Kanji & Kana
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When in Japan...
Expressive Expressions
Do you know Tango?
100
Read and translate: 百円
ひゃくえん、100 yen
100
Translate this sentence: きのう友だちとバスでビーチに行って、海であそびました。
Yesterday my friend(s) and I took the bus to the beach and had fun in the ocean.
100
What is miso?
Fermented soybean paste
100
Your new Japanese friend wants to know how well you speak Japanese. They ask you: 日本語が____ですか?
ぺらぺら
100
 The opposite of: はれです。
くもりです。
200
Read and translate: 半分
はんぶん、half
200
Listen and translate: 今年?、バスケ部と日本語のサークルに入っています。
This year I'm on the basketball team and in Japanese club.
200
A type of long-sleeved kimono worn by young, single women
Furisode
200
You haven't eaten all day?. You tell your friend: おなかが_______です。
ぺこぺこ
200
Who is this in Japanese? お父さんのおとうとのむすめは私の____です。
いとこです。
300
Read and translate: 電車
でんしゃ、 train
300
Explain to your family friend what you plan to do after high school.
Example: 大学にすすんで、けいざいを勉強するつもりです。 母が医者をしているので、しょうらい私も医者になりたいです。
300
Paper screen doors that often slide open
Shouji
300
Your little brother is looking for his homework. You have just taken out the trash. You realize your mistake: あっ、ごめんね。_____すててしまいました。
つい
300
この人はプロでやきゅうをしています。
(やきゅう)せんしゅ です。
400
Read and translate: 病院
びょういん、hospital
400
Listen and translate: あの足が長くてやせている男の人は子供の時からの親友です。
That tall, thin man is my childhood friend.
400
What does one do with their futon in the morning when they are done sleeping?
They fold it up and store it in the cupboard during the day.
400
You've just run ten miles. Your friend asks how you feel. You say: ああ、_____ですよ!
へとへと / ぐたぐた
400
In order to mail a letter, you must buy this and affix it.
切手(きって)
500
Read and translate: 地図
ちず、map
500
In Japanese, state and explain your opinion: which is more difficult to learn, English or Japanese?
たん語がいっぱいあるし、文ぽうのルールがへんでふくざつだし、英語の方がむずかしいと思います。
500
What is the literal meaning of "Shinto"?
"The way of the gods"
500
You train for a swim meet but don't think you have what it takes to place in the top three. Your family encourages you to compete anyway. You enter and finish tenth out of twelve. At home, when your family asks how it went, you tell them: がんばりましたが、______ダメです。
やっぱり / けっきょく
500
In Japanese, name four methods of travel.
車 と ふね と バス と 電車 (と ひこうき と しんかんせん)
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