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狂キョウ, くる.う, くる.おしい, くるお.しい lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

2007-11-06T02:43:00.000-08:00

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狂い
くるい deviation, confusion, disorder
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狂わす
くるわす to drive mad, to put out of order
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狂おしい
くるおしい crazy about, maddening
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トランプ狂
トランプきょう card freak
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狂人
きょうじん lunatic, madman
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佯狂
ようきょう feigned madness
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狂信
きょうしん (vs) (religious) fanaticism
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狂い咲き
くるいざき off-season flowering
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女狂い
おんなぐるい girl crazy
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狂暴
きょうぼう rage, frenzy
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狂気
きょうき madness
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気が狂う
きがくるう to go mad, to go crazy
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発狂
はっきょう madness, craziness, insanity
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狂乱
きょうらん fury, frenzy, madness
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踊り狂う
おどりくるう to dance in ecstasy
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番狂わせ
ばんくるわせ unexpected result, upset, surprise
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狂騒
きょうそう mania, wild excitement

from
http://www.nuthatch.com/kanji/demo/72c2.html

狂人 (きょうじん)

* 天才と狂人の差は紙一重。 [T]
Genius is only one remove from insanity.
* 天才と狂人の差は紙一重だ。 [T]
Genius is but one remove from madness.
* 彼は狂人のように振る舞った。 [T]
He acted like a madman.
* ゼンの最新の任務は、緑の絶滅を図る狂人による生態系破壊から地球を救うことです。 [T]
Zen's latest mission is to save the Earth from ecological destruction at the hands of a plant-destroying madman.
* その囚人達はまるで狂人のように互いに争った。 [T]
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.

狙う-ねらう [ aim / to aim at / intend / stalk ]

2007-11-06T02:28:00.000-08:00

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狙い
ねらい aim

狙う
ねらう to aim at

付け狙う
つけねらう to prowl after, to keep watch on

狙い所
ねらいどころ target, objective

Sentences
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* 彼は今までの所自分の狙いを何も言っていません。 [T]
He has so far been silent about his intention.
* 君の狙いはなんなのだ。 [T]
What are you getting at? [M]
* 彼のねらいが何だかわかってきた。 [T]
I began to see what he was getting at.
* 彼女のねらいは教師になることである。 [T]
She aims at becoming a teacher.
* 彼女は的にねらいを定めた。 [T]
She aimed at the target.
* もし私が君のねらいに気付いていれば、賛成なんかしなかったのに。 [T]
Had I realized what you intended, I wouldn't have agreed. [M]

Sample words from : http://www.nuthatch.com/kanji/demo/72d9.html
Sample sentences from : Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server

Colloquial language / Daily life conversation (口語/日常会話)

2006-10-02T23:46:00.000-07:00

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While learning Japanese language, you often would like to know the words that Japanese people actually use in their daily conversation.

When we learn, we will be most probably taught business level vocabulary and not a colloquial one.

Ask a Japanese and find out whats the equivalent in colloquial speech.

口語的な言葉はなんですか？

口語 - こうご - colloquial language

口語的な話し方が日常会話では使われている。
Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.

Colloquial Speech - 口語的な話し方 (こうごてきなはなしかた)
Everyday Conversation - 日常会話 (にちじょうかいわ)

口語体 - こうごたい - colloquial style

これらの話は口語体の日常の言葉で語られる。
These stories are told in colloquial and everyday language.

口語体で書かれた本。A book written in a colloquial style.

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My Treat　奢る / ご馳走

2006-10-02T23:21:00.000-07:00

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When you would like to give a treat you should say,
ご馳走します。

For eg: I will treat you with Sushi
寿司をご馳走します。

Today when we went our for lunch, my boss said
いいえ、それは私のおごりです。
Meaning
No, no, it's on me.

This word おごり or おごる means to give (someone) a treat

The kanji for this word おごり is 奢
Meaning: extravagance, luxury
Kanji: 奢る / 奢り

Btw, After the treat you should say
ご馳走様でした (御馳走様でした)
ごちそうさまでした

Other words using 奢
豪奢 - ごうしゃ - luxury, magnificence, extravagance
華奢 - きゃしゃ - (an) luxury, pomp, delicate, slender

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Shout HELP! / Ask for Help

2006-09-13T22:29:00.000-07:00

There are two Japanese words that mean the english word help.

Mostly the japanese schools teach the word help, in the sense to help someone do homework etc.

In Japanese its called "tetsudau" 手伝う「てつだう」
When you want someone to help you in finishing a work or help in assisting you ask them to "tetsudatte kudasai masenka", 手伝ってくださいませんか

This word comes in handy every now and then.

But when you are in danger, when you have to shout for HELP!!!, you say "tasukete kudasai" from the verb "tasukeru". 助けてください「助ける」

Example usage
彼は私の引っ越しを手伝ってくれた。
かれはわたしのひっこしをてつだってくれた。
He helped me to move.

