花 (はな)

Sun -太陽 (たいよう)

　日(ひ) and おひさまis also said but おひさま is more childlike?

Cloud(s) - 雲(くも)

Rainbow - 虹(にじ)

Wind - 風(かぜ)