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What is the Japanese writing system that uses characters borrowed from Chinese?
Kanji
True or False: Hiragana is a syllabary used in the Japanese writing system.
True
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘thank you’ is ______.
Arigatou
Which of the following is NOT a Japanese syllabary? A) Hiragana B) Katakana C) Pinyin
C) Pinyin
What is the primary purpose of Katakana in Japanese?
To write foreign words and names.
What is the Japanese word for ‘hello’?
Konnichiwa
True or False: The Japanese language has no plural forms.
True
What does the particle ‘は’ (wa) indicate in a sentence?
It indicates the topic of the sentence.
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘I’ or ‘me’ is ______.
Watashi
What is the Japanese term for ‘goodbye’?
Sayonara
What is the meaning of the kanji character ‘水’?
Water
Which Japanese syllabary is primarily used for native Japanese words?
Hiragana
True or False: Japanese nouns have gender.
False
What is the polite form of ‘to eat’ in Japanese?
Tabemasu
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘friend’ is ______.
Tomodachi
What is the structure of a basic Japanese sentence?
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)
Which of the following is used for emphasis in a sentence? A) は (wa) B) を (o) C) も (mo)
C) も (mo)
What does the kanji character ‘山’ mean?
Mountain
True or False: Japanese has a counting system that uses different words for different categories.
True
What is the Japanese word for ‘family’?
Kazoku
Fill in the blank: The Japanese phrase for ‘How are you?’ is ______.
Ogenki desu ka?
What is the term for the Japanese counting system that uses ‘一’ (ichi) for one?
Native Japanese numbers
Which particle is used to mark the direct object in a sentence?
を (o)
What is the Japanese word for ‘school’?
Gakkou
True or False: The Japanese language has formal and informal speech levels.
True
What does the particle ‘に’ (ni) indicate in a sentence?
It indicates the direction or target of an action.
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘cat’ is ______.
Neko
What is the Japanese word for ‘yes’?
Hai
Which of the following is a common Japanese greeting used in the morning? A) Konnichiwa B) Ohayou C) Sayonara
B) Ohayou
What is the meaning of the kanji character ‘火’?
Fire
True or False: The Japanese language uses spaces between words.
False
What is the Japanese word for ‘dog’?
Inu
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘book’ is ______.
Hon
What is the term for the Japanese counting system that uses ‘二’ (ni) for two?
Native Japanese numbers
What is the Japanese word for ‘water’?
Mizu
Which particle is used to indicate the subject of a sentence?
が (ga)
True or False: In Japanese, the verb usually comes at the end of the sentence.
True
What is the Japanese word for ‘teacher’?
Sensei
Fill in the blank: The Japanese phrase for ‘thank you very much’ is ______.
Arigatou gozaimasu
What is the meaning of the kanji character ‘木’?
Tree
Which of the following is a Japanese syllabary used for foreign words? A) Hiragana B) Katakana C) Kanji
B) Katakana
What does the Japanese word ‘sakura’ refer to?
Cherry blossom
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘yes’ is ______.
Hai
What is the Japanese term for ‘good night’?
Oyasuminasai
True or False: The Japanese language has a unique pitch accent system.
True
What is the Japanese word for ‘happy’?
Ureshii
What is the Japanese word for ‘food’?
Tabemono
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for ‘teacher’ is ______.
Sensei
What is the Japanese word for ‘love’?
Ai
