Japanese Word of the Day for August 31st, 2009
Today’s Word: Like 先, 来 can be used as a prefix: 来週(らいしゅう)means next week, 来月(らいげつ)next month, 来年(らいねん)next year, and so forth.
Today’s Word: Like 先, 来 can be used as a prefix: 来週(らいしゅう)means next week, 来月(らいげつ)next month, 来年(らいねん)next year, and so forth.
Today’s Word: 来る(くる)To come. Like in English, the Japanese verb meaning “to come” (来る) can be used for people, dates and events.
Today’s Words: Here are some combinations you can make with yesterday’s kanji, 先. 先週(せんしゅう)means last week, and 先月 (せんげつ)means last month.
Today’s Word: 先(さき)Before. Ir’s the first kanji in 先生(せんせい), which literally means “born before” and is commonly used to mean “teacher.”