ある日、彼は弱いカメを助けた。
あるひ、かれはよわいかめをたすけた。
One day he helped a weak turtle.

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Yasui (Cheap-安い) (Easy-易い)

2006-09-09T23:16:00.000-07:00

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Introducing jlpt.harushi.com. Go here for learning all the jlpt kanji and kotoba. Even if you are new to learning Japanese, the level 4 materials found in jlpt.harushi.com is a good start.

Article: Yasui (Cheap/Easy)
There are two different Kanji for the word Yasui. Each has its own meaning.

安い【やすい】 cheap; inexpensive; peaceful; quiet; gossipy; thoughtless;
易い【やすい】 (adj,suf) easy;

In this blog, We are going to see
易い【やすい】 (adj,suf) easy;

The following are some words to show how easily we can create new words using Yasui.

作る : to make
作りやすい : It is easy to make

覚える【おぼえる】 : to remember; to recollect; to memorize;
覚え易い【おぼえやすい】 : be easy to learn

変わる【かわる】：to change
変わり易い【かわりやすい】 easily changeable; unsettled; inconstant

壊れる【こわれる】 : to be broken; to break; 壊す【こわす】 : to break; to break down;
壊れ易い【こわれやすい】 : fragile; break easily

滑り【すべり】: sliding / a slide
滑り易い【すべりやすい】 greasy; slimy; slippery

飽き【あき】 : weariness; tiresomeness
飽き易い【あきやすい】 : tired of; wearied; fickle

騙す【だます】: to trick; to cheat; to deceive;
騙され易い【だまされやすい】 : gullible; naive

熱し　【ねつ】: enthusiasm / zeal / a mania
熱し易い【ねっしやすい】:　excitable
熱し　【ねつ】: also means heat/temparature/fever

使う　【つかう】: use
使い易い; 使いやすい【つかいやすい】 easy to use

滲む【にじむ】：　to run; to blur; to spread; to blot; to ooze;
滲み易い　【にじみやすい】：　It is easy to get blurred.
滲み易いインク : ink that runs easily

読む【よむ】：　read
読みやすい : easy to read

遣る【やる】：　to do
遣り易い【やりやすい】：easy to do

親しみ【したしみ】: familiarity / intimacy
親しみやすい; 親しみ易い【したしみやすい】 friendly

話す　：　to speak
話しやすい　：　easy to tell
example:
先生が親しみやすい、話しやすい

分かる　：　to understand
わかりやすい【分かり易い】: easy to understand

分ける　：　to divide
分け易い【わけやすい】 (n) easy to divide

持つ　：　have / hold / take
持ちやすい　：　easy to hold / easy to carry
example:
Sony camera advertises like this
さらにスリムになって持ちやすい

呑む【のむ】 : to drink; to gulp; to swallow
呑みやすい　：　easy to swallow, easy to drink
example:
特別呑み易いお酒です
It is the liquor which is exceptionally easy to drink 【 it 】.

取っ付きやすい : be easy to approach [talk to]
見やすい見易い【みやすい】 easy to see
曲げ易い【まげやすい】 pliant; supple; flexible
割れ易い【われやすい】 brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable

容易い【たやすい】 : easy; simple; light;
ようい【容易】:容易な : easy / simple
容易ならぬ : serious / grave
容易に : easily / without difficulty / readily

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Family Relations

2006-09-08T22:15:00.000-07:00

The article starts below this new site information.

Introducing jlpt.harushi.com. Go there for learning all the jlpt kanji and kotoba. Even if you are new to learning Japanese, the level 4 materials found in jlpt.harushi.com is a good start.

