Category: Japanese

岡山 (おかやま, Okayama) is a proper noun that refers to Okayama City and Okayama Prefecture in western Japan. The name comes from the kanji 岡 (おか, oka) meaning "hill" and 山 (やま,...

昨日 (きのう, kinou) means “yesterday” in Japanese. It's a common time word used to talk about events that happened the day before today. In Japanese sentences, 昨日 often appears at the...

Are you a DXTEEN fan who wants to learn Japanese with J-Pop stars you love? In Lesson 7, I translate a real Japanese sentence from Ken, explaining the words and grammar step by step. My...

くれて (kurete) means "give (to me) (and) ..." or "Kindly do ... for (me)!". It's the te-form of the verb くれる (kureru), meaning "to give". It’s used when someone does something for the...

ありがとう (arigatou) means “thanks”. It's a casual expression used with friends, family, or people close to you to show gratitude. It can follow a verb in the te-form...

支えて (ささえて, sasaete) means "support (and) ..." or "Support (me/it)!". It's the te-form of the verb 支える (ささえる, sasaeru), meaning “to support”. It's used to describe...