異なる漢字のかえる/ “かえる(Kaeru)” in different Kanji
There are many homonyms in the Japanese language. Homonyms refer to the words that have the same reading with different meanings. Some of...
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momokayamaguchi36
Jul 31, 20212 min read
「いる」と「ある」の違い/The difference between いる(Iru) and ある(Aru)
Both いる(Iru) and ある(Aru) are "be verb" in Japanese. In English, there is only one verb “be” and different conjugations for different...
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momokayamaguchi36
Jun 16, 20213 min read
The difference between 当社/とうしゃ/Tosho and 弊社/へいしゃ/Heisha
Continuing on from the last article, “The difference between 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha”, this article is also about Japanese words...
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momokayamaguchi36
Jun 3, 20213 min read
The difference between 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha
Today’s article is about Japanese words that have the meaning of “your company”. 御社/おんしゃ/Onsha and 貴社/きしゃ/Kisha both refer to the...
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momokayamaguchi36
Apr 27, 20213 min read
「だんだん」「どんどん」「ますます」の違い/The difference between dandan, dondon and masumasu
This article will explain the difference between だんだん(Dandan), どんどん(Dondon) and ますます(Masumasu). All of them are onomatopoeia that shows...
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momokayamaguchi36
Apr 14, 20214 min read
「存じ上げません」と「 わかりかねます」の違い/The difference between 存じ上げません and わかりかねます
The words 存じ上げません(Zonjiagemasen) and わかりかねます (Wakarikanemasu) both mean a polite form of “I don’t know” and although their original...
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momokayamaguchi36
Apr 6, 20214 min read
他方、一方、片方の違い
The difference between 他方/たほう/Taho, 一方/いっぽう/Ippo and 片方/かたほう/Kataho The word “他方/たほう/Taho”, “一方/いっぽう/Ippo” and “片方/かたほう/Kataho” have...
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momokayamaguchi36
Mar 30, 20212 min read
書くと描くと画くの違い/Homonym: The difference between three かく(kaku) written in different kanji
In Japanese, there are many homonyms which are words that have exactly the same reading but have different meanings. This article focuses...
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momokayamaguchi36
Mar 23, 20213 min read
こととものの違い(ちがい)/Koto to mono no chigai/The difference between koto and mono
This article will explain the difference between こと(Koto) and もの(Mono). Both words can be translated as “Thing” and have a similar...
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momokayamaguchi36
Mar 16, 20213 min read
音読みと訓読みの違い/おんよみとくんよみのちがい/On-Yomi to Kun-Yomi no chigai/The difference between On-yomi and Kun-yomi
There are two different types of readings for kanji which are 音読み/おんよみ/On-yomi and 訓読み/くんよみ/Kun-yomi. This article will briefly explain...
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momokayamaguchi36
Mar 9, 20212 min read
すごいとすごくの違い(ちがい)/Sugoi to Sugoku no chigai/The difference between Sugoi and Sugoku
The word すごい/Sugoi and すごく/Sugoku both sound similar and they are both frequently used words. すごい(Sugoi) is usually translated as...
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momokayamaguchi36
Feb 23, 20212 min read
謙譲語/けんじょうご/Kenjo-go/Type of Honorifics
Continuing from last week, today’s article is again about the Japanese honorific language. This article will focus on...
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momokayamaguchi36
Feb 20, 20213 min read
尊敬語/そんけいご/Sonkei-go/Type of honorifics
Continuing from last week, this article is also about the Japanese honorific language. This article will focus on 尊敬語/そんけいご/Sonkei-go....
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momokayamaguchi36
Feb 9, 20212 min read
敬語について/Japanese Honorific language
Today’s article is about Japanese grammar, 敬語/けいご/Keigo/Honorific language. I have briefly explained this in the past article...
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momokayamaguchi36
Jan 19, 20214 min read
The difference between postpositional particle は/ha(wa) and が(ga)
「は」と「が」の違い/「は」と「が」のちがい/”Ha(wa)” to “ga” no chigai Distinguishing the difference between the Japanese particles "ha" and "ga" is said to...
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momokayamaguchi36
Dec 11, 20203 min read
「もうすぐ」と「そろそろ」の違い/”Mosugu” to “Sorosoro” no Chigai/ The difference between “mosugu” and “sorosoro”
The English translations of "もうすぐ/Mosugu" and "そろそろ/Sorsoro" are often interchangeable in much the same way, making it easy to get...
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momokayamaguchi36
Dec 4, 20203 min read
「行きます」と「来ます」の違い/"Ikimasu" to "Kimasu" no chigai/The difference between 行きます and 来ます
Today’s article is about the difference between 行きます/いきます/Ikimasu and 来ます/きます/Kimasu. In English, 行きます is translated to “go” and 来ます is...
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momokayamaguchi36
Nov 10, 20205 min read
Japanese postpositional particles 2
Continuing on from last week, this article summarises the function of Japanese postpositional particles. There are four categories of...
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momokayamaguchi36
Nov 5, 20204 min read
Japanese postpositional particles 1
A particle is a word that fleshes out the meaning of the word. In this article, I will explain different types of particles and how to...
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momokayamaguchi36
Oct 27, 20204 min read
Summary of Japanese grammatical terminology
Grammar is the rules and regulations of writing. Understanding the rules of Japanese writing will help you to write sentences that are...
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