Kana Kanban
コーヒー
ティー
オレンジJ
カフェオーレ
If you’re studying katakana, try reading this menu. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kana Kanban
ドライブスルー
If you’re studying katakana, try reading this sign. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kana Kanban
カンガルー
If you’re studying katakana, try reading this. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kana Kanban
テイクアウトできます。
If you’re studying katakana and hiragana, try reading this sign. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kana Kanban
おにぎり １００YEN セール
If you’re studying hiragana and katakana, try reading this convenience store poster. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kanji Kanban #154
雑貨
フロム ワールドワイド
文房具 おもちゃ 食器 キッチェン用品 絵本 etc.
a little beaver
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this sign touting the selection you’ll find at a Kyoto 雑貨(ざっか)shop called ‘a little beaver.’
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H562, H1010, H1725, H1078, H74, H1472, H121, H1181, H23, H1346, H211)
Kanji In Context(KIC523, KIC857, KIC320, KIC1082, KIC720, KIC131, KIC682, KIC308, KIC683, KIC617, KIC37)
Kana Kanban
しょうゆバターポップコーン
If you’re studying hiragana and katakana, try reading this. I took this shot last month at Tokyo Disneyland. Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help.
Kanji Kanban #152
新幹線も、ピッ で
乗る時代です。
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this poster, announcing a new way to use the ever more convenient rechargeable cards now widely used for various types of transport and other services-you can use them for the shinkansen(bullet train). ピッ is the sound that you get in response to touching your valid card to the electronic reader on the gate.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1502, H1654, H1339, H1585, H159, H1005)
Kanji In Context(KIC85, KIC1230, KIC841, KIC135, KIC25, KIC413)
Kanji Kanban #151
喫茶
あなたとわたしのソフトクリームのお店
黒豆ソフト
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photos if you need help reading this sign.
I saw it in Amanohashidate, known as one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, a well deserved distinction! This shop is especially busy in summer when tourists flock there.
When we got off the train from Kyoto City, we jumped right on rental cycles and pedaled across the black pine covered sandbar that dissects the bay, seen in the first photo. It was early April and some cherry trees were still in bloom. You can learn more about this beautiful spot and some of the mythology surrounding its creation here.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1550, H252, H588, H174, H1440)
Kanji In Context(KIC752, KIC145, KIC55, KIC45, KIC471)
Kanji Kanban #150
カフェ ＆ 手作りランチ
わにのにわ
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photos if you need help reading this sign.
I noticed this Kyoto cafe as I cycled by and stopped to take a photo because of its whimsical name, わにのにわ, or Crocodile’s Garden.
My Japanese friend pointed out at the time that it’s actually a palindrome! Examples of English palindromes, that is, words, phrases, sentences, etc. that can be read the same way forward and backward, include ‘kayak’, ‘level’, ‘mom’, ‘dad’, ‘civic’ and ‘eye.’ Try reading the cafe’s name backward and see what happens.
In Japanese, palindromes are called 回文(かいぶん). Wikipedia has an interesting explanation along with some famous examples here. I also found this animated youtube video on the topic.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H637, H1142)
Kanji In Context(KIC170, KIC137)
