Japanese


Welcome back! We hope you are looking forward to learning all about this half term's new language in focus: Japanese. Japanese is the most widely spoken language in Japan and is separated into a large number of dialects. Did you know that Japanese is spoken by 122 million people as their first language and by over 1 million people as their second language in Japan? The number of Japanese speakers worldwide is estimated at close to 123 million people!

 Thank you to all our BIS Japanese experts for your time and effort to help our friends learn about your language and culture.

Karaoke time with BIS Junior Campus! 


The story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

 


Learn how to make Sadako's Paper Crane below:

 


Japanese Proverbs

Proverbs have been around since as far back as men could speak; more so when humans learned to write and read. A proverb is a saying that is repeated often and is characterised as being concrete, simple, and known to many to be true. Sometimes, proverbs don’t get directly to the point and make use of metaphors for the reader to interpret him or herself. Here are some well-known Japanese proverbs translated into English:

 


Japanese Resources



Learn Japanese words and phrases


Japanese Quiz

Test your knowledge and do the quiz!

Japanese LiF Display

Visit the LiF display board outside the canteen and quiz your friends! How many questions did you get correct?

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