The Nihongo Master Blog
Learn interesting topics about Japanese language, entertainment, culture and more.
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What Is Kanji?
If you're just starting to learn Japanese, congratulations! You may have already learned hiragana and katakana, and if you're reading this it means you've probably come across your first kanji. But what IS kanji exactly? Is it Chinese? Is i...
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国: Names of Countries in Japanese with Audio!
Do you know how to say names of countries in japanese? Luckily, most country names are pretty easy to say in Japanese. They are just an approximate translation that is written out in katakana such as カナダ – Kanada or ルーマニア – Rūmania....
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The Complete Guide to Japanese Counter Words
Last week we learned how to count to 100 in Japanese. Actually, we learned how to count to 1 trillion! But there is another critical part in learning how to count in Japanese and that is Japanese Counter Words. Japanese counters (助数詞, jo...
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Learning Japanese Numbers: 1-100 to 1 Trillion
Counting is one of the first things you learn in any language, but Japanese numbers are a little bit different. Numbers in Japanese are so different, in fact, that we're going to take TWO POSTS to tell you everything about counting in Japan...
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The Best Anime Cosplay (Just in time for Halloween!)
With Halloween just around the corner, you may be into finding the best anime cosplay for your costuming needs. Well look no further! We've put together a collection of all the best anime cosplay we could find on the web. If one of these ar...
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Learn the Days of the Week: Japanese
If you want to learn the days of the week Japanese, you've come to the right place! Before modern times, Japan didn't use a seven day calendar. Starting around 800 AD, a seven-day calendar was brought by Buddhists from India, but it was mos...
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Why Japanese Emoticons are Better! 絵文字!
If you're alive today and have a cell phone, you've probably sent an emoji (絵文字). The word "emoji" actually comes from Japan e (絵, "picture") + moji (文字, "character"), 絵文字! They are, after all, the one...
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JLPT N4 + New Lessons + Meet Aki!
Today is a monumental day! It marks the end of the JLPT N4 on Nihongo Master! That means if you've completed our beginner and advanced sections, you should be able to pass the test! We have also hired a new Japanese instructor who has been...
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Prepare for Excitement...
Nihongo Master is Getting EVEN Better! Don't worry, all of your favorite Nihongo Master features, lessons, and drills will remain the same. But lots of things will be changing for the better. We just know Nihongo Master will be the best Ja...
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Chindōgu: The Japanese Art of "Unuseless" Inventions
If you live on this planet and have the internet, you've surely at some point seen chindōgu (珍道具). Chindōgu are Japanese inventions that are almost completely useless, save for one very specific function that they perform. You may have...