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To sensei or senpai(senior) = ts
To friend or junior = tf
-To say hello-
To the person you first met
All= hajime masushite
Good morning
ts = ohaiyou gozaii masu
tf = ohaiyou
Good afternoon...
ashi - foot
atama - head
te - hand
dogu - kendo equipment
shinai - bamboo sword
bokken - wooden sword
budo - Martial art
bushi - warrior
Bushido - the way of the samurai
bogu - kendo armor
一応(いちおう)これは剣道の豆知識(まめちしき)コーナの初(はつ)ポストなので、アドバイスがあれば、大変(たいへん)役に立つ(やくにたつ)ので、どんどん言って下さい(いってくだいさい)。
For now, let’s start with the basics of Japanese
Around the 9th century , the Japanese developed their own writing system based on syllables: Hiragana and Katakana. Of the two kana systems, hiragana is more cursive while katakana characters are more angular.
Hiragana and katakana each consist of 46 signs which originally were kanji but were simplified over the centuries. When looking at a Japanese text, one can clearly distinguish the two kinds of signs:...
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