Learn Japanese Kanji - Chinese characters in the Japanese language

[adam5metcalfe]

林

[ChocoFann]

heheh my surname in chinese! -unrelated comment- ;

[Nb3nB]

This video so nice!

but I still don't understand how to use Kanji

Thank you very much

[Sentimentalimage]

She is cute!

うまいしね。

Looking for Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji chart?

see my profile.

[xcfcs123]

will anyone try to typing this word?  囧

[Kaichou1998]

the good thing about being chinese is that i dont need to learn kanji...

[Watashiwa123311]

first time: huh?... hard...

second time: still not getting it. on?.. kun?... what?

third time: nope. really not getting it. what? the first tree gives one of his branched to the other tree?..

fourth time: okayyyyyyyyyy time to die.

fifth time: i need to go see my japanese teacher again.

sixth time: who am I kidding? i only know hiragana. i suck at katakana. now i want to learn kanji?! pfff

this is gonna take some time...

[animelover3321]

is konnchiwa in kanji like this?

こんいちいわ

[japanesepod101]

@animelover3321 Close! It's こんにちは :)

[wooohaaa77]

@japanesepod101 That one used to get me all the time until I learned Hiragana

[addamsk]

@animelover3321 the wa particle is written as ha

[bratzkidzrulz]

@animelover3321 i typed this in on google translate. It sounds the same but the second i in Kon ichi wa is a longer sound so it means somthing different. (it means 'Aspen was crowded' on google translate O_o'')

[songokukingdomhearts]

hey the "ON" reading is RIN that's why shaolin = 少林

wakatta ne? :P

[rapha1885]

japanese isn't hard. What's hard is the kanji writing and reading. I mean, it is hard to remember the kanjis, then is hard to write them (it's like a draw) and then you have to know how to read it on the word it is in. I mean, like the tree kanji, it has 4 readings, it is not hard to remember them, it is hard to know what reading it has in the word it's on so you can write right and them understand right.

If japanese was written all in kana and then had spaces like romanized have it'll be easy

[waytopolyglot]

@rapha1885 That would suck.

[tugboat0970]

yeah....im never learning this.

[FinalSurge020]

Song be bumpin

[Kat10652]

Does anyone know the name of the intro song???

[NeoQueenAnimeFan]

@Kat10652 I think they said in the comments of one video that a student of theirs made it for them.

[greeny202a]

Wow, beautiful girl I could watch these videos all day :) I love Japanese.

[dragonflyinhaven]

Just to ask, dose google translate come out with fluent japanese? I want to learn Japanese with google translate (how to speak it not how to write it) and I was wondering (plz reply) (I found your vid very helpful btw)

[braids2go]

@dragonflyinhaven To tell if google translate is working good in any languedge, translate whatever from english to wanted languedge, then copy what you get and paste it into the english box, and make it translate from wanted languedge back into english, and see if it matches what you wanted to say.

[rapha1885]

@dragonflyinhaven No, it doesn't. It is far from perfection. It is good for single words or simple sentences (really simple though) translation, I mean, like a dictionary and using only to fulfill lacks on your knowledge.

I.e: "Eu amo a Sofia e tenho certeza que sempre vou amá-la" for "I love philosophy and I'm sure I did always love him".

The right: " I love Sophia and for sure I always will love her."

You can understand that sofia is a name, but think of it if it was japanese. See?

[taliam2]

awh, what a sweet and beautiful girl! i enjoy these lessons much, much more when they are taught by you as you make them much more enjoyable and easier to learn!!

[aliciaisawsumr]

okay am i the only one thats confused by the on and kun thing?

[xxVampireZeldaxx]

@aliciaisawsumr - Yeah having trouble with that too o.o

[RuvyGrace]

@aliciaisawsumr you're not the only one :P

[DNYAP]

her English is really really good! :)

[Yourbabystar]

so helpful!!! btw where u get the ending music from :O ?

[MOAKmemoirs]

ありがとございます

[TheMulchmeister]

I didn't know the first part of this kanji ended with a short stroke like that. I just thought it was like two identical 'tree' kanji.

[newwarsovereign]

Essentially equivalent to Chinese. More kanji present in a Japanese article, easier for an average Chinese to comprehend the article. I estimate it takes 10% as much efforts as the learner with no East Asian languages origins whatsoever to master Japanese.

[Phead128]

Kanji looks very beautiful and complex.

[MuminF4n]

yeah how do you know when you should read it which way? :O

[samquan123]

actually 14 century Korea influenced by chinese culture and introduced the japanese to the chinese and korean writing system and religions. it all copy from China.

[TheHaraboji]

@samquan123

no, katakana was originated from Korea. Anyway, Japan only uses chinese language because japan has no language, only copied.

[Jilltheanimelover]

when do you read it in 'on'and when in 'kun'?

[selenahat]

The on reading for 3 trees is shu. Shu Lin... Forest

[selenahat]

3 trees imeans forest

[Nicro327]

2000 kanji ._.

[LearningNorwegian]

I don't get the on and kun reading? o.o

[ChErRiEsLoVeR32]

Please, I need more time and take a tutorial with you...xD

[warriorlinguist]

How do I get the intro music? Can't get enough of the Asian groove!

