Here are words mentioned throughout the website explained briefly.
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| Anime, アニメ | Abbreviation of animation. Usually refers to Japanese animation outside of Japan. |
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| Dakuten, 濁点 | Name of the ゛ sign in kana like が、ご、び etc. More... |
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| Handakuten, 半濁点 | Name of the ゜ sign in kana like ぽ、ぴ、ぺ etc. More... |
| Hiragana, 平仮名 | One of the 3 writing systems in Japanese. More... |
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| JLPT, 日本語能力試験 | Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test takes place once a year, the first Sunday in December. There are 4 different levels of the test. For more information, visit Japan Educational Exchanges and Service's JLPT page. |
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| Kanji, 漢字 | One of the 3 writing systems in Japanese. The characters are borrowed from China. About 2000 are needed to read most books and newspapers. |
| Katakana, 片仮名 | One of the 3 writing systems in Japanese. More... |
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| Manga, 漫画 | The Japanese word for comics. Outside of Japan it is referred to comics made in Japan. |
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| Origami, 折り紙 | The word means "folding paper" and is the art of paper folding. Combining different crease patterns is enough to create complex things with just a sheet of paper without cutting or fastening it with glue. |
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| Ramen, 拉麺 | This is a Japanese noodle dish with origins from China but can be found in almost all Japanese restaurants. The noodles is usually served with broth and some slices of meat on top. |
| Romaji, ローマ字 | Western romanization of Japanese writing using Latin alpabet. |
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