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Commonly used kanji’s components don’t make a lot of sense nowadays, but once upon a time…
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Fantasy tale provides best of both worlds with a story that students both can and will want to read.
Embassy of Japan in the U.K. posts video explaining what katsu is and isn’t, and we delve into the non-pork varieties.
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Shuji demonstrations teach viewers how to write names of hit anime series, popular kanji.
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