45 Japanese study words | Japan's Coming of Age Ceremony is an important event celebrating turning twenty, where participants wear kimonos and express gratitude to family.

日本(にっぽん)の成人(せいじん)式(しき)は、二(に)十(じゅう)歳(さい)を祝(いわ)う重要(じゅうよう)なイベントで、着物(きもの)を着(き)て家族(かぞく)に感謝(かんしゃ)します。

Japan's Coming of Age Ceremony is an important event celebrating turning twenty, where participants wear kimonos and express gratitude to family.

45 words

成人(せいじん)式(しき)

成(せい)人(じん)式(しき)

coming-of-age ceremony

日本(にっぽん)では、二(に)十(じゅう)歳(さい)になると、成人(せいじん)です。

日(に)本(ほん)

Japan

•

で

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

二(は)十歳(たち)

20 years old

•

になると

exp

when it becomes; when it comes to

•

成(せい)人(じん)

adult; grownup

vs, n

becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

•

です

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

1月(つき)の第(だい)2月曜日(げつようび)は、成人(せいじん)の日(ひ)です。

1(いち)月(がつ)

•

の

prt

indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)

prt

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

•••••

第(だい)

pref

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

•

月(げつ)曜(よう)日(び)

adv, n

Monday

•

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

成(せい)人(じん)の日(ひ)

n, exp

Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day

•

です

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

みんなでお祝(いわ)いをします。

みんな

n, pn, adv

everyone; everybody; all

adv, n

everything; all

••

で

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

お祝(いわ)い

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival

congratulatory gift; present

を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

•••••

し

prt, conj

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also

prt, conj

because; since(usu. indicates one of several reasons)

••

ます

aux-v

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

aux-v

used to indicate respect for those affected by the action

成人(せいじん)の日(ひ)に、成人(せいじん)式(しき)があります。

成(せい)人(じん)の日(ひ)

n, exp

Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day

•

に

prt

at (place, time); in; on; during

prt

to (direction, state); toward; into

•••••••••

成(せい)人(じん)式(しき)

coming-of-age ceremony

が

prt

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

prt

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

•••

あります

v5r-i, vi

to be; to exist; to live(usu. of inanimate objects)

v5r-i, vi

to have

••••

成人(せいじん)式(しき)は二(に)十(じゅう)歳(さい)になった人(ひと)をお祝(いわ)いするイベントです。

成(せい)人(じん)式(しき)

coming-of-age ceremony

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

二(は)十歳(たち)

20 years old

•

に

prt

at (place, time); in; on; during

prt

to (direction, state); toward; into

•••••••••

なった

v5r, vi

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain

v5r, vi

to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)

••••••••••

人(ひと)

person; someone; somebody

human beings; mankind; man; people; humans

•••••••

を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

•••••

お祝(いわ)い

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival

congratulatory gift; present

する

suffix

makes a verb from a noun

•

イベント

event

•

です

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

たくさんの人(ひと)が来(き)ます。

たくさん

adj-no, adj-na, n, adv

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal

adj-no, adj-na, n, adv

enough; sufficient

••

の

prt

indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)

prt

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

•••••

人(ひと)

person; someone; somebody

human beings; mankind; man; people; humans

•••••••

が

prt

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

prt

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

•••

来(き)ます

suffix

indicates action that had been continuing up till now / came to be

•

成人(せいじん)式(しき)では、女(おんな)の人(ひと)は着物(きもの)を着(き)ます。

成(せい)人(じん)式(しき)

coming-of-age ceremony

で

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

女(おんな)の人(ひと)

n, exp

woman

•

着(き)物(もの)

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)

clothing; clothes

•

を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

•••••

着(き)ます

v1, vt

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on

v1, vt

to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear(as 汚名を〜, 罪を〜, etc.)

•

男(おとこ)の人(ひと)は男(おとこ)の人(ひと)の着物(きもの)やスーツを着(き)ます。

男(おとこ)の人(ひと)

n, exp

man

•

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

の

prt

indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)

prt

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

•••••

着(き)物(もの)

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)

clothing; clothes

•

や

prt

such things as ...; and ... and(used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)

prt

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as(after the dictionary form of a verb)

••••••••

スーツ

suit (clothing)

suit (playing cards)

•

を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

•••••

着(き)ます

v1, vt

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on

v1, vt

to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear(as 汚名を〜, 罪を〜, etc.)

•

成人(せいじん)式(しき)はとても大切(たいせつ)なイベントです。

成(せい)人(じん)式(しき)

coming-of-age ceremony

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

とても

adv

very; awfully; exceedingly(とっても is more emphatic)

adv

(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)(before a negative form)

•

大(たい)切(せつ)

adj-na

important; significant; serious; crucial

adj-na

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved

••

な

prt

don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)

prt

do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

••••••

イベント

event

•

です

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

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