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Hector Garcia

A Geek in Japan

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  • Mesuthas quoted6 years ago
    following table is usually found in beginning Japanese language textbooks. You can see here the original pictorial forms for kanji.
  • b9356188330has quoted4 years ago
    = Shinto = The “way” of the gods = Shinto

    = Dokyo = The “way” of faith = Taoism

    = Dotoku = The “way” of virtue = Ethics

    = Dori = The “way” of logic = Reason

    = Akudo = The “way” of evil = Bad, evil

    = Doraku = The “way” of comfort = Entertainment

    = Doro = Road

    = Daido = Avenue

    = Dojo = The place of the “way” = Training hall

    = Chado = The “way” of tea = Tea ceremony

    = Bushido = The “way” of the warrior

    = Kendo = The “way” of the sword

    = Kyudo = The “way” of the bow = Archery

    = Kado = The “way” of the flower = Flower arrangement/ikebana

    = Aikido = The “way” of the union of spirit and mind

    = Judo = The “way” of flexibility

    = Tae kwon do = The “way” of stamping and punching (Korean)
  • b9356188330has quoted4 years ago
    “Nou aru taka wa tsune wo kakusu”–Talented eagles hide their claws.
  • b9356188330has quoted4 years ago
    There are more than 40,000 kanji, but the Japanese are required to know a list of “only” 2,136 official kanji, known as the Joyo Kanji.
  • b9356188330has quoted4 years ago
    (The Tale of Genji) as its greatest achievement. This classic work is to Japanese what Shakespeare’s opus is to
  • b9356188330has quoted4 years ago
    Japanese is spoken by 130 million people all over the planet, and it’s the eighth most-spoken language in the world. Although it’s used mainly in Japan, its usage extends to Hawaii, Guam, Palau, Taiwan, and certain areas in Brazil, where there are significant Japanese communities.
  • Prakash R Malagundhas quoted5 years ago
    smaller dark-colored gate
  • Prakash R Malagundhas quoted5 years ago
    to look at the entrance. You will almost always find a large red wooden gate marking the entrance to sacred
  • Prakash R Malagundhas quoted5 years ago
    belongs to.

    Jinja is the Japanese word that designates Shinto shrines
  • Prakash R Malagundhas quoted5 years ago
    Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
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