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Understanding Kanji by Components ~Learn Japanese with Toby~ #shorts #japanese #kanji #漢字 #wordplay

January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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Understanding Kanji by Components ~Learn Japanese with Toby~

Some kanji can be memorized by breaking them into parts and using wordplay or visual images.

#japanese #kanji #short #parts #image #wordplay
女, 男, 髪, 休, 聞, 峠, 婆,

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Japanese Characters: How Many Are There? ~Learn Japanese with Toby~ #japanese #shorts #hiragana #日本語

January 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM

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Japanese Characters: How Many Are There?
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#japanese #character
#hiragana 46 basic +
#katakana 46 basic +
#kanji common use 2136
#日本語 #ひらがな #カタカナ #漢字 #phonetic #logographic #常用漢字　

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Winter Rains of Japan: Quiet Beauty in the Cold ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

January 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM

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Winter Rains of Japan: Quiet Beauty in the Cold
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the rains of winter (冬) in Japan

#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #winter #みぞれ #sleet #cold #NewYear's #camellia #snow #時雨 #冬 #冬至

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Autumn Rains of Japan: Melancholy in Every Drop ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

December 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM

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Autumn Rains of Japan: Melancholy in Every Drop

#japanese #language #expression #rain #autumn #fall #秋 #雨 #時雨 #shower #chill #mist

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Food Allergy 2: Food Allergen Labelling in Japan ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

December 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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Food Allergy 2
〜Learn Japanese with Toby〜
食物アレルギー　food allergy

#japanese #language #food #allergy #almond #abalone #squid #salmon #orange #cashewnuts #kiwifruit #beef #sesameseeds #mackerel #soybeans #chicken #banana #pork #macadamia #peach #yam #apple #gelatine
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Food Allergy 1: Food Allergen Labelling in Japan ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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Food Allergy 1: Food Allergen Labelling in Japan
8 allergens

#japanese #expression #food #allergy #食物アレルギー #egg #milk #walnut #peanut #wheat #buckwheat #shrimp #crab #cashewnut #label

If you have a food allergy, this video is important to watch.
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Summer Rains of Japan: Power in Every Drop ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

December 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM

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Summer Rains of Japan: Power in Every Drop

In this video, we’ll look at Japanese words that describe the rains of summer in Japan.

#japaneselanguage #expression #rain
#summer #梅雨 #rainyseason #五月雨 #夕立 #入梅 #走り梅雨 #送り梅雨 #返り梅雨 #梅のつぶやき #雷雨　
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Word Pairs That Reverse in Japanese and English ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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English vs. Japanese: The Word Order Flip!
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Did you know some word pairs are reversed between Japanese and English?

#japaneselanguage #wordpair #blackandwhite #catsanddogs #soonerorlater #白黒 #犬猫 #飲食 #あれこれ #前後 #遅かれ早かれ

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Useful Japanese Words for Liquids in Food ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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Words with cats
犬は人につき猫は家につく
The Saying: Dogs Follow People, Cats Follow Homes

#cat #dog #japanese #people #home #犬は人につき猫は家につく #learnjapanesewithtoby #wordswithcats #video

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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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Useful Japanese Words for Liquids in Food

#japanese #language #expression #culinary #liquid #dashi #sauce #soup #syrup #dressing #juice #出汁 #つゆ #ソース #たれ #ポン酢 #ドレッシング #汁 #シロップ #あん #蜜

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Spring Rains of Japan: Beauty in Every Drop ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 雨 #spring #rain #japanese

November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM

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Spring Rains of Japan: Beauty in Every Drop

春の雨, 春雨, 春時雨, 春夕立, 春驟雨, 春霙, 春の長雨, 春霖, 菜種梅雨, 催花雨, 花の雨, 花時の雨, 花時雨, 桜雨, 桜流し, 杏花雨, 紅の雨, 藤の雨, 養花の雨, 柳の雨, 草の雨, 木の芽雨, 瑞雨, 静雨, 寒明の雨, 雪解雨, 雪消しの雨, 啓蟄の雨, 彼岸時化, 四温の雨, 暖雨, 穀雨, 軽雨
#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #spring #words #春 #雨 #桜雨　
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How to Say Different Kinds of Rain in Japanese ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 雨

November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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How to Say Different Kinds of Rain in Japanese

Japanese has many beautiful words to describe rain. In this video, we’ll explore different ways of describing how it falls, how strong it is, and how it appears in nature and literature.

