こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

Today, we bring you a sample from the Japanese Learning Package.

The preparations for the launch of the Japanese language learning package that we have been telling you about are underway.

We are working on getting it out by the end of this month, so please look forward to it.

The feature of this package is that each lesson will be 10 minutes long, and you will be able to speak Japanese with your ears and mouth by listening to the lessons every day during your spare time and speaking them out loud when you can.

If you go to a school, it will take a lot of time and money, and materials on the Internet such as YouTube do not allow you to learn systematically.

This package is an affordable, systematic way to learn Japanese at your level by listening to the material on your way to and from work, or while doing household chores.

This one is a starter pack, but we'll be making sequels in due course, so if you found the first package effective, you can take it to the next level.

Now enjoy today's episode!

じゃあまたね。

こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

In Japan, the situation had subsided to almost no one being infected at the end of the last year, but all at once, the number of infected people reached a record high.

Although it is said that pneumonia is unlikely to occur, there are reports of other symptoms that can cause long-lasting aftereffects, so we need to be careful not to get infected.

Today, I would like to tell you about Adult's Day in Japan.

Every year, the second Monday of January is Adult's Day, which is a national holiday.

In Japan, 20 years old is considered to be the age of adulthood, so there is a coming-of-age ceremony held in each municipality to celebrate those who have turned 20.

Women often wear furisode(振袖）, a traditional Japanese kimono（着物）, on this day, which makes the atmosphere very festive.

I want to wear furisode too.

By the way, it was decided that the age of adulthood will be changed from 20 to 18 this April.

What will happen to the coming-of-age ceremony next year has yet to be decided.

成人の日(Seijin no hi, Coming-of-Age Day)

振袖（Furisode, long-sleeved kimono)

着物（Kimono, Japanese traditional clothing)

Well, enjoy the episode.

またね。

Have a nice day.

こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

In Japan, the first dream you have in the New Year is called 初夢 "Hatsu-mu" and is said to predict the year ahead.

There are certain things that are said to bring good luck when dreamed in the first dream, the most famous of which are

富士山 Fuji, 鷹 a hawk, and 茄子 an eggplant.

Why is it good luck to dream of such things?

Fuji and hawks seem to be good luck somehow, but why eggplants, you may wonder.

There are many theories.

Fuji appears in our dreams, we will have a prosperous year. Some people believe that Fuji is a symbol of "safety" and "immortality.

The next two hawks are said to represent freedom of action as they soar high in the sky, and hawks are connected to "high" to suggest a year of high aspirations and high potential. The image of a hawk grasping its prey with its sharp talons also has the meaning of "seizing an opportunity.

Finally, the three eggplants. Eggplants are said to be a specialty of 駿河 Suruga, the territory of I徳川家康 Ieyasu Tokugawa, the founder of the Edo period, and were an expensive vegetable in those days. It is said to be a valuable and fruitful year.

Listen to the episode for details.

またね。

#Japanese #Nihongo #JapaneseStudy

こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

The audiobooks for the Japanese language learning package that we have been showing you several times are nearing completion.

It is a package of 100 lessons at 10 minutes per lesson so that you can listen to it in your spare time every day.

It is designed by listening to it every day and speaking it out loud, you  will be able to speak Japanese.

Please look forward to its release.

Well, today I'll show you a sample good morning from that package.

「おはようございます」 is a morning greeting, but in Japan, the sunrise on January 1st is called 初日の出.

When you see Hatsuhinode, you won't greet おはようございます, but おめでとうございます, because it's special greeting on New Year's Day.

I hope you learned something new today.

Enjoy your day.

こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

Today, I'm going to explain about Omamori(お守り）,amulet.

It is a kind of talisman that is supposed to protect against calamities and protect against evil spirits. Most of them are made of paper, wood, cloth, metal, etc., and contain an internal talisman (a design of a deity, a spell from a scripture, the name of a deity or Buddha, etc.), which is closed with a string.

