Top 5 Myths about Learn Japanese Through Pictures

Learn Japanese Through Pictures or more oftenly known as picturelearning has received some feedbacks. Some from my friends, some from my readers. It seemed that some perception about picturelearning is not true, and here, I call them the Myths.  Myth #1 I cannot read Japanese We understand that many people cannot read Japanese. Thus, we use English as the main language to introduce you to Japanese words. We also provide romaji (Japanese written in alphabets) so that you know how to pronounce them. Even if...

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Marry in Europe

Visit Japan: Kitano-Cho, Kobe Romantic Western street. ロマンティックな西洋の町。 romantikku na seiyou no machi Lets get married. 結婚しましょうか。 kekkon shimashou. How to Say Will You Marry Me in Japanese The happiest moment in your life would be asking your love of your life to be your wife. Ask her: 僕と結婚してくれる？ boku to kekkon shite kureru Will you marry me...

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Like Learn Japanese Through Pictures

Dear Readers, Learn Japanese Through Pictures or more commonly known as picturelearning is consistently looking for ways to improve how we serve you better with more pictures, lessons, and interesting facts for your reading pleasure while you learn one or two Japanese words in the meantime. When picturelearning started, we were doing a coverage on Sendai a year before the 3/11 Tohoku Earthquake.  As we moved on to next coverage: Tokyo Game Show, we provided a How to Say in Japanese segment. We continued to...

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James Bond in Japan

Kitano-Cho, Kobe James Bond`s car ジェイムズ・ボンドの車 jeimuzu bondo no kuruma Perhaps James Bond is having a drink here. ジェイムズ・ボンドはここでビールを飲むかな。 jeimuzu bondo ha koko de bi-ru wo nomu kana. How to say James Bond in Japanese ジェイムズ・ボンドjeimuzu bondo James Bond is always acquainted with the number 007, a character created in 1953 with more than 20 movies to date. ...

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Nijo Castle

Nijojo, Kyoto The Nijo Castle have 2 parts. The Main Circle and the Second Circle. 二条城は二つの部分があります。本丸と二の丸です。 ni jou jou ha futatsu no bubun ga arimasu. honmaru to ninomaru desu. How to say CIRCLE in Japanese Do you know that the Japanese currency yen comes from the word 円 circle? Note: See the difference between 丸 maru and 円...

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Coffee Shot

Somewhere in Ninnaji, Kyoto How about some bitter coffee? 苦いコーヒーはいかがですか。 nigai ko-hi- ha ikaga desu ka How to say BITTER in Japanese Only 15% of coffee`s 苦い nigai taste come from caffeine See where is the rest of the coffeee`s bitter taste come fro...

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Picturelearning is now a Do Follow Blog

Dear Readers, I presume some readers who are also bloggers are familiar with the term: no-follow and do-follow. picturelearning would like to reward a do-follow backlink to your site with your constructive comments on our posts. do-follow backlink is important in order to rank better in Google and other search engines. picturelearning is always looking for ways to improve ourselves and to serve you better with interesting posts. We welcome your comment. Thank you for your support. Regards, jonway...

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Ninnaji Pagoda

Ninnaji, Kyoto When you open the door, ドアを開けると。。。 doa wo akeru to A pagoda will come into sight 仏塔が見えてきます buttou ga mietekimasu How to say PAGODA in Japanese Tianning Pagoda is the highest 仏塔 buttou pagoda in the world with 13 stori...

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Peeking Cat

Somewhere in Kyoto Let`s take a peek! 覗いてみよう！ nozoite miyou How to say Peek in Japanese The picture of the cat 覗いている nozoiteiru peeking inside reminds me of the proverb - Curiosity killed the cat....

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Golden Kinkakuji

Visit Japan: Kinkakuji, Kyoto. Coated with gold. 金でコーティングされている。  kin de ko-tingu sareteiru. The golden color reflected on the lake. 金色は湖に映っていました kiniro ha mizuumi ni utsutteimashita. How to say  Gold  in Japanese The largest 金 kin gold mine is Grasberg mine in Indonesia. See how big is Grasberg min...

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Serenity

Visit Japan: Ginkakuji, Japan I feel so serene in Ginkakuji. 銀閣寺では穏やかに感じる。 ginkakuji de ha odayaka ni kanjiru. How to say Serene in Japanese When the mind is 穏やか odayaka serene, there is no such thing as bad weath...

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Overlooking Ginkakuji

Visit Japan: Ginkakuji, Kyoto Ginkakuji is surrounded by lush greenery 銀閣寺は豊かな緑に囲まれました。 ginkakuji ha yutaka na midori ni kakomaremashita. How to say Lush Greenery in Japanese We are now losing our 豊かな緑 yutaka na midori lush greenery by 7.3million hectars per year. That is about 1400 times the size of Monaco city. Learn about United Nations report about deforestation....

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Blue Moss

Visit Japan: Ginkakuji, Kyoto Blue moss 青い苔 aoi koke  Light green moss spreading. 薄い緑の苔が広がっています  usui midori no koke ga hirogatteimasu. Green moss 濃い緑の苔 koi midori no koke How to say Moss in Japanese The Japanese love 苔 koke moss which symbolizes simplicity and tranquility. Related articles Extraordinary Japanese Culture: Super Convenient Words (picturelearning.org) Extraordinary Japanese Culture: Useful Words (picturelearning.org) Extraordinary Japanese Culture: Japanese...

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Sand Art

Visit Japan: Ginkakuji, Kyoto The flat sand art 平らな砂の美術 taira na suna no bijutusu The bulging sand art 膨らんでいる砂の美術 fukurandeiru suna no bijutsu How to say Sand in Japanese The tallest 砂 suna sand castle stood at almost 50 feet high. See the tallest sand castle....

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Ginkakuji Pavilion

Visit Japan: Ginkakuji, Kyoto Ginkakuji is surrounded by sand and stone gardens. 銀閣寺は砂や石の庭に囲まれました。 ginkakuji ha suna ya ishi no niwa ni kakomaremashita. How to say Surrounded by.... in Japanese  It is estimated that we produce 4 to 5 billion tonnes of garbage every year. Soon we will be ごみに囲まれた gomi (garbage) ni kakomareta surrounded by garbage...

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Japanese Trishaw

Visit Japan: Kyoto, Japan Sweat moves trishaws, not petrol. 三輪自転車を動かすのは汗です。ガソリンではありません。 sanrin jitensha wo ugokasu no ha ase desu. gasorin de ha arimasen. How to say Sweat in Japanese Dont 汗をかく ase wo kaku  sweat the small stuffs, it is all small stuffs. Grammatical Note: 汗 ase is sweat (nount). 汗をかく ase wo kaku is to sweat (verb)...

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