Lesson 3 4 Episode 3 Yakuza Hanafuda SelfIntroduction

Lesson 3 & 4

Episode 3 Yakuza & Hanafuda

Self-Introduction • 私の名前は_______です。 • (Watashi-no nomae-wa _____desu/My name is ____)

Yakuza Phrases • • • 任侠 (ninkyou) = Honor てめえ (temee) = Vulgar way of saying hello; (guys) シカと(shikato) = Ignore 花札 (Hanafuda) = Japanese playing cards お姉さん (Oneesan) = Big Sis (Yakuza way of referring females) • ぼんくら (Bonkura) = Idiot

Hanafuda Phrases • ぴかいち (Pikaichi): A hand consisting of only one good card • あかよろしい (Aka yoroshii): Obvious Goodness

1900 Elementary School Revision • There used to be different hiragana for one sound • Too confusing; Meiji government revised hiragana for one hiragana per sound.

Episode 4 Kanji origins & Standard Japanese

Chinese & Japanese Kanji • Long ago Japan did not have an alphabet • When the Chinese brought Kanji, Japan used its phrases with Chinese Kanji. • It means the same in both languages but they are different words.

Kanji Incorrect & Correct • 振り仮名 (Furigana): Hiragana that is placed on the Kanji to easier read/understand • Prevalent in Japanese comics, some Kanji have incorrect furigana, thus causing incorrect understandings • 失恋 (shitsukoi): meaning inconsistence/ (shitsuren): unrequited love

Japanese Types • 標準語 (Hyojungo): Standard Japanese - This is the standardized Japanese the powerful created to establish a uniform language • 共通語 (Kyoutsuugo) = Common Japanese - This is the way Japanese is regularly spoken.

Common Japanese Examples • Words like: desu and masu are examples of common Japanese, spread by samurai because of the geisha • Zamasu is a word spread by the oira (courtesans) that means “to be”. • Oikora! Is now commonly used in anger, but originally was used to get someone’s attention. • De Arimasu is a word originating from Yamaguchi