The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #15, Key Kanji: 車、中、上、道、高、足、金、水、火、目 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 上下 うえした (n) high and low/up and down/unloading and loading/praising and blaming/(P)/ 上下水道 じょうげすいどう (n) water and sewer services/ 上中下 じょうちゅうげ (n) excellent-good-poor/first-second-third (class)/ 下下 したじた (n) the lower classes/the common people/ 下水 げすい (n) (1) drainage/ditch/gutter/sewerage/(2) sewage/black water/(P)/ 下水道 げすいどう (n)... Show more

Hi everyone! Welcome to Everyday Kanji! In this series, we present pictures of kanji seen in various places in Japan taken by the team members at JapanesePod101.com. That's right - kanji seen and used everyday! In this blog and on Twitter we'll be presenting pictures with kanji based on a theme, such as kanji seen on road signs, shop signs, restaurant menus, product packaging, and lots more! You can also see the kanji pictures everyday on Twitter if you follow us! We’ll be changing the theme of the pictures every week. This week's theme was kanji seen on caution and prohibition signs. ① 駐車禁止(chuusha kinshi) This means “NO PARKING”. “禁止” means “prohibited”, so you should watch out for these kanji! 駐車・chūsha = parking -  ... Show more

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #14, Key Kanji: 火、目、牛、車、道、大、中、生、出、口 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 中水道 ちゅうすいどう (n) gray-water system/grey-water system/recycled waste-water/ 出水 しゅっすい (n,vs) flood/freshet/inundation/ 大水 おおみず (n,adj-no) flood/(P)/ 水中 すいちゅう (n,adj-no) underwater/(P)/ 水口 みずぐち (n) a spout/(P)/ 水火 すいか (n) fire and water/ 水牛 すいぎゅう (n) water buffalo/(P)/ 水生 すいせい (n,adj-no) aquatic (life)/living in the water/ ... Show more

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #13, Key Kanji: 金、道、出、見、一、新、名、国、火、木 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 一花 ひとはな (n,adj-no) success/one flower/ 出花 でばな (n) first brew of tea/ 名花 めいか (n) celebrated flower/beautiful woman/ 国花 こっか (n) national flower/ 火花 ひばな (n) spark/(P)/ 花木 かぼく (n) (1) flowers and trees/(2) flowering trees/ 花火 はなび (n) fireworks/(P)/ 花見 はなみ (n,vs) cherry blossom viewing/flower viewing/(P)/... Show more

Hi everyone! Welcome to Everyday Kanji! In this series, we're going to present pictures of kanji seen in various places in Japan taken by the team members at JapanesePod101.com. That's right - kanji seen and used everyday! In this blog and on Twitter we'll be presenting pictures with kanji based on a theme, such as kanji seen on road signs, shop signs, restaurant menus, product packaging, and lots more! You can also see the kanji pictures everyday on Twitter if you follow us! We’ll be changing the theme of the pictures every week. Our first Everyday Kanji theme for the first week is kanji seen at restaurants! ①  やけど注意：Seen on a hot water pot at a sushi shop. It literally means "Be careful not to burn yourself."  注意(chūi) means... Show more

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #12, Key Kanji: 金、言、花、円、一、年、口、国、人、東 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 一万 いちまん (n) 10,000/ten thousand/ 一万円 いちまんえん (n) 10,000 Yen/ 万一 まんいち (adv,n) by some chance/by some possibility/if by any chance/10,000 to 1 odds/(P)/ 万万 ばんばん (adv) (1) very much/fully/(2) never (with negative verb)/ 万万一 ばんばんいち (adv,n) by any chance/ten thousand to one/ 万人 ばんじん (n) (1) all people/everybody/(2) ten thousand... Show more

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #11 気、言、国、人、手、社、生、一、会、道 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 一本 いっぽん (n) (1) one long cylindrical thing/(2) one version/(3) (a) certain book/(4) (a) blow/(5) an experienced geisha/(P)/ 一本気 いっぽんぎ (adj-na,n) (a) one-track mind/monotony/ 一本道 いっぽんみち (n) direct unforked road/straight path/ 国本 こくほん (n) foundation of the nation/ 手本 てほん (n) (1) copybook/(2) model/pattern/(P)/ 本人 ほんにん (n,adj-no) the person... Show more

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #10 目、日、見、読、手、口、生、一、車、足 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 後 あと (n,adj-no) (1) behind/rear/(2) after/later/(3) after one's death/(4) remainder/the rest/(5) descendant/successor/heir/(6) (arch) past/previous/(n-adv) (7) more (i.e. five more minutes)/(P)/ 後口 あとくち (n) (1) aftertaste/(2) later (in line or in turn, etc.)/ 後後 あとあと (n-adv,n-t) distant future/ 後手 ごて (n) (1) losing the initiative (in Go)/(2) rear guard/(3)... Show more

 The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets .) Kanji Scrabble #09   学、語、小、多、金、二、古、名、三、上 (Learn How to Play Here) To start, all you need is a Twitter account and to follow our Twitter account @japanesepod101 (What’s Twitter you ask? Read our guide here.) Answers: Kanji Kana English 三言 みこと (n) three words/ 二言 にごん (n) (1) double-dealing/double tongue/going back on what one has said/(2) repeating oneself/ 二言三言 ふたことみこと (n) a few words/ 古言 こげん (n) obsolete word/old proverb/ 名言 めいげん (n) wise saying/ 多言 たげん (n,vs) talkativeness/verbosity/garrulity/ 多言語 たげんご (adj-no) multilingual/ 小言 こごと (n)... Show more

Welcome to Forum Spotlight! Here we’ll be introducing interesting and useful posts made by members at our very own JapanesePod101.com Forum. This week's forum spotlight post is a question asked by thegsusfreek about the Japanese writing system from a beginner's point of view that was answered by QuackingShoe. If you're a beginner who is confused by how the Japanese writing system works, you'll find some answers here! ===================== Question from thegsusfreek: ===================== I've just started using this program and I've signed up for the 7 day premium trial. I'm absolutely loving it! But, I have many questions about written Japanese. I hope that someone can help answer them. 1) In the first table of the "Kanji Close-up"... Show more