"Welcome" in Japanese (ft. Okinawan Dialect!)

Welcome!

In Japan, there are multiple ways of saying "welcome"!

ようこそ

ようこそ is a common way Japanese people say "welcome".

いらっしゃいませ

いらっしゃいませ can be a phrase people hear often as they enter stores, restaurants, etc!

めんそーれー   

めんそーれー is similar to ようこそ but in Okinawan dialect!

流れ星【ながれぼし】： shooting star

流れ星

読み方【よみかた】(reading): 流れ星

意味【いみ】(meaning): shooting star; falling star; meteor​

see also: 流星【りゅうせい】 (same meaning)

 

Kanji contained in 流れ星

流【なが.れ】・【リュウ】： current, a sink, flow, forfeit

 星【ほし】・【セイ】：star, spot, dot, mark

 

Sources

• jisho.org (definitions)
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perseid_meteor_shower_202008_R0011963.jpg (image)

 

交換留学【こうかんりゅうがく】： student exchange

交換留学

読み方【よみかた】(reading): こうかんりゅうがく

意味【いみ】(meaning): student exchange

 

Words and Kanji contained in 交換留学

 交換【こうかん】： exchange

留学【りゅうがく】： study abroad

交【コウ】： mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

換【カン】： interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

留【リュウ】： detain, fasten, halt, stop

学【ガク】： study, learning, science 

 

Sources

• jisho.org (definitions)
• https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/global-education-flat-line-icon-vector-id936777158?k=20&m=936777158&s=612x612&w=0&h=StV-xAaZX0PO7gbvH_GS2kIqTgZM37GxxX7wGHGwFMk= (image)

棚田【たなだ】： terraced rice fields

棚田

読み方【よみかた】(reading): たなだ

意味【いみ】(meaning): terraced rice fields

 

 

Kanji and words contained in 棚田

棚【たな】： shelf

田【た】： rice field

 

Sources

• jisho.org (definitions)
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terrace_field_yunnan_china_denoised.jpg (image)

登山【とざん】： mountain climbing

登山

読み方【よみかた】(reading): とざん

意味【いみ】(meaning): mountain climbing

 

Kanji and words contained in 登山

登【のぼ・る】： climb

山【やま】・【サン】： mountain

Sources

• jisho.org (definitions)
• https://www.25xt.com/sucai/69971.html (image)

自動販売機 「じどうはんばいき」：Vending machine

 自動販売機 「じどうはんばいき」：Vending machine

Vending machines are a common sight in Japan, and many not only sell non-alcoholic beverages, but alcohol, food, and cigarettes. There are also some that can be found selling goods like ice cream, souvenirs, rice, instant noodles, and even 御御籤「おみくじ」(or fortune papers at shrines and temples). Wherever you are in Japan, you can always be sure you're not far away from a vending machine! There is even one at the summit of Mount Fuji!

富士山の自動販売機 「Mount Fuji's vending machine」

米の自動販売機 「Rice vending machine」

 

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