壁掛け
かべかけ
wall hanging or wall-mounted
I learned this word while shopping for a 2019 calendar.
かべかけ
wall hanging or wall-mounted
I learned this word while shopping for a 2019 calendar.
What's the newest Japanese word you have learned from a non-Rocket source?
夫婦茶碗
December 1, 2018
夫婦茶碗
January 26, 2019
顧客
こきゃく
customer
This word is used constantly in an anime I'm watching.
こきゃく
customer
This word is used constantly in an anime I'm watching.
夫婦茶碗
January 4, 2019
すんごい
It's a variant of すっごい or すごい
dreadful OR amazing
Came across it in a Japanese tweet.
It's a variant of すっごい or すごい
dreadful OR amazing
Came across it in a Japanese tweet.
夫婦茶碗
February 3, 2019
徳利
とっくり
sake bottle
Great additional vocabulary for Module 3.2 Taste for Sake. (•‿•)
とっくり
sake bottle
Great additional vocabulary for Module 3.2 Taste for Sake. (•‿•)
Tony-S10
January 8, 2019
Could have been a typo. I have never heard of it being sungoi only sugoi.
ClaudiaR13
December 7, 2018
ぎむ meaning "duty" from playing shiritori
夫婦茶碗
January 8, 2019
I thought it might be a typo too, but Jisho.org lists すんごい as another form of すっごい . It's not mentioned under the entry for すごい, but if you look at the entries for すっごい and すごい , they have the same translations:
1. terrible; dreadful
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
3. to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
1. terrible; dreadful
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
3. to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
夫婦茶碗
June 1, 2019
いやはや
Oh dear! / good gracious / by golly
I learned this one on twitter (☆^ー^☆)
Oh dear! / good gracious / by golly
I learned this one on twitter (☆^ー^☆)
ClaudiaR13
June 1, 2019
I like that one!
ClaudiaR13
June 1, 2019
ことし
今年
this year
I just saw this word on TV Japan on the weather map showing how much rain there has been this year.
今年
this year
I just saw this word on TV Japan on the weather map showing how much rain there has been this year.
夫婦茶碗
December 8, 2018
迷う
まよう
to lose one's way
I saw this in an e-book preview as part of the sentence, "みちにまよったのですか？/ Are you lost?"
まよう
to lose one's way
I saw this in an e-book preview as part of the sentence, "みちにまよったのですか？/ Are you lost?"
Tony-S10
January 9, 2019
Seems random that it would list it. I have a physical dictionary I bought in Japan last year that is titled precise and it does not have the sun version in the reverse lookup. The word has a kanji and is listed as an adjective.
夫婦茶碗
December 9, 2018
笑
Technically わら(い)—laugh; laughter— but I see it used everywhere on twitter as the equivalent of LOL (laughing out loud) .
Technically わら(い)—laugh; laughter— but I see it used everywhere on twitter as the equivalent of LOL (laughing out loud) .
ClaudiaR13
December 9, 2018
クリスマス, meaning Christmas. I just looked it up because of the season.
Tony-S10
December 10, 2018
I finally have the N3 level books for the JLPTs I plan to do next year and have 2000 new words to sort through and remember. I will add a few interesting ones I come across on here.
ClaudiaR13
December 10, 2018
2000 words? That will keep you busy for a while!
夫婦茶碗
December 10, 2018
興奮
こうふん
excitement
Another one from twitter (☆^ー^☆)
Tonyさん、N3-JLPTをべんきょうするためにどの本買いましたか。
(I hope I asked that correctly.)
こうふん
excitement
Another one from twitter (☆^ー^☆)
Tonyさん、N3-JLPTをべんきょうするためにどの本買いましたか。
(I hope I asked that correctly.)
夫婦茶碗
December 11, 2018
職人
しょくにん
artisan
Heard it while watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
しょくにん
artisan
Heard it while watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
Tony-S10
December 12, 2018
はじめて日本語能力試験N3単語を持っています
ISBN978-4-87217-983-5
I am loading it all into BYKI flash card programs and by new year I intend to learn them all. I find the BYKI program is the best flashcard program to use but it is a discontinued product and as soon as this computer of mine goes, the program goes along with it and the activation key for it. As long as I have the files I created saved I can load the older BYKI 3.6 version and import the cards. With that 3.6 version that I can keep loading onto new computers I cannot create and edit my own cards.
The BYKI deluxe version allows editing. The flashcard program as a whole has a stale timeout function that makes you review them. There are several sides to the flashcards.
1- is view
2 - is recognise and mark yes or no. When complete
3 - is write it from seeing foreign side.