[XYYZ64920]

how do you know which one to use between the "on" reading and the "kun" reading how to you know which one to use? please write back

[gariadara]

@XYYZ64920 Usually, words with compound kanji (like Sanrin) are read with On readings for both or more kanji. These words are usually nouns and also many verbs. Now, kanji used in the rest of the verbs, adjectives, prepositions, etc. are usually used alone, followed by hiragana to represent the inflected particles. These kanji would be read Kun. So, in brief, compound words use On, single words use Kun. There are exceptions to the rule, of course.

[gariadara]

@XYYZ64920 Sanrin is Shanlin in Standard Mandarin, Sanlin in Taiwanese Mandarin, Sanlum in Standard Cantonese, and Sanlim in Minnan. I just thought that was an interesting fact.

[brittb8395]

@Leafshinoby they have kanji because they have the same words for lots of things and the kanji is to differentiate between words.

yeah once they throw in the kanji japanese isnt so easy anymore

[Leafshinoby]

Man why does japanese have to have kanji's, I've come a long way, learned hiragana and katakana, I even know some of the vocals... I'm glad that english wasn't that hard... w_w

[Nonnel81]

Are On readings used a lot in Japan?

[thi3gotk6]

かわいい

[Shimmy2009]

How do I know when to read use the On reading instead of the Kun reading?

[TheCoolgirl159]

can you plz help me im trying to write my name in kanji??????????!!!!!!!My name is KITZAIN ORTEGA if you can plz tell me

[VEERABITCH]

this is too hard to learn i dont understand :(( and maybe that because i speak finnish, and here you teach at english. i understand almost all what you speak, but it still hard :(( BUT I DONT WANT GIVE IN :))

[VEERABITCH]

this is too hard to learn i dont understand :(( and maybe that because i speak finnish, and here you teach at english. i understand almost all what you speak, but it still hard :(( BUT I DONT WANT GIVE IN :))

[saddamdon]

isn't the "hayashi" means "woods" ?????

[standofish]

will you be covering secondary school kanji like 涙 (なみだ、ルイ),

汁 (しる、ジュウ) and 汗 (あせ、カン) ?

[meximike1989]

man i wish i could get on japanesepod101 but i guess whatever

[japanesepod101]

@meximike1989 It's not hard to do, and signing up is free! ;)

[Yuukichan00]

I LOVE these leassons .. Arigatou hontoni :)

[Yuukichan00]

I LOVE these leassons .. Arigatou hontoni :)

[TheCoolgirl159]

I dont want to be rude because you teach very well but i dont get it so can you plz explain it a little bit more plz plz plz...And do you know how to write my namein kanji(japanese)????? Its KITZAIN ORTEGA plz if you know plz help me or teache me!!!!!!!!!plz plz plz help me....------------------------­--

[opop150]

中国語の文字は、4000年前に中国で発明された。

元々塗料のように見えますが、象形文字から開発した。

1文字は重要な意味を持っています。

表意文字と表記の違い。

Chinese characters were invented in China 4,000 years ago.

Originally developed from the hieroglyphs, so looks like paint.

One character has an important meaning.

The difference between ideographic characters and conventions.

[luvjintian]

the on reading for 林 is same as in Chinese.

kun reading for 林，for example，林さん。

小林武史 こばやし たけし

[modernMage1]

i'm tring to learn this so i can play the emulator games that are in japanese which is rather difficut for a english man like me......it hurts a bit

[GorkiAngel]

ありがとうございます.



[SoulzOfMusic]

Learning Kanji that way is really fun :D

楽しいです! - was that right? (^-^)

[japanesepod101]

@SoulzOfMusic That was right!! Great job :)

[XXXJuXJitsuXLauraXXX]

@SoulzOfMusic Or you could say "Tanoshikatta!" Literally : "Fun was!" (Tanoshi = Fun & Katta (In hiragana) = was) Hope I helped. ^^

[SoulzOfMusic]

@XXXJuXJitsuXLauraXXX

ありがとうございます。 I am always happy to learn new things (^-^)b

[XXXJuXJitsuXLauraXXX]

@SoulzOfMusic No problem! Always happy to help. d(^_^)b

[Jigoroxxxkano]

@SoulzOfMusic

I've just started learning japanese a week ago.... Now i am able to read hiragana - but why do u have to mix hiragana and kanji?! Thats damn difficult o_O

[SoulzOfMusic]

@Jigoroxxxkano

Correct me if I´m wrong:

It´s because hiragana are phonetic characters, that means, one hiragana has (mostly) only one reading. But that doesn´t mean every word written in hiragana has only one meaning. but every kanji has most of the time only one meaning. to avoid missreadings it´s good to use kanji. it might seem difficultly but with the time you will master it, it´s not that hard, just a matter of time and practice. sorry if my english's not perfect, I'm actualy german (^_^)

[MsPichuTheOverlord]

@SoulzOfMusic u used almost perfect english!!! the only thing is u spelled actually wrong... its ok i spell it wrong all the time!!!

[TheMetube716]

Good Job sensei!!!!! easy to understand for the beginners like me. keep up the good works!

