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Today’s Japanese word:

MAJIDE
Usually written in Hiragana and Katakana as below
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Simple Definitions:
Really/Very much
Are you sure?

Last time’s Japanese word:
KAWAII

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Today’s Japanese word:
KAWAII

Kanji:
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Hiragana:
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Katakana:
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Simple Definitions:
Cute!
Adorable!

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Today’s Japanese word:
HEIKI

Kanji:
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Hiragana:
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Katakana:
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Simple Definitions:
No problem!
It’s ok!
Forget about it!

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Today’s Japanese word:
DAME

Kanji:
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Hiragana:
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Katakana:
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Simple Definitions:
No!
It’s bad!
It’s not possible!

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Today’s Japanese word:
OMEDETOU
most commonly used as “omedetou gozaimasu”
expression

Kanji:
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Hiragana:
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Katakana:
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Simple Definitions:
Congratulations!

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Today’s Japanese word:
YABAI
adjective

Hiragana:
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Katakana:
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Simple Definitions:
Risky.
Crap!

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Today’s Japanese word:
KIMOI
adjective

Katakana:
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Hiragana:
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Simple Definitions:
abbreviation of ????? or ?????? or kimochi warui
Eew!
Yuck!
Disgusting!

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Sugoistuff won’t be sugoi if there isn’t any hint of Japan in it. It’s no secret that members of Team Sugoi were actually brought together by their common interest in Japanese culture (among others). The blog name says it all.

Anyway, as the resident Nihongo “expert” in Team Sugoi, I had to volunteer to do this series of posts on Japanese words and expressions. Just very simple definitions and usages. The posts won’t really assure you survival in Japan, and I don’t really plan to make a grammar book out of this venture. However, I hope that it gives you an idea of what the words mean and certain contexts where they can be used.

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Today’s Japanese word:
SUGOI
adjective

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