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    This document provides an introduction to learning Japanese and discusses some key aspects of Japanese culture and customs. It first addresses common questions about learning Japanese and emphasizes that learning can be fun with hard work and perseverance. It then provides a brief overview of Japan's geography as an island nation in East Asia. The main part of the document outlines important Japanese customs, including proper ways to bow to show respect, common gestures for greetings, apologies, and gift giving. It lists 13 common Japanese expressions and their meanings to demonstrate fluency in the culture. In under 3 sentences, the document introduces learning Japanese, summarizes Japan's geography, and focuses on proper Japanese customs and common expressions.

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    This document provides an introduction to learning Japanese and discusses some key aspects of Japanese culture and customs. It first addresses common questions about learning Japanese and emphasizes that learning can be fun with hard work and perseverance. It then provides a brief overview of Japan's geography as an island nation in East Asia. The main part of the document outlines important Japanese customs, including proper ways to bow to show respect, common gestures for greetings, apologies, and gift giving. It lists 13 common Japanese expressions and their meanings to demonstrate fluency in the culture. In under 3 sentences, the document introduces learning Japanese, summarizes Japan's geography, and focuses on proper Japanese customs and common expressions.

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    INTRODUCTION

    Is Japanese Language easy to learn? Can I learn a second language like I learned the first? Do I really
    need to learn Japanese? How long should it take for me to learn? These are probably the questions that
    bothers you at this moment. Now, whether the subject is chosen by your own personal choice or
    whether it is a mandatory, the thing is, learning is always fun. You just need to work hard, persevere
    and most of all study. Learn to enjoy every minute of the subject. It is not about how difficult or easy
    the lessons are , or how important the topics are to you, it is all about you and your perspectives in life.
    After all, you will get something out of learning, you will gain a new experience, may it be useful or not
    in the future, you will surely realize that studying a new language has always a purpose. You need to
    pass the test, and the only way to do it is to study. When you study, you get to review vocabulary, you
    boost your grammar and you try to finish your exercises. Logically, your level improves. With time, your
    skills will increase, and you can understand more and more, and eventually, you can probably join small
    conversations. but one day, you will learn the skills, then you can finally start speaking with confidence,
    not soon but someday you will.

    Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 (read as Nippon-koku or Nihon

    koku, "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Japan is an archipelago consisting of
    about 6,852 islands. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland and
    stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and China in the southwest. The
    four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of
    Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in
    eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost
    one. The population of 127 million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese people make up 98.5% of
    Japan's total population. About 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

    Japanese Customs

    1. Master the Simple Art of Bowing


    There are many reasons that Japanese people bow, but it is predominantly used in order to
    communicate respect. Interaction in Japan is about much more than just verbal
    communication, and people will quickly notice another person’s expression in the form of
    body language as well.
    1. Eshaku is a bow of about 15 degrees that is used around acquaintances and is a
    generally polite way of saying thank you or casually greeting someone.
    2. Keirei is the next level of bow that is about 30 degrees. This bow is commonly used
    in business situations such as greeting potential business partners or customers, or
    to show respect to someone of higher status.
    3. Senrei is literally means shallow bow. This is a sitting style bow that shows your
    respect not exaggeratedly but casually and requires a 30 degree bow.
    4. Saikeirei is the most formal of these three bows and is used with a more serious
    tone. This bow can be used to show respect to someone of very high status such as
    the emperor, or to show a strong sense of apology or guilt.
    5. Dogeza means sitting on the ground, but for the Japanese, it does not simply involve
    sitting. A dogeza is a way to put one's self in a shameful position, to show deference
    in favor of a person of a higher rank.

    Knowing when to bow, and the appropriate way to bow, in any given situation is another simple
    way to demonstrate your fluency in Japanese culture.

    2. Get the Gesture Right Every Time

    There are loads of common Japanese gestures for any number of situations.

    How to give and receive a gift.


    How to say excuse me/I’m sorry

    1. Sumimasen

    2. Gomennasai

    3. Shitsurei shimasu

    Greetings/Expressions

    1. How do you do? - Hajimemashite

    More than asking “how are you,” this is a greeting you will only use when you meet someone for
    the first time. While we don’t often say “How do you do?” much anymore, it emphasizes the
    formality of this greeting.

    2. Good morning! - Ohayo gozaimasu

    3. Good afternoon - Konnichiwa

    4. Good evening – Konbanwa

    5. Goodnight – Oyasuminasai

    6. Goodbye - Sayonara

    There are also many ways to say goodbye.

    Mata ashita. (See you tomorrow.)

    Ja mata. ( See you then)

    Mata ne. ( See you again)

    7. Are you doing well? / How are you? - O-genki desu ka?/ Genki desu ka

    8. As you’d expect, when someone asks you how you’re doing, there are many
    possible responses.

    Hai, genki desu. (Yes, I’m fine.)

    Ē, māmā desu. (Well, so-so.)

    Hai, watashi mo genki desu. (Yes, I’m fine, too.)

    9. When you leave before others - O saki ni shitsurei shimasu ( I will


    leave first)

    Response to this - Otsukare sama deshita


    10. Long time, no see! - O hisashiburi ne

    11. Leaving a place - Ittekimasu

    Response to ittekimasu – Itterasshai

    12. Returning back – Tadaima

    Response - Okaerinasai (Welcome back)

    13. Domo is an adverb which means“very” or “much, but it can have several
    other meanings depending on the situation. You can say どうも to mean:

    “Hi.”

    “Excuse me.”

    “Thank you.” (A shortened version of “Domo arigatougozaimasu.”)

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