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What does "musume" mean in Japanese? Native speakers use musume often to mean a 'daughter' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese movies, songs, novels, manga, anime, and the like. In this blog post, however, I'm explaining this word in detail based on its …
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What does "takusan" mean in Japanese? Grammatically "takusan" is not really an adverb, but native speakers use it quite often as an adverb of quantity to mean 'many', 'much', or such in Japanese. Usually it is written in hiragana, but in this blog post I will explain it in detail based on its kanji expression. And …
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What does "yotei" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "yotei" often to mean 'plan' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will explain …
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What does "koko" mean in Japanese? There are multiple ways to use "koko" in the Japanese language, but native speakers normally use it to refer to a place physically close to them, the point in time where they are, or a certain time period to or from now. In this blog post, I will explain this word in detail based …
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How to say "black" in Japanese? Native speakers say "kuro" or "kuroi" to mean 'black' in Japanese. The first one is a noun; the second one is an adjective. In this blog post, I will explain these two words and how to use them through example sentences. My explanations would help Japanese learners to understand which …
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What does "jibun" mean in Japanese? Jibun is a Japanese pronoun. Native speakers use it in three different ways: to say "I", to say "myself", and to say "you" in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this pronoun as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain …
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What does "nami" mean in Japanese? There are a few homophones, but native speakers use nami normally to mean a 'wave' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese movies, songs, novels, manga, anime, and the like. In this blog post, however, I'm explaining this word …
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How to say "white" in Japanese? Native speakers say "shiro" or "shiroi" to mean 'white' in Japanese. The first one is a noun; the second one is an adjective. In this blog post, I will explain these two words and how to use them through example sentences. My explanations would help Japanese learners to understand …
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What does "kuchi" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "kuchi" to mean 'mouth' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese textbooks. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail together with its kanji character. And also, I will explain how to …
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What does "ima" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "ima" to mean 'now' in Japanese. Probably, many Japanese learners know this word as it is often used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain its definitions and meanings in detail together with example sentences. My explanations …
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