#japaneselanguage #expression #rain #雨

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A Cat’s Memory: The Japanese Saying About Forgetting Favors #shorts #cat #japanese #memory #猫 #日本語

October 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM

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Cats Forget Kindness in Three Days? – A Japanese Proverb Explained
猫は3年の恩を3日で忘れる
neko wa sannen no on o mikka de wasureru

#cat #japaneselanguage #wordswithcats #learnjapanesewithtoby #memory #gratitiude #猫は3年の恩を3日で忘れる #猫 #日本語　

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The Beautiful World of Japanese Rain Onomatopoeia ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 雨のオノマトペ

October 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM

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The Beautiful World of Japanese Rain Onomatopoeia ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 雨のオノマトペ

#japanese #language #onomatopoeia #擬音語 #rain #雨 #ぽつぽつ #ぱらぱら #ばらばら #ざあざあ #どしゃどしゃ #雨粒 #heavyrain #raindrop #soundsymbolism #オノマトペ #learnJapanesewithToby

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Exploring Japanese Onomatopoeia: バタバt Batabata and ゴロゴロ Gorogoro ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

October 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM

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Exploring Japanese Onomatopoeia
In Japanese, onomatopoeia is divided into two types: 擬音語 (giongo) which represent actual sounds, and 擬態語 (gitaigo) which describe situations or states by imitating sounds, even though no real sound is heard.
#onomatopoeia #擬音語 #擬態語 #バタバタ #ゴロゴロ
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The Trend of ‘Katsu’: Exploring Japan’s New Buzzwords ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 〇〇活 activities

October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM

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The Trend of ‘Katsu’: Exploring Japan’s New Buzzwords

○○活(katsu) refers to activities that people consciously engage in with a specific goal in mind

#japanese #language #expression #actrivity #buzzword #neologism #活 #trend #朝活 #推し活 #婚活 #妊活 #終活 #腸活 #ポイ活

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Counting in Japanese: Different Readings and Hand Gestures ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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Counting Up vs. Counting Down in Japanese: Numbers and Gestures

In Japanese, the way numbers are said differs when addressing someone versus counting silently, and the reading changes between counting up and counting down.

#japanese #countup #countdown #handgensture #数え方　

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Understanding Price Tags in Japan: Tax Included or Not? ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 値札

September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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Understanding Price Tags in Japan: Tax Included or Not?

価格 (kakaku) price
値札 (nefuda) price tag
消費税 (shouhizei) consumption tax

#japan #price #tax #fare #charge #値札 #消費税 #定価 #税込 #税抜 #現金のみ #cash #tax #料金 #運賃
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How to Memorize Flame Test Colors Using Japanese Mnemonics ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~ 炎色反応

September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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Remembering Flame Test Colors with Japanese Wordplay
炎色反応(enshoku han'nou) flame test

リアカーなきK村、動力借るとうするもくれない馬力

#japanese #language #expression #flametest #wordplay #mnemonics #炎色反応 #lithium #sodium #potassium #copper #calcium #strontium #barium #chemistry

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Japanese Words: Casual or Formal? ~ Learn Japanese with Toby ~

September 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM

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How to Say It in Japanese: Casual vs. Formal

e.g. pee おしっこ　urine 尿

#japanese #language #expression #casual #formal #childlike #日本語 #表現

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Learn Fukuoka Dialect: Surprising Local Expressions #shorts #Japanese #Fukuoka #dialect #バリカタ #福岡

September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM

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Things only Fukuoka locals say
① 福岡(Fukuoka) - pronunciation
② ばり(bari) =very バリカタ(barikata) =very firm noodles
③ くらす(kurasu) =punch, hit

#japanese #dialect #fukuoka #pronunciation #ばり #バリカタ #ラーメン #くらす #very #ramen #punch #福岡 #LearnJapanesewithToby

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Can yousay this? Fukuoka Dialect Tongue Twister ~Learn Japanese with Toby~ キットカット

August 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM

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How Fast Can You Say It? Fukuoka Dialect Challenge!
キットカットかっとかんといかんかったとに、あんたがかっとかんかったけんいかんかったとよ

We should have bought KitKats, but you didn’t, and that’s why things went wrong.

#fukuoka #dialect #tonguetwister #japanese #language #kitkat #福岡 #方言 #キットカット #日本語　
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