A practical guide to Japan ticket machines for trains, ramen shops, museums, kiosks, fare adjustment, IC cards, payments, and common mistakes.
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In the swirling chaos of Japan’s Sengoku period—a time of endless wars, shifting alliances, and …
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In the swirling chaos of Japan’s Sengoku period—a time of endless wars, shifting alliances, and …
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A practical guide to Japan ticket machines for trains, ramen shops, museums, kiosks, fare adjustment, IC cards, payments, and common mistakes.
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Ushi (牛) romaji :Ushi hiragana:うし katakana:ウシ The cow is Ushi in Japanese. Cattle are also Ushi. When we call the female cow that is cattle, it’s Meushi(雌牛). A male cow that is a Bull is Oushi (雄牛). ・あの牧場には牛がたくさんいる Ano Bokujou niha ushi ga takusan iru “There are a lot of …
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Ongaku (音楽) Romaji: Onguku Hiragana: おんがく Katakana: オンガク Kanji: 音楽 Music is Ongaku in Japanese. 音 means sound, and 楽 means enjoy. So the kanji “音楽” write to enjoy the sound. ・音楽をながして！ Ongaku wo nagashite! “Play music” ・音楽を聴きたい Ongaku wo kikitai “I want to listen to music.” ・何の音楽が最近好きですか？ Nanno ongaku …
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Hen (変) The word that best suits weird in Japanese is HEN which writes in Kanji as 変. ・変な人がいる！！ Henna hitoga iru! “There’s a weird person.” When you look at Kanji HEN, some Japanese may imagine the 変質者, which means pervert. So It isn’t nice to say HEN NA HITO …
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