What is Japanese? Japanese is the national language of Japan and its people. According to Ethnologue, Japanese is the 9th largest language in the world by number of speakers with 122 million speakers in 25 countries.
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is an aggressive perennial that reproduces both by rhizomes (underground stems) and by seed. It is often found in shaded to partially shaded habitats on moist, nutrient-rich soils, though it can thrive in gardens and on roadsides as well.
55 I am interested in Japanese culture and the symbolism used in Japan, specifically I'd like to know what the triangle, circle, ╳ cross and square mean to a Japanese person. How are those shapes interpreted and do they vary depending on there being filled or not?
So I stumbled over the Japanese word メロメロ (mero mero) wich is often translated as being in love. I was wondering if it is related to the english xoxo (hugs and kisses) or is this just a coincidence?
Borrowed words are Japanese words, so it's completely natural to write them with the Japanese script. Or do you expect people to write "kimono" with kanji in English text? Using katakana to transcribe pronunciation of English is a different matter, though, and here I tend to agree with you. But the question would be what transcription to use ...
The etymology of the very casual greeting 「ヤッホー」 appears disputed and undecided. Various theories and hypotheses have been suggested. This site lists German, Hebrew, and 山伏 as possible sources. A l...
Japanese, a language which has 3-level vowel height system, does not have the distinction of /e/ and /ɛ/. Or speaking more correctly, Japanese え and お are (true) mid vowels, that their sweet spots fall just midway of theoretical [e] and [ɛ].
www is Internet slang like lol in Japanese. It stands for warai (笑い), often used on online message boards 笑 is like www, it's another internet slang, like lol in Japanese. You will also see people adding 笑 at the end of sentences on the Internet just like the example you gave.
