Translation/Speech
Onomatopoeia
Hiragana/Katakana
Kanji
Random
1
Translate this grammar into English: ぼうしをかうひと
“People who buy hats”
1
If you were to see the sound effect “ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ" pop up in an anime or manga, what does it mean?
a. Things are getting tense or menacing/threatening
b. Thundering footsteps or punches
c. Something/someone approaches
d. Someone falling down stairs
Things are getting tense or menacing/threatening
1
For what purpose do you use katakana?
To transcribe foreign words (“as italics or capitalization/stress of words” is also acceptable)
1
Which of the following kanji meanings is used to indicate the United States of America?
a. King (王)
b. Distinguished (偉)
c. Middle (中)
d. Rice (米)
d. Rice (米)
1
Name a color in Japanese, and if you can, write either the romaji or hiragana!
Ex: みどり; midori
2
子供の時、よく山にのぼったりおよいだりしました。When this person was a child, what did they do? Choose from the following!
a. Mountain climbing and fishing
b. Fishing and biking
c. Mountain climbing and swimming
d. Swimming and fishing
c. Mountain climbing and swimming
2
Come up with two Japanese onomatopoeia that represent animal cries.
Ex: ニャーニャー、ワンワン
2
If 会 is read kai, and 社 is read sha, how is this kanji 社会 read?
Shakai
2
春にさくらを見るのが好きで、毎日花見をする。If 花 means flower and 見 means to see or view, what does 花見 mean?
Flower viewing
2
What is 12,000 yen in US dollars? Hint: 1 dollar = 100 yen
120 dollars
3
Introduce yourself! 自己紹介（じこしょうかい）をしてください！
Any answer is acceptable!
3
Which onomatopoeia represents a friendly grin?
a. クスクス
b. ニコニコ
c. ワッハッハー
d. ニヤニヤ
b. ニコニコ
3
Write the katakana for coffee and chocolate.
コーヒー、チョコレート
3
Name two other kanji that use the radical 糸, as in 結.
Ex: 続く、終わり
3
Name two animals in Japanese.
Ex: ねずみ; nezumi、うさぎ; usagi
4
Use the grammar points ～ほうがいいです to formulate a sentence!
Ex: 日本に行くと、まず京都にいったほうがいいです。
4
What sounds does the onomatopoeia category “giongo” cover?
a. Words that describe a feeling or visual but does not produce sound (ex: niya niya - smirking, odd grin)
b. Words that imitate the voices of animals and people (ex: wan wan - barking)
c. Audible sounds that come from both animate and inanimate objects (ex: zaa zaa - like the sound of rain falling)
d. I don’t know, yabai, can I phone my sensei?
c. Audible sounds that come from both animate and inanimate objects (ex: zaa zaa - like the sound of rain falling)
4
Which katakana/hiragana have the ability to change sounds using diacritics?
か、さ、は、た
4
If the kanji for 1 is 一, then what are the kanji for 2 and 3?
二、三
4
If みず is water and うみ is sea, what is みずうみ?
a. Ocean
b. Sea water
c. Lake
d. Lake water
c. Lake
5
Form a sentence using the following words: びょういん and バスてい.
Ex: びょういんはバスていのちかくにあります。
5
You are with friends for the day, when one of them says they are feeling “ペコペコ”. Where do you go next?
a. A park
b. The hospital
c. A restaurant
d. Back home
c. A restaurant
5
List two words that are read the same way but use different kanji.
Ex: おこる (起こる), おこる (怒る)
The English meanings are also fine!
5
音楽 means music. The first kanji (音) in the word means “sound”. What does the second kanji (楽) mean on its own?
Enjoyment
5
百 is one hundred and 1-10 are
What is 10 x 12 in Japanese? You can answer using romaji or kanji!
百二十