Japanese trivia

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• Which day of the week is げつようび (getsuyōbi)?Vocabulary
• Which color is あか (aka)?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word おいしい (oishii) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word ともだち (tomodachi) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word いぬ (inu) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word ねこ (neko) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word みず (mizu) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word やま (yama) mean?Vocabulary
• What does the Japanese word ほん (hon) mean?Vocabulary
• Which word reads the number 1 in Japanese?Vocabulary
• In Japanese the number 1 is read いち (ichi).Vocabulary
• The Japanese word あか (aka) means red.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word げつようび (getsuyōbi) means Sunday.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word おいしい (oishii) means that something tastes bad.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word たかい (takai) is used only to mean cheap.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word ねこ (neko) means cat.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word いぬ (inu) means cat.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word みず (mizu) means water.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word やま (yama) means river.Vocabulary
• The Japanese word さかな (sakana) means fish.Vocabulary
• Which meaning-bearing script is mixed in with the kana in Japanese?Script and writing
• The hiragana か, the first character of the ka row, is read as which sound?Script and writing
• What is the chart called that arranges the Japanese kana by consonant row and vowel column?Script and writing
• What is the small kana printed beside or above a kanji to show its reading called?Script and writing
• Which of these words is normally written in katakana?Script and writing
• Roughly how many basic hiragana characters are there in modern Japanese?Script and writing
• What is the writing of Japanese in the Latin alphabet called?Script and writing
• Which Japanese script is used mainly for loanwords and foreign place names?Script and writing
• The hiragana あ, the first character of the gojūon chart, is read as which sound?Script and writing
• Which pair correctly names the two kana scripts used in Japanese?Script and writing
• Japanese writes kanji (漢字) mixed in with the kana.Script and writing
• Each kana character is built by combining a separate consonant letter and vowel letter, the way an alphabet spells a syllable.Script and writing
• The hiragana あ is read as the sound a.Script and writing
• The gojūon is a chart that arranges the Japanese kana in rows of consonants and columns of vowels.Script and writing
• A native Japanese food name such as すし must always be written in katakana only.Script and writing
• Furigana is small kana printed beside or above a kanji to show how it is read.Script and writing
• A Japanese kanji has only one reading, so it sounds the same wherever it appears.Script and writing
• Katakana has twice as many characters as hiragana.Script and writing
• Katakana is used mainly for native Japanese words, while hiragana is used for loanwords.Script and writing
• Japanese has two kana scripts, hiragana and katakana.Script and writing
• Which Japanese expression of encouragement means do your best?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese greeting does a shop assistant give a customer coming in?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese greeting means thank you?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese greeting is used in the morning?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese greeting is said on parting?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese expression means excuse me, or sorry?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese greeting is used in the evening?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese phrase is said before starting a meal?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese phrase is said after finishing a meal?Set phrases and greetings
• Which Japanese expression tells someone who has finished a job that they worked hard?Set phrases and greetings
• おつかれさま (otsukaresama) is said to acknowledge that someone has worked hard.Set phrases and greetings
• よろしく (yoroshiku) is a parting phrase used only when saying goodbye.Set phrases and greetings
• がんばって (ganbatte) is the phrase used to tell someone to stop and give up.Set phrases and greetings
• ありがとう (arigatō) is the greeting that means thank you.Set phrases and greetings
• さようなら (sayōnara) is the greeting offered on first meeting someone.Set phrases and greetings
• おはよう (ohayō) is the morning greeting.Set phrases and greetings
• すみません (sumimasen) is what you say to offer congratulations.Set phrases and greetings
• こんにちは (konnichiwa) is the daytime greeting.Set phrases and greetings
• いただきます (itadakimasu) is said before starting a meal.Set phrases and greetings
• ごちそうさま (gochisōsama) is said at the start of a meal.Set phrases and greetings