お誕生日 (おたんじょうび, otanjoubi) means "(your) honorable birthday." It combines the honorific prefix お (o) with 誕生日 (たんじょうび, tanjoubi). This respectful form is used...
Archives: Blog
おめでとう (omedetou) means "Congrats!" or "Congratulations!" and is used to casually celebrate good news, achievements, or happy occasions. It can be used on its own or paired with an event, as...
Are you a JO1 fan who wants to learn Japanese with your beloved J-Pop stars? In Lesson 3, I will translate a real message from Ruki and break it down step by step. By following this simple method,...
ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita): Meaning, Translation, Examples
ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita) means "thank you (for what you did)." It's the past polite form of ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu), which is the basic...
ファンミーティング (fan miitingu) means “fan meeting,” "fanmeet," or "meet and greet." It's a compound of ファン (fan) and ミーティング (miitingu) and refers to an event where...
初 (はつ, hatsu) means "first," "initial," or "beginning." It marks the very first occurrence or the starting point of an event, state, or experience, emphasizing that something is happening for...