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Japanese Word of the Day – fry (verb)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!炒める (いためる) fry (verb)オクラを料理するなら、炒めるのが一番だ。オクラをりょうりするなら、いためるのがいちばんだ。When you make okra it is best to fry it.料理人が、フライパンで卵を焼いている。りょうりにんが、フライパンでたまごをやいている。The cook is frying an egg with a frying pan.料理人が卵を焼いている。りょうりにんがたまごをやいている。The cook is frying an egg.料理人が卵を焼く。りょうりにんがたまごをやく。The cook fries an egg.料理人が卵を焼いた。りょうりにんがたまごをやいた。The cook fried an egg.料理人が、フライパンで卵を焼く。りょうりにんが、フライパンでたまごをやく。The cook fries an egg with a frying pan.料理人が、フライパンで卵を焼いた。りょうりにんが、フライパンでたまごをやいた。The cook fried an egg with a frying pan.コックが、卵を焼いている。コックが、たまごをやいている。The cook is frying an egg.卵を焼くたまごをやくfry an eggフライパンで卵を焼くフライパンでたまごをやくfry an egg with a frying panOwn a blog... Show more

Japanese Word of the Day – Internet (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!インターネット (インターネット) Internet (noun)最近はインターネットで本と音楽を買っている。さいきんはインターネットでほんとおんがくをかっている。These days I shop for books and music on the Internet.インターネット接続インターネットせつぞくInternet accessインターネットアドレスインターネットアドレスInternet addressインターネットに接続するインターネットにせつぞくするconnect to the InternetOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Japanese Word of the Day – overtime (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!残業 (ざんぎょう) overtime (noun)週に四十時間以上働くと、残業代が払われます。しゅうにしじゅうじかんいじょうはたらくと、ざんぎょうだいがはらわれます。If you work more than fourty hours a week, you'll be paid overtime.その男性はちょうど残業を終えたところです。そのだんせいはちょうどざんぎょうをおえたところです。The man has just finished working overtime.残業時間ざんぎょうじかんovertime hoursOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn Japanese with the New My Flashcards System (beta)

Premium Members, your Premium Account just got a whole lot more powerful! My Flashcards now allows you to study the Japanese words you want by importing lists from audio and video lessons, your My WordBank and the Japanese Core Word Lists 2000. Here's a quick rundown of the new features: My Flashcards Dashboard: My Flashcards have a brand new interface. Import words from any audio and video lesson, My WordBank and the Core Word Lists. Create, edit and delete as many decks as you want! Create a New Deck: How you want to study is completely up to you! You control what displays on the front and back of cards. Create new decks out of the existing words in My Flashcards. Simple pick the words, name your deck and you're ready to... Show more

Japanese Word of the Day – jazz (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!ジャズ (jazu) jazz (noun)ジャズの起源は、1910年代の米国ニューオーリンズだという人が多い。Jazu no kigen wa, sen kyūhyaku jū-nendai no beikoku nyū orīnzu da toiu hitoga ōi.Many people trace the origins of Jazz music to New Orleans of the United States in the early 1910s.その男の人は、サクソフォンを吹いている。Sono otoko no hito wa, sakusofon o fuite iru.The man is playing the saxophone.ジャズ歌手jazu kashujazz singerジャズミュージックJazu myūjikkujazz musicOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Japanese Word of the Day – summer school (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!夏期講習 (kaki kōshū) summer school (noun)全ての授業で合格すれば、夏期講習に行かなくてすみます。Subete no jugyō de gōkakusureba, kaki-kōshū ni ikanakute sumimasu.I need to pass all my classes, so I don't have to go to summer school.Own a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Japanese Word of the Day – mountain range (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!山脈 (sanmyaku) mountain range (noun)世界最大の山脈は、実は大西洋のど真ん中にある。Sekaisaidai no sanmyaku wa, jitsu wa Taiseiyō no domannaka ni aru.The worlds largest mountain range is actually in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.アルプス山脈は、ヨーロッパにあります。Arupusu sanmyaku wa, Yōroppa ni arimasu.The Alps mountain range is located in Europe.美しい山脈utsukushii sanmyakubeautiful mountain rangeOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Japanese Word of the Day – grapefruit (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!グレープフルーツ (gurēpufurūtsu) grapefruit (noun)私の母は、いつも、グレープフルーツの皮をむきながら食べた。Watashi no haha wa, itsumo, gurēpufurūtsu no kawa o muki nagara tabeta.My mother always ate fresh grapefruit right out of the peel.私の母は、朝食に、グレープフルーツを半分食べていた。Watashi no haha wa, chōshoku ni, gurēpufurūtsu o hanbun tabete ita.My mother always ate a half grapefruit at breakfast.グレープフルーツジュースgurēpufurūtsu jūsugrapefruit juice丸ごとのグレープフルーツとスライスしたグレープフルーツmarugoto no gurēpufurūtsu to suraisu shita gurēpufurūtsuwhole grapefruit and sliced grapefruitOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio... Show more

Japanese Word of the Day – worry (verb)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!心配する (shinpai suru) worry (verb)医者が試験を行いたいとき、心配するのは普通です。Isha ga tesuto o suru toki ni fuan o kanjiru no wa futsū no koto desu ka?It is normal to worry when the doctor wants to take tests.女性は心配しています。Josei wa shinpai shite imasu.The woman is worried.そんなに心配しないで。Sonna ni shinpai shinaide.Don't worry too much.その女性は、その請求書について心配している。Sono josei wa, sono seikyūsho ni tsuite shinpai shite iru.The woman is worried about the bill.その女性は、その請求書について心配する。Sono josei wa, sono seikyūsho ni tsuite shinpai suru.The woman worries about the bill.その女性は、その請求書について心配した。Sono josei wa, sono seikyūsho ni tsuite shinpai shita.The woman worried about the... Show more

Japanese Word of the Day – shoe store (noun)

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!靴屋 (kutsuya) shoe store (noun)女性は靴屋で、買い物をしている。Josei wa kutsuya de, kaimono o shite iru.The woman is shopping for shoes at the shoe store.靴屋で買い物をするkutsuya de kaimono o surushop at a shoe store婦人靴店fujingutsutenwomen's shoe storeOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!