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(49 cards)
What is the Japanese writing system that uses characters borrowed from Chinese?
Kanji
True or False: Hiragana is a syllabary used in the Japanese writing system.
True
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘thank you’ is ______.
Arigatou
Which of the following is NOT a Japanese syllabary? A) Hiragana B) Katakana C) Pinyin
C) Pinyin
What is the primary purpose of Katakana in Japanese?
To write foreign words and names.
What is the Japanese word for ‘hello’?
Konnichiwa
True or False: The Japanese language has no plural forms.
True
What does the particle ‘は’ (wa) indicate in a sentence?
It indicates the topic of the sentence.
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘I’ or ‘me’ is ______.
Watashi
What is the Japanese term for ‘goodbye’?
Sayonara
What is the meaning of the kanji character ‘水’?
Water
Which Japanese syllabary is primarily used for native Japanese words?
Hiragana
True or False: Japanese nouns have gender.
False
What is the polite form of ‘to eat’ in Japanese?
Tabemasu
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘friend’ is ______.
Tomodachi
What is the structure of a basic Japanese sentence?
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)
Which of the following is used for emphasis in a sentence? A) は (wa) B) を (o) C) も (mo)
C) も (mo)
What does the kanji character ‘山’ mean?
Mountain
True or False: Japanese has a counting system that uses different words for different categories.
True
What is the Japanese word for ‘family’?
Kazoku
Fill in the blank: The Japanese phrase for ‘How are you?’ is ______.
Ogenki desu ka?
What is the term for the Japanese counting system that uses ‘一’ (ichi) for one?
Native Japanese numbers
Which particle is used to mark the direct object in a sentence?
を (o)
What is the Japanese word for ‘school’?
Gakkou