4 - is know it from seeing English side and saying it in foreign side
5 - is to write it in foreign side which means knowing it as well.
5 sides to flashcards opposed to front and back on this site.
If I get the chance I would love to communicate with admin directly about changes to their flashcards that would enable better memory retention.
ISBN978-4-87217-983-5
I am loading it all into BYKI flash card programs and by new year I intend to learn them all. I find the BYKI program is the best flashcard program to use but it is a discontinued product and as soon as this computer of mine goes, the program goes along with it and the activation key for it. As long as I have the files I created saved I can load the older BYKI 3.6 version and import the cards. With that 3.6 version that I can keep loading onto new computers I cannot create and edit my own cards.
The BYKI deluxe version allows editing. The flashcard program as a whole has a stale timeout function that makes you review them. There are several sides to the flashcards.
1- is view
2 - is recognise and mark yes or no. When complete
3 - is write it from seeing foreign side.
4 - is know it from seeing English side and saying it in foreign side
5 - is to write it in foreign side which means knowing it as well.
5 sides to flashcards opposed to front and back on this site.
If I get the chance I would love to communicate with admin directly about changes to their flashcards that would enable better memory retention.
夫婦茶碗
December 13, 2018
しょっぱい
salty
*there is kanji for the "しょ" part, but indications are that the word is usually written in kana
It's unfortunate that BYKI was discontinued. Based on the handful of videos I've seen on YT, I would have purchased the deluxe version if it were still an option.
salty
*there is kanji for the "しょ" part, but indications are that the word is usually written in kana
It's unfortunate that BYKI was discontinued. Based on the handful of videos I've seen on YT, I would have purchased the deluxe version if it were still an option.
夫婦茶碗
August 24, 2019
焚き火
たきび
bonfire
A very useful word for those who like to camp.
たきび
bonfire
A very useful word for those who like to camp.
ClaudiaR13
December 16, 2018
故 prefix for "the late, deceased". I went to the funeral of my Japanese helper tonight. He would have wanted me to learn a new word from his death. Pronounced "ko".
ClaudiaR13
December 17, 2018
天才 pronounced tenn sai
meaning "genius"
Learned from my Kanji studies.
meaning "genius"
Learned from my Kanji studies.
夫婦茶碗
January 19, 2019
煎茶
せんちゃ
green tea
Strangely not included in Module 1.2 "Tea Time"
せんちゃ
green tea
Strangely not included in Module 1.2 "Tea Time"
夫婦茶碗
December 17, 2018
密室殺人
みっしつさつじん
misshitsu satsujin
Locked room mystery
While trying to remember another word I learned from reading The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (島田 荘司), I found this one. It's the Japanese word used to describe the genre that in the west is called "locked room mystery", but the kanji technically says "locked room (密室) murder (殺人)".
My condolences on the loss of your friend Claudia.
みっしつさつじん
misshitsu satsujin
Locked room mystery
While trying to remember another word I learned from reading The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (島田 荘司), I found this one. It's the Japanese word used to describe the genre that in the west is called "locked room mystery", but the kanji technically says "locked room (密室) murder (殺人)".
My condolences on the loss of your friend Claudia.
ClaudiaR13
December 18, 2018
夫婦茶碗, thank you. He was a good person to ask questions of when I got confused on a Japanese problem. He was so excited that I wanted to learn Japanese, so I will miss his wisdom.
ClaudiaR13
May 7, 2019
かさ
傘
umbrella
I learned this one from "Chatty Jay's Sundry Shop", a children's program, on TV Japan.
傘
umbrella
I learned this one from "Chatty Jay's Sundry Shop", a children's program, on TV Japan.
ClaudiaR13
November 28, 2018
I just subscribed to TV Japan and am learning lots of new words. The two latest are:
問い, question, query
and 戦線, war front.
What words have you learned from somewhere other than Rocket Japanese?
問い, question, query
and 戦線, war front.
What words have you learned from somewhere other than Rocket Japanese?
Tony-S10
November 29, 2018
Many from the N4 study books like 踏む ふむ to step on, 非常口 ひじょうぐち emergency exit かむ to chew.
Another sentence to add instead of the 予約をしました よやくをしました I made a reservation is 予約を撮って よやくをとって I took reservation which is also the same as in a test I scored 100 points テストで百点を撮った
Another sentence to add instead of the 予約をしました よやくをしました I made a reservation is 予約を撮って よやくをとって I took reservation which is also the same as in a test I scored 100 points テストで百点を撮った
Tony-S10
January 24, 2019
There are a lot of tea varieties not included in the modules. buncha, mugicha. From my recent extended studies I need to build up vocabulary outside this course and then get stuck into grammar.