かんじ
ぶんぽ(Grammar)
Adjectives(けいようし)
History
いろいろ(Mixed Bag)
100

What kanji is this:

一人

One person

100

What is the past-tense form of verbs in Japanese?

ました

100

There are two types of adjectives in Japanese. What are they?

い - adjectives

な - adjectives

100

Which period of Japanese history came first:

Heian, Nara, Kamakura

Nara

100

What is Japan's second largest city?

よこはま

200

What is this in English: 日本語

Japanese language

200

Which Hiragana is the subject particle?

A。。わ

B。 は

200

What is the な for in な-adjectives?

It is used when there is a noun directly after the adjective in a sentence. It goes between the adjective and the noun.

200

Who was the first ruling shogun in Japanese history beginning in 1190?

Minamoto Yoritomo

200
How would you say that Ian is between Lindsay and Lexie.


Ianさん は Lindsayさん と Lexieさん の あいだ に います。

300

What does this kanji mean?


mother

300
What is the particle の?

Possessive case particle.

300

How do you put a な-adjective in the past-tense?

Simply add でした to the end of the adjective。
300

One of the greatest works of the Heian Period is a book written by a female court aristocrat in the 11th century. It is considered the world's first novel. What book is it?

The Tale of Genji.

300

Who is the emperor of Japan?

Emperor Reiwa

400

What number is this in Kanji?


100

400

What does the particle を do in the following sentence?


わたし は すし を たべました。

Indicates a direct object in the sentence.

400

Let's look at an い-adjective such as つよい (strong). How would you place that in the past-tense negative form?

つよくなかった。

400

When was Nara the capital of Japan?

710-794

400

How many major island does Japan consist of?

Four

500

What day of the week is 月曜日?

Monday

500

What is the purpose of the particle が?

Indicates an indirect object in a sentence.

500

What is the past-tense negative form for the adjective じょうず?

じょうずじゃなかった

500

Oda Nobunaga was a young and ambitious daimyo in 1560. He came to national prominence when he attacked an army of 40,000 camped in his domain with only 2,000 samurai. Which daimyo did he defeat?

Imagawa Yoshimoto

500

Roughly how many earthquakes does Japan have each year?

1,500

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