お守りの種類=Types of charms

開運招福（KaiunShofuku, better fortune and happiness)

厄除け（Yakuyoke,warding off evil）

家内安全（Kanai Anzen、Home Security）

交通安全（Koutsu Anzen、Traffic Safety）

学業成就（GakugyoJyojyu,Academic Achievements)

合格（Goukaku,eligibility）

縁結び(Enmusubi, marriage ties)

安産祈願（Anzankigan,prayer for a safe delivery）

商売繁盛（Shobaihanjyo,thriving business)

If you come to Japan, why don't you get a お守り that suits your purpose?

じゃあまたね。

こんにちは。

ジェニです。

Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese tradition of good luck charms.

And then you buy a fukubukuro（福袋）, a bag that is supposed to contain something better than the price of the bag, but you don't know what it contains.

縁起物（Engimono、lucky charm )

招き猫（Maneki Neko、beckoning cat）

鶴（Tsuru, crane）

門松（Kadomatsu,)

福袋（Fukubukuro, mystery package with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

Have a good day.

こんにちは。

So when do you remove the shime-kazari in January?

And how long do you keep the Kagamimochi(鏡餅） on display?

First of all, New Year's is an event to welcome the god of the year, Toshigami-sama(年神様）.

The New Year is an event to welcome the Toshigami, the god of agriculture who is responsible for a good harvest.

It is also said that the New Year's God comes to the house on New Year's Day to bring good luck for the year and sweep away bad luck.

The New Year's ornaments（Sime-kazari) are used as landmarks to welcome the New Year's god into the house.

It also serves as a substitute for the gods when they stay in the house.

The kadomatsu(門松） and shime-zashiki（しめ飾り） can be left on display during the period known as the "inside of the pine tree".

This is the time when the New Year's festivities begin. This is the period between the beginning of the New Year and the return of the gods.

This period differs from region to region.

In the Kanto, Tohoku, and Kyushu regions, the period lasts until January 7, and in the Kansai region, January 15.

（In the Kanto, Tohoku and Kyushu regions, the period of time varies from region to region.

Kagamimochi is usually displayed until January 11th, the day of Kagami-biraki（鏡開き）.

On the day of Kagami-biraki, the rice cake is opened (pounded with a wooden hammer to break it open) and served with ozoni or soup stock.

On Kagami-biraki day, the rice cakes are opened (by beating the cakes with a wooden hammer) and eaten as zoni or soup.

Now, in today's episode, I'd like to introduce Japanese winter food.

 鍋（Nabe, Hot pot)

しゃぶしゃぶ(Shabu shabu)

カニ鍋(Kani nabe, crab hot pot)

ちゃんこ鍋(Chanko nabe)

すき焼き（Suki Yaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan）

石焼き芋(Ishi Yaki Imo, sweet potatoes baked in hot stones

ズワイガニ(Zuwai Gani, snow crab ）

Hot pot is the best thing to eat on a cold day!

こんにちは。

ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。

It has been really cold in Japan this week.

Even in Tokyo, it snowed and piled up, causing chaos as cars without studless tires slipped and blocked the road.

A disposable Tukaisite Kairo（使い捨てカイロ） is useful in such situations.

Today, I'd like to introduce how to use such a pocket furnace.

カイロ　Kairo (self heating disposable heat pack)

貼る Haru　（stick)

Enjoy your day.

こんにちは。

How did you spend your New Year's vacation?

In Japan, we go to shrines and temples for Hatsumode (初詣、New Year's visit), visit family members we don't usually see, eat Osechi (お節料理、New Year's food) and Zoni (雑煮、stewed rice cake with chicken and vegetable), and drink sake to relax.

Today, I would like to introduce you to some episodes of winter in Japan.

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あけましておめでとうございます。(Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu, Happy new year.)

Now, the year 2022 has begun.

How did you count down?

Did you party with friends?

Or did you welcome the New Year at home with your family?

In Japan, many people participate in countdown events in Shibuya, or wait in front of shrines and temples for the new year to come, and at midnight, they go into the shrines and temples to pay their respects to the gods for the first time.

I wish everyone in the world happiness in the year 2022.

Now, in my first episode of 2022, I would like to introduce you to Hatsumode in Japan.

I'm introducing these words, so please listen and remember them.

お正月(Oshogatsu, New Year's Day）

初詣（Hatsumoude, first shrine or temple visit of the year).

お守り(Omamori,Good luck charm)

おみくじ（Omikuji, fortune paper)

じゃあまたね