This list’s intention is to give quite a few common-ish colors a home together in one post for learning purposes and spicing up one’s color vocabulary. For color names that don’t match their English equivalents, I’ve given what I feel is the most accurate translation of the name, plus the literal meaning of the Japanese name for the color. I’ve mostly excluded color names like
真っ黒(まっくろ)pure black
墨色(すみいろ)inky black (literally ink color)
濡れ羽色(ぬればいろ)jet black (literally wet wing color)
烏羽色(からすばいろ) glossy black (literally crow wing black)
鈍色(にぶいろ)dark, dull grey (literally dull color)
鉛色(なまりいろ)lead color (livid)
鼠色(ねずみいろ) darkish grey, like rat fur (literally rat color)
葡萄色(えびいろ or ぶどういろ)dark purple, maroon (literally shrimp color or grape color respectively)
ベージュ色(ベージュいろ)beige
肌色(はだいろ)skin color
茶色(ちゃいろ)tawny brown, lightish brown (literally tea color)
狐色(きつねいろ)light brown, orangish-brown (literally fox color)
褐色(かっしょく)brown
鳶色(とびいろ)auburn (literally black kite color (a type of bird))
焦げ茶色(こげちゃいろ)dark brown (literally burnt tea brown)
銅色(あかがねいろ)copper
青銅色(せいどういろ)bronze (that sort of greenish rusted bronze) (literally blue copper/bronze color)
—-these last few are just color-related terms—-
蛍光(けいこう)fluorescent
透明(とうめい)clear
メタリック(metallic)
Alright, that about covers everything I wanted to put in this post. I shied away from including colors that are loanwords (like オリーブ色)because they are usually pretty self-explanatory. feel free to correct me if I made any errors, or add other colors you find important which I may have missed. If people make enough additions to add other advanced colors, I may end up making a part 2 for this post. Thanks for reading.
*This allows you to use verbs as nouns… aka “ing” form
Verb in Dict. Form + の = gerund form
マンガを読むのが大好きだ
「まんがをよむのがだいすぎだ」
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Now you can compare your favorite characters or animals or friends’ personalities! The possibilities are endless, really. All you need now is a variety of adjectives!
Hey guys, today I’m going to list a couple different ways to express your emotions or feelings in conversation in Japanese!
Adjectives・形容詞「けいようし」:
Amazing・凄い・すごい
Afraid・こわい
Bad・悪い・わるい
Difficult (emotionally)・辛い・つらい
Embarrassed・恥ずかしい・はずかしい
Fun・楽しい・たのしい
Happy・嬉しい・うれしい
Jealous・羨ましい・うらやましい
Sad・悲しい・かなしい
One adjective which might appear often in conversation is the word 「ヤバい・ヤバイ・やばい」which can be used to express a few different emotions depending on the context. I’ve heard it used to express both positive and negative emotions/feelings/thoughts like: dangerous, terrible, crap, awful, amazing, wow, cool.
Nouns・名詞「めいし」:
Anger・怒り・いかり
Delight/Joy・喜び・よろこび
Emotions・感情・かんじょう
Feelings・気持ち・きもち
Feeling/Mood・気分・きぶん
Happiness・幸せ・しあわせ
Sadness・悲しみ・かなしみ
Examples・例「れい」:
Below I’m going to list a few examples of how to express your feelings in Japanese. It’s important to know that you don’t have to use 私は/僕は/俺は/etc. before stating your feeling because it’s obvious in the context that you’re expressing your own emotions!
Angry・Annoyed -
ひどい!・You’re awful/mean OR That’s awful!
ひどーーい!・You’re aaaawful! OR That’s aaaawful!
ムカつく!・むかつく!・I’m pissed off.
イライラする!・I’m irritated!
ウザイ・Annoying!
ちぇっ・チェ・tsk/Dang/Shoot
Confused -
どうしよう?・What am I gonna do?
Difficult -
辛い・つらい・It’s hard.
きつい・It’s hard.
Embarrassed -
あー、恥ずかしい!・あー、はずかしい!・I’m so embarrassed!
Happy -
嬉しい!・うれしい!・I’m happy!
嬉しいなあ!・うれしいなあ!・I’m so happy!
あー幸せ!・あーしあわせ!・I’m so happy!
やった〜!・Yay!
イェーイ!・Yaaay!
楽しい!・ How fun!
楽しすぎる !・Way too fun!
ワクワクする !・I’m getting excited!
わあ!・Wow!
すごい!・Wow/Great!
すごーい!・Woow!
すげえ!・Wow!
Jealous -
羨ましい!・うらやましい!・I’m jealous!
羨ましい―――!・うらやましいーーー!・I’m soooo jealous!
Nervous -
ドキドキする!・I feel nervous!
緊張する!・きんちょうする!・I’m nervous!
不安になる・ふあんになる・I’m anxious
Nostalgic -
懐かしい!・なつかしい!・This brings back memories.
Relieved -
安心した!・あんしんした!・I feel relieved.
よかった!・Whew!
あー、よかった!・I’m relieved!
Sad・Lonely -
悲しい!・かなしい!・I’m sad
泣きたくなる!・なきたくなる!・I feel like crying!
寂しい・さみしい/さびしい・I’m lonely
あーあ…・Oh well…
くすん・ぐすん・Sniffle
Scared -
びくびく・Symbolises being afraid or timid.
こわい!・I’m scared!
Shocked・Surprised -
うそ!・No way!
マジ?・まじ?・Really/No way/Seriously?
マジかー?・まじかー?・Really/No way/Seriously? (a little masculine)
マジで?・まじで?・Really?
えーー!うそ、マジで!?・What? No way!
え!・What?/Really?
えー!・What?/Really?
えーーっ!!・What?/Really?
うわー!・OMG
いや・イヤ・Why?/Oh
いややあー・Whyyy?
ありえない!・No way!/I can’t believe it!
信じられない!・しんじられない!・I can’t believe it!
皆さん、今どんな気持ち? Everyone, how are you feeling right now?
Today I want to introduce you one of the best book/resource I have ever used in my life, which is the 日本語単語スピードマスター (Nihongo Tango Speed Master), I bought it on Amazon Japan for 17,64€ (shipping included) and arrived in 3 days in perfect conditions!
The book is really nice, it has the perfect format for being read everywhere, in fact I mainly use it while going to work! My version, which is the basicone with 1800 words, has 50 chapters and each has a different topic. Every word has one or two examples and the red card that you put over the page helps you with memorizing readings and sentences.
PROs:
lots of useful words and effective examples that show you the context in which the word is used
simple to use
effective study method for me
you can bring it everywhere
translations in english, korean and chinese
CONs:
too many words in one single page, it may confuse you
has no exercises
the purchase can be expensive in some countries
PERSONAL TIPS:
combine this book with a notebook in which you write your own examples
revise things every day, it doesn’t take too much time
try to associate the words you read with things you see around you (ex. family and house vocab when you’re at home while having lunch or just relaxing watching tv)
MARK: 9/10, I just love this book, it is helping so much with my weakness!
Hello there! today I just updated my special Kanji sheets for Japanese and Chinese learners!
They come in Letter, A4 and A5 size.
THIS PACK INCLUDES-
* 4 designs on each page * 2 for Japanese Kanjis * 2 for Chinese Kanjis * 4 kanjis per sheet (as a digital product, the pages can be printed as many times as wanted).