Article: Meaning of Family members in Japanese language

My grand father
そふ
祖父

Others grand father
おじいさん
お祖父さん

My grand mother
そぼ
祖母

Others grand mother
おばあさん
お祖母さん

My father
ちち
父

Others father
おとうさん
お父さん

My mother
はは
母

Others mother
おかあさん
お母さん

My son
むすこ
息子

Others son
むすこさん
息子さん

My daughter
むすめ
娘

Others daughter
おじょうさん
お嬢さん

My elder sister
あね
姉

Others elder sister
おねえさん
お姉さん

My younger sister
いもうと
妹

Others younger sister
いもうとさん
妹さん

My elder brother
あに
兄

Others elder brother
おにいさん
お兄さん

My younger brother
おとうと
弟

Others younger brother
おとうとさん
弟さん

My uncle
おじ
叔父

Others uncle
おじさん
叔父さん

My aunt
おば
叔母

Others aunt
おばさん
叔母さん

ones husband
おっと
夫

Others husband
ごしゅじん
ご主人

ones wife
つま
妻

Others wife
おくさん
奥さん

Family
かぞく
家族

brothers
きょうだい
兄弟

sisters
しまい
姉妹

parents
りょうしん
両親

cousin
いとこ
従姉妹

relatives
しんせき
親戚

Adult
おとな
大人

Child
こども
子供

Baby
あかちゃん
赤ちゃん

Baby
あかんぼう
赤ん坊

Male
だんせい
男性

Man
おとこ
男

Female
じょせい
女性

Woman
おんな
女

Single
どくしん
独身

Married
けっこんしています
結婚

He
かれ
彼

She
かのじょ
彼女

They
かれら
彼ら

Boy, Juvenile
しょうねん
少年

Girl, virgin, little girl
しょうじょ
少女

Youth
せいしゅん
青春

Middle aged
ちゅうねん
中年

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JLPT learning materials

2006-09-04T20:51:00.000-07:00

Visit jlpt.harushi.com for all the kanji and kotoba required for preparing JLPT level 2, 3 and 4.

At present all the level 3 and 4 kanji are updated in this page. You can read online. Or send a mail request to get a offline browsable version.

Soon you will have all the level 2, 3, 4 kanji and kotobas.

All Quiz Materials

2006-09-02T01:25:00.000-07:00

This post contains all the quiz materials in one place. As and when the materials are posted it will be added at the bottom. Following the quiz material (*.zip) file is the link for the article that is associated with the quiz file.

You will need QM.exe to use these materials. Download from http://www.geocities.com/fwd2sankar/learnfast.htm

JLPT Quiz Materials

family.zip
Article : Family Relations

yasui.zip
Artcile : Yasui (Cheap-安い) (Easy-易い)

The Original (JLPT Quiz Master)

2006-09-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

Since the original idea was to learn JLPT Kotoba and Kanji I have created a separate page for this.

To learn Japanese(Kanji and Kotoba) in a fast pace, I created the software, "Quiz Master" and "Quiz Materials".

The tool helped myself and my friends for prearing Kotoba and Kanji of JLPT Level 2 (3 and 4) For more information:
http://www.geocities.com/fwd2sankar/learnfast.htm

This page contains The Quiz Master and the Quiz Materials.
Download QM.zip (unzip to QM.exe)
[ Download the previous version released in December 2003 from here ]

You will need VB runtime library to execute QM.exe. Mostly you will have them. If you have problem executing then do this...

In Google search for
vb runtime dll
Download and Install them.

Level 3 quiz materials
Quiz Q&A files to test your JLPT Level 3 KOTOBA
1. Question in Kana and Multiple choices in English
2. Question in Kanji and Multiple choices in English
3. Question in Kana and Multiple choices in Kanji
4. Question in Kanji and Multiple choices in Kana
5. Question in Kana(Kanji) and Multiple choices in English

Quiz Q&A files to test your JLPT Level 3 KANJI
1. Question in Kanji, Choose its Onyomi
2. Question in Kanji, Choose its Kunyomi
3. Question in Kanji and Choose its meaning in English
　

Level 2 quiz materials
Quiz Q&A files to test your JLPT Level 2 KOTOBA. These quiz files include level 3 and level 4 kotoba's
1. Question in Kana and Multiple choices in Kanji and English
2. Question in Kana+Kanji and Multiple choices in English
The above file is split into several files of 300 words each.

Quiz Q&A files to test your JLPT Level 2 KANJI. This quiz file has only level 2 kanji
1. Question in Kanji and Multiple choices in Kana and English

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Why this Blog

2006-09-01T03:57:00.000-07:00

This blog is all about Japanese Kotoba and Kanji (mainly to assist in the preparation for JLPT Level 2,3,4)

When I was preparing for JLPT, I found it a little difficult to remember the Kotoba and Kanji I learned every day. I needed someone or something to give me a drill.

So I created a tool called "Quiz Master", in short qm.exe. This tool will throw questions and 4 choices. The quiz materials (questions and answers) can be easily created using a Notepad. More about this topic can be found in the help of qm.exe

I used geocities.com/fwd2sankar and had the tool "qm.exe" and the materials used for quiz session hosted. Later I moved to jlpt.harushi.com

Since many liked the tool I created this blog to post new japanese language learning articles and quiz materials to use with qm.exe.

Though this blog and the quiz materials are about Japanese, the tool qm.exe in general can be used for learning anything that has the similar quiz material structure found in this blog. For more information on using qm.exe please mail me.

My name is Sankar Karunanidhi.
You can reach me at jlptsite at harushi dot com
Or send a request/your suggestions through feedback form at www.harushi.com

I created this page in mid 2004, most of the months I didnt blog. Later I got several request through my friends to exclusively create a site for jlpt and japanese language learning. Here it is jlpt.harushi.com. In 2006 I started posting japanese language related articles and qm materials. Later this site has been dedicated for the words I learn or teach to friends upon their request.

There is an update in jlpt site: You can learn for JLPT using computers that do not have Japanese fonts installed. Check out http://jlpt.harushi.com/browse_as_images/imgKanjiLevel4/1.html

Happy Learning.