Today’s Japanese Phrase: Onomatopoeia
03/30/2021
Vocabulary
Hello, today's topic is Japanese onomatopoeia.
The Japanese language has a variety of onomatopoeias.
An onomatopoeia is a word that mimics the sound of a condition or emotion. For example, "meow-meow" is an onomatopoeia to express a cat crying.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to list all Japanese onomatopoeias here. So, let me introduce some of the "repeat twice" type of onomato…
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Commencement
03/19/2021
News
On March 10th, we had our commencement ceremony.
Out teachers, junior students and other guests attended the ceremony to bear witness this important milestone.
The graduates received a lot of congratulatory messages from junior students, our company executive, the Mayor of Ogori, and many vocational schools.
We truly appreciate those who gave such nice and warm message…
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A trip to Dazaifu
03/16/2021
News
Dazaifu Tenmangu is one of the most famous shrines in Fukuoka.
It enshrines Sugawara no Michizane who is regarded as a god of academics.
Today, we took a school trip to Dazaifu. We could feel spring in the air. Plum flowers (梅の花 Ume no Hana) were blooming, and we delighted in their beauty.
Do you know how to pray at a shrine? OK, let me explain a bit here.
When you …
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Presentation Day
03/05/2021
News
Last week, senior students had presentations both at Ogori and Kasuga campuses.
They spent the last several weeks preparing for this activity. They picked topics of their interest, searched for information on Internet of from other sources, and wrote their script in Japanese.
In Ogori campus, student made a poster that looks just like an information map. They created the map usin…
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