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Subjects, Objects, Verbs
漢字
日本語のぶんぽう
日本の歴史
いろいろ
100
What is the object in the following sentence? たかしさんはハンバーガーを食べました
ハンバーガー
100
Write the kanji for friend.
What is 友たち
100
If English and Chinese are "Subject, Verb, Object" languages what is Japanese?
What is Subject, Object, Verb.
100
When Christopher Columbus set sail for his famous voyage in 1492 he was trying to get to the mysterious land of Zipangu. Many explorers were obsessed with being the first to sail to Zipangu. Which famous Italian explorer who lived in China write about Zipangu despite never having been there that so excited Columbus?
Marco Polo
100
What is the largest city on the island of Kyushu?
What is Fukuoka
200
When don't you need a subject in Japanese?
When you are talking or any other time that the subject is implied.
200
How do you write にほんご into kanji?
日本語
200
Direct objects are important in Japanese. What particle indicates a direct object in a Japanese sentence?
What is を
200
Until 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War Two no foreign land had ever successfully landed troops on Japan. However it did happen briefly on two occasions in 1274 and 1281 when this Mongol leader failed at invading Japan but succeeded in landing troops there.
Khublai Khan
200
Many car companies have a luxury division that operates under a separate name. Audi is the luxury division of Volkswagon and Lexus is the luxury division of Toyota. Infinity is the luxury division of what car company?
What is Nissan
300
Suppose you want to say that you WANT to drink water?
What is みずを飲みたいです
300
Write the kanji for "I" or "Me" in kanji.
What is 私
300
What verb would you use to indicate that Andrew is here today?
What is います
300
During Japan's first modern war, the first war with China in 1894, the Empire of Japan was just beginning with gaining this important port city that would later partly lead to a war with Russia in 1904.
Port Arthur
300
The largest castle ever built in Japan still exists. Which castle is it?
What is Himeji Castle
400
How would you write the verb "to go" into its て-form?
What is 行って
400
What does the verb in this sentence mean? 日本語を書きます
What is "to write."
400
When expressing likes and dislikes in Japanese we use the particle 　が. When else do we use it?
What is for "to be" verbs.
400
Until the development of the B-29 bomber the United States didn't have a bomber that could take off from Hawaii or Midway, bomb Japan, and fly safely back. However, Colonial Doolittle flow one of these bombers, the predecessor to the B-29, from an aircraft carrier and bombed Tokyo in 1942.
B-17 Bomber
400
When visiting a Shinto Shrine you will see zigzag pieces of white paper hanging from rice-straw rope (an example is hanging next to the calendar of the emperor). It is signifies the presence of the Shinto god. What is it called in Japanese?
Gohei
500
How would put the following series of events into Japanese: At the amusement park I rode a roller coaster, drank some cola, and hung out with a friend.
What is ゆうえんちでジェットコースターのって、コーラをのんで、ともだちとあそびました。
500
Write the following sentence in Japanese and making sure the subject and verb are in kanji: I live in Tokyo.
What is 私は東京に住んでいます
500
In the following sentence what does the particle で indicate? Calumさんはデパートでスケートボードをしました
The particle "de" indicates an action in a location.
500
What was the name of the American naval officer that was sent to Japan in 1852 to open Japan up for trade?
Commodore Matthew Perry.
500
What was the name of the great Tea Master of the 16th century whose style of tea ceremony is still the most widely studied today? He was a friend of Hideyoshi until Hideyoshi ordered him to commit seppuku in 1591.
Sen no Rikyu