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August 4th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with Japanese Idiomatic Phrases at JapanesePod101.com! So how do you go from communicating in basic Japanese, and to impressing listeners in sophisticated Japanese? Well, you can start with this lesson. Impress listeners with these 2 yojijukugo, 4 character kanji compounds. Both of these useful Japanese phrases will impress your friends and help you learn kanji!

Learn Japanese Kanji and improve your vocabulary!

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July 28th, 2008 | help Need help?

Ever feel like you make progress only to find yourself back where you started? Or worse? Today we’re going to learn how to say that in Japanese! The word is isshin’ittai, but it requires a little more explanation than that. Next we’ll learn icchō ittan, which can be used describe all kinds of products and situations, but you’ll have to listen to find out how!

Whether you’re an advanced Japanese student or want to start learning Japanese, this series is the perfect place to begin learning kanji or refine your use of kanji. Perfect for Japanese learners of all levels!

Learn Japanese Kanji and improve your vocabulary!

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July 21st, 2008 | help Need help?

Feeling great? Feel blue?
It’s amazing what a difference two kanji will make.
The Japanese language has two fantastic words to describe these states. Today we’ll learn two yojijukugo (4 kanji compounds) which start with the same two Chinese characters but have extremely different meanings after adding the final two.

Learn Japanese kanji and have fun!

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July 14th, 2008 | help Need help?

Do you use 4 letter words? Well, the Japanese love them! 4 kanji words, usually taken from Chinese Classics are called yojijukugo. In this series, we’ll learn some of the most common and interesting 4 kanji words and the contexts in which to use them! Today we’ll look at ichinenhokki and ichimokuryōzen.

Whether you’re an advanced Japanese student or want to start learning Japanese, this series is the perfect place to begin learning kanji or refine your use of kanji. Perfect for Japanese learners of all levels!

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com!

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Learn Japanese Culture at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s podcast, Miki is talking about how and why Japanese people choose names. We’ll learn about kanji stroke count, kanji meaning and using kanji for Nihonrashikunai namae (non-Japanese names). All in all this is a really interesting audio blog. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave her a post!

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