The Kanji Kraze

[Nathan]

じゃ！

日本語能力試験

にほんごのうりょくしけん

Japanese Language Proficiency Test ;p

[Nagoyankee]

合格　（ごうかく） = Pass

不合格　（ふごうかく） = Not Pass

[Nathan]

意気消沈
いきしょうちん

being in the dumps

[Retrogamer77]

Originally Posted by MMM

I like 語　because it is very linear and looks organized and has a lot of strokes, but is easy to remember.



語

That one is by far my favorite but I have no clue why. My Chinese teacher calls me out on it all the time. She'll just be like "Duona! This word has your favorite character in it!"

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by Retrogamer77

That one is by far my favorite but I have no clue why. My Chinese teacher calls me out on it all the time. She'll just be like "Duona! This word has your favorite character in it!"

I dunno.. Perhaps you're a born-linguist of a sort....

[Nagoyankee]

学校　（がっこう） = School

登校　（とうこう） = Going to school (in the morning)

下校　（げこう） = Going home from school

転校　（てんこう） = Transfering to another school

[Nathan]

日本酒
にほんしゅ

Sake!

[Harold]

Originally Posted by Nathan

日本酒
にほんしゅ

Sake!

Can't that just be written as お酒？

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by Harold

Can't that just be written as お酒？

It could sometimes but the problem is that the word お酒 can mean any type of liqour. So you will hear the word 日本酒 quite often.

[Nathan]

Yeah, which is why the first time I tried to order a drink in Japan I got a blank look from the bartender.

もっとお酒の言葉時！

焼酎

しょうちゅう

shouchuu - Japan's #1 alcoholic beverage!