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Body Parts

 In Japanese, the human body is called 人体 (jintai). The human body is an incredibly complex system that is made up of many different parts that work together to keep us alive and healthy. Head: 頭 (atama) Face: 顔 (kao) Eye: 目 (me) Ear: 耳 (mimi) Nose: 鼻 (hana) Mouth: 口 (kuchi) Teeth: 歯 (ha) Tongue: 舌 (shita) Neck: 首 (kubi) Shoulder: 肩 (kata) Arm: 腕 (ude) Elbow: 肘 (hiji) Wrist: 手首 (tekubi) Hand: 手 (te) Fingers: 指 (yubi) Chest: 胸 (mune) Stomach: 腹 (hara) Waist: 腰 (koshi) Hip: 尻 (shiri) Leg: 脚 (ashi) Thigh: 太もも (futomomo) Knee: 膝 (hiza) Ankle: 足首 (ashikubi) Foot: 足 (ashi) Toe: 足の指 (ashinoyubi) Skin: 皮膚 (hifu) Hair: 髪の毛 (kaminoke) Nail: 爪 (tsume) Bone: 骨 (hone) Muscle: 筋肉 (kinniku) Heart: 心臓 (shinzou) Lungs: 肺 (hai) Liver: 肝臓 (kanzou) Kidney: 腎臓 (jinzou) Intestines: 腸 (chou) Bladder: 膀胱 (houkou) Brain: 脳 (nou) Spine: 脊椎 (seki-tsui) Nerve: 神経 (shinkei) Vein: 静脈 (joumyaku) Blood: 血液 (ketsueki) Spleen: 脾臓 (hizou) Pancreas: 膵臓 (suizou) Gallbladder: 胆嚢 (tannou) Adrenal gland: 副腎 (fukujin) Thy...

Numbering System

 In the Japanese number system, numbers are grouped in sets of four digits, similar to the Western system, where numbers are grouped in sets of three digits. Here are the basic building blocks of the Japanese number system: 1: 一 (ichi) 2: 二 (ni) 3: 三 (san) 4: 四 (shi or yon) 5: 五 (go) 6: 六 (roku) 7: 七 (shichi or nana) 8: 八 (hachi) 9: 九 (kyuu or ku) To express numbers in Japanese, you combine these building blocks, as well as the following counters: 10: 十 (juu) 100: 百 (hyaku) 1000: 千 (sen) 10,000: 万 (man) To count from 1 to 100 in Japanese, you use the following numbers: 1: 一 (ichi) 2: 二 (ni) 3: 三 (san) 4: 四 (shi or yon) 5: 五 (go) 6: 六 (roku) 7: 七 (shichi or nana) 8: 八 (hachi) 9: 九 (kyuu or ku) 10: 十 (juu) 20: 二十 (nijuu) 30: 三十 (sanjuu) 40: 四十 (yonjuu) 50: 五十 (gojuu) 60: 六十 (rokujuu) 70: 七十 (shichijuu or nanajuu) 80: 八十 (hachijuu) 90: 九十 (kyuujuu) 100: 百 (hyaku) To count from 101 to 199, you use "hyaku" (100) as the counter, followed by the number from 1 to 99. For example, 101...

Locational Word/Phrases in Japanese

 Some of the most common locational words and phrases in Japanese ここ (此処) - koko - ここ - here - यहाँ (yahā̃) そこ (其処) - soko - そこ - there (near the person you're speaking to) - त्यहाँ (tyahā̃) あそこ (彼処) - asoko - あそこ - over there (far from both the speaker and the listener) - त्यतिबेला (tyatibēlā) どこ (何処) - doko - どこ - where - कहाँ (kahā̃) こちら (此方) - kochira - こちら - this way (polite) - यो तर्फ (yo tarpha) そちら (其方) - sochira - そちら - that way (polite) - त्यो तर्फ (tyo tarpha) あちら (彼方) - achira - あちら - that way (polite) - त्यति तर्फ (tyati tarpha) どちら (何方) - dochira - どちら - which way (polite) - कुन तर्फ (kuna tarpha) うえ (上) - ue - うえ - on top of, above - माथि (māthi) した (下) - shita - した - below, under - तल (tala) まえ (前) - mae - まえ - in front of - अगाडि (agāḍi) うしろ (後ろ) - ushiro - うしろ - behind - पछाडि (pachāḍi) みぎ (右) - migi - みぎ - right - दायाँ (dāyā̃) ひだり (左) - hidari - ひだり - left - बायाँ (bāyā̃) なか (中) - naka - なか - inside, middle - भित्र (bhitra) そば (側) - soba - そば - near, close to - ...

Time expressions

Day 3 vocabulary: Time expressions Time expressions are words or phrases that indicate a specific time or time period. They are used in language to convey when something happened, when it will happen, or how long it will take for something to happen. Time expressions can be used in various contexts, such as in everyday conversations, in writing, in formal situations, or in scientific or technical fields. Some of the time expressions in Japanese, including both kanji and furigana are: 1. 今日 (きょう, kyou) - today 2. 明日 (あした, ashita) - tomorrow 3. 昨日 (きのう, kinou) - yesterday 4. 一昨日 (おととい, ototoi) - day before yesterday 5. 明後日 (あさって, asatte) - day after tomorrow 6. 週間 (しゅうかん, shuukan) - week 7. 月 (つき, tsuki) - month 8. 年 (とし, toshi) - year 9. 時間 (じかん, jikan) - hour 10. 分 (ふん, fun) - minute 11. 秒 (びょう, byou) - second 12. 朝 (あさ, asa) - morning 13. 午後 (ごご, gogo) - afternoon/evening 14. 夕方 (ゆうがた, yuugata) - evening 15. 夜 (よる, yoru) - night 16. 日 (ひ, hi) - day 17. 夜明け (よあけ, yoake) - dawn 18. 夕暮れ ...