According to A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters, 森 (38) is woods and 林 (75) is forest. But some material I've found online related to Japan seems to indicate 森 is the more …

May 13, 2018 · I've checked in a couple of dictionaries already, and they describe bot 森林 and 森 as "forest." Are there any major differences in meaning between these words?

Jul 31, 2020 · Likewise, 青森 could be literally translated as 'green forest' since trees are green and not blue. The traffic light 青信号 is called a green light in English but in Japan the shade of …

Jun 10, 2016 · Exactly the same as other words. The thing about 擬音語 {ぎおんご｝ and 擬態語 {ぎたいご} (strictly speaking "onomatopoeia" only describes 擬音語, though it's commonly …

Aug 1, 2015 · Here is the sentence including the word. たっぷりかわいがってやりい。 I guess it would mean 'to do' but I would like to know why it is written in this form.

Jun 24, 2011 · The phrase "Unable to see the forest for the trees" implies one is too entangled in a situation to understand what is transpiring from a larger context, and thus, unable to …

Jun 10, 2016 · I tend to see とても used a lot in writing, whereas in speaking Japanese people will use すごくmore than とても. Using とても is correct, but I think it depends on the region …

Jun 18, 2019 · There is Japanese word 大都市 [daitoshi] which means large city. But for some reason there is term 六大都市 = 6 daitoshi and they are Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Kobe …

Aug 1, 2016 · Recently in Japan I saw the following sentence: お支払いは窓口にて、お願いします。 My husband explained that the emphasis was one could ONLY order at the window. …

Nov 22, 2020 · The subject of the sentence will stop living in Japan and start living in the USA on a permanent basis. Also, are there reasons not to say 「来米する」 in conversations?