Back for week two of ‘Weekly Yojijukugo” and this time we’re looking at 古今東西 – ここんとうざい This week’s yojijukugo is made up of the characters: 古今ーここん – old and modern (now) 東西ーとうざい – east and west The literal meaning of this compound is “from old to new and anywhere (from east to west).” So it means regardless… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 古今東西
Never the one to take a break, I’m back to toying with the idea of trying the Kanji Kentei. What is the Kanji Kentei? Unlike the JLPT, the Kanji Kentei is intended for native speakers to test their understanding of kanji. Depending on the level, this test requires you to read, write, differentiate between homonyms,… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 無我夢中
Back with another book review. Last month I read the light novelそして、君のいない九月がくる (Soshite, Kimi No Inai Ku-gatsu Ga Kuru) by 天沢夏月 (Amasawa Natsuki). Media Works Bunko published this light novel on October 24, 2015. ISBN: 978-4-04-865530-9 Amazon Japan Link Summary: During their sophomore year summer vacation, Keita suddenly died in an accident. His closest friends, Miho,… Read More そして、君のいない九月がくる (Soshite, Kimi No Inai Ku-gatsu Ga Kuru) – Review
As I mentioned before, I am currently studying for the JLPT N1. In addition to this, I am also considering taking the Kanji Kentei in June (which I will do a separate post on). As part of my JLPT studies, I use Memrise to drill vocabulary and kanji. I don’t think Memrise is enough on… Read More Memrise Courses for Japanese N1 Vocabulary and More