Book Review, graded reader, N2, Non-Fiction

[N2] ่พžๅ…ธ็ทจ้›†่€…(ใ˜ใฆใ‚“ใธใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ)ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆ‹ใŸๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž

If you are interested in Japanese linguistics or want to have a bit more insight into how Japanese works, this series of short articles for upper intermediate learners is absolutely invaluable.

Book Review, N5, Non-Fiction

[N5] ๅ‹•็‰ฉ(ใฉใ†ใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใ“ใˆ)

What sound does a sheep make? Baaa! Or in Japanese, ใ€Œใƒกใƒผใ€. In this case, English and Japanese differs, but the German word is very similar: mรครครคh! How about a dog, a rooster or an elephant? Find out in this text by Seto Toshihiko on Nihongo Tadoku Dลjล. This text has many pictures and audio embeddings,… Continue reading [N5] ๅ‹•็‰ฉ(ใฉใ†ใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใ“ใˆ)

Book Review, N2, Non-Fiction

[N2] ๆ„ŸๆŸ“็—‡๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใจ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฎ ้กžไผผ็‚น ๏ผˆใ‚‹ใ„ใ˜ใฆใ‚“๏ผ‰

If you've been following news in Japanese over the last two years, you will likely be familiar with words like ๆ„ŸๆŸ“(ใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“)ใ€็—‡็Šถ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) or ๆต่กŒ(ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใ“ใ†)*. The Japanese article (by Katล Sanae) I'm reviewing today refers to a paper from Canada, that calculated the spread of music using the methods for viral infections - and therefore also the… Continue reading [N2] ๆ„ŸๆŸ“็—‡๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใจ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฎ ้กžไผผ็‚น ๏ผˆใ‚‹ใ„ใ˜ใฆใ‚“๏ผ‰

Book Review, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ็”ฐใ‚“ใผใฎ็”Ÿใ็‰ฉ๏ผˆใ„ใใ‚‚ใฎ๏ผ‰

The author Seto Toshihiko describes in this text his Sunday trip to a rice field with his two children. They are looking for various animals living among the sheafs of rice. I found this description of a Sunday trip very cute. The children obviously love nature and being outside and it was quite adorable being… Continue reading [N4] ็”ฐใ‚“ใผใฎ็”Ÿใ็‰ฉ๏ผˆใ„ใใ‚‚ใฎ๏ผ‰