[shahinshaz4pv]

whats the name of the theme tune it's so cool

[MrTarex]

Are the On readings important .And how do you say (i am) in japanease cause i've heard more than one way to say it.And one more thing japanese people are so kawii whan they speak i like them so much.thnx i learned somthing today.

[SuperRokusasu]

@MrTarex

I'm not the video uploader but I think I can help u with that^^

There are many ways to say it, just a few examples: usually used is watashiwa わたしは. The more polite way, for example used when talking to a superior, is watakushiwa わたくしは. There are also special female versions of it...won't explain them now.

Also, 2 important "I am" are Bokuwa ぼくわ for more quiet and chilled persons. The opposite is Orewa おれわ, use ore when you are a wild person (both are casual).

Hope I could help!

[MrTarex]

@SuperRokusasu thnx you are a great help please one thing can you give me an example about the special female version....

[SuperRokusasu]

@MrTarex atashiwa あたしは

But it really isn't used very often...I don't know a peron using it often...but it is a possiblity in some situations.

So, well, hoping you all are learning Japanese :3 Gn8

[WaffleBanisher]

I knew this! This is in my Chinese name.

[habeascor]

Do kids really learn the kanji and remember them all their lifetimes¿

[JapStrangler]

This is probably a really stupid question. If kanji is stylised drawings, is there such a thing as Japanese dyslexia?

[a0001521]

Japanese is different from Chinese

but some of the chinese word are used in Japanese

I am a Chinese guy lives in HK

[o0OMarthaO0o]

Thank you so much! You make it much easier to remember! :)

[rajivkrishnatr]

so, hayashi would be a noun?

[pianta64]

Sugoi!

[TheOnlyAustinCusker]

Now are we talking about actual trees in a forest or are we talking about some alternative meaning that i just dont know about...?

[alonsy85]

doumo

[PussyCatDoll14]

i wish you were my teacher T_T

[asdjfh55]

都是中文

[herifuzhenguan3]

@asdjfh55 錯，這是日本語。是漢語和日本語當中的重疊部份。就跟現代欧洲語­言中，英語，法語之間有大量相同詞彙一樣。

[KitKatman2008]

If I'm not mistaken, there's also a Kanji character that shows three trees instead of two or one. That character is pronounced "mori" meaning "forest" in Japanese, as opposed to "hayashi" or "moku."

[japanesepod101]

Yes, you are right! It looks like this: 森

We cover this kanji in another one of our videos!

[ssayegh54]

@japanesepod101 easy for me since i learn chinese. ^^

oh and in chinese there are those characters with a part with is called the ''key'' .

are there those in japanese ?

[MsPichuTheOverlord]

@japanesepod101 why do all japanese charicters look like squares on my computer???

[jafetrese]

@japanesepod101 I keep on thinking, why does they have to write it on kanji while the meaning of it is a single katakana/hiragana word?? it confuses me

[japanesepod101]

In Japanese, there are many words that have the same pronunciation and would be written the same in hiragana/katakana, so using kanji is one way to help distinguish them :)

[asdjfh55]

森

[junaidjaatt]

I like Noriko San`s way of teaching Kanji..

Keep it Up :)

[thetruth4live]

just download emule and then get pimsleur japanese audio lessons .for speaking and pronounciation .then here on google you type in joyo kanji -joyo kanji by gradfe .tey show u all the nessesary kanji you need with on and kun reading

and its by grade pretty cool who is interssting in learning kanji .take a look

bye

[fireshot598]

ugh i dont get it! hayashi san? wtf so that says mr. growth of trees or what? uh im confused

[japanesepod101]

Hayashi is a common Japanese last name, so Hayashi-san just means Mr./Ms. Hayashi :)

[junaidjaatt]

@fireshot598 : The same the English/American people have the name "Mr.Bush" or "Mr.Wood"

Get some common-sense dude

[pisaluo]

yeah and have names like woody and chuck etc

[TheDuerden]

The Kanji itself has a meaning alone, which is, Grove of Trees.

However, the Japanese language is not the same as the Chinese language from which the Kanji came. So they had to add Hiragana to the Kanji to form the words they wanted.

Hence the Kanji in this video begins as Grove of Trees, but when Hiragana is added the meaning changes to, Mountain Woods or Hayashi-San. Obvs the On reading is closely related to the original chinese meaning..wooded area to mountain woods.

[luigiman07]

good

[TheTransl8tor]

What exactly did she say at the end???

[Rictof]

Thank you very much.

[pisaluo]

she said 有難う御座いました

[TheTransl8tor]

Umm..okay thank you.

[japanesepod101]

"Thank you very much"

Arigatou gozaimashita :)

[Oforhiahrage]

DOO ITASHIMASHITE

[rainpaw4]

need to learn japanese....i can only read the chinese characters and some japanese

[IDontCareSoSTFU]

Awesome :O

Sankyuu~

[CherrySweets0]

This is so good for us learners, thank you!

[richkids408]

按摩拙劣

正使机械变成也许被使用的程度

[REternuS]

Thanks for this helpful video!!! Love your podcasts ^^