Break All The Barriers And Learn Japanese With Full Zeal

It is usually said that those who know Kanji, for them it is easy to learn Japanese. This is certainly true as most of the Japanese stuff has been borrowed from Kanji only. But contrary to popular belief, most Kanji are not pictographs. The vast majority are in fact "pictophonetic" compounds comprised of two chunks: a "phonetic indicator" that points to the character’s pronunciation, and a "semantic indicator" relating to its meaning. This may sound complex, but is actually very good news for language learners. Learning the most common phonetic and semantic chunks (or "radicals") enables you to make educated guesses about the pronunciation and meaning of new characters. Knowing Kanji allows you to guess the meaning of new words.Once you know the meaning of all the standard use Kanji, you can usually guess the meaning of compound words they combine to create. Know the character, guess the word. An equivalent power in English would require extensive knowledge of Latin, Greek, and a host of ancient Germanic dialects.

The Japanese language is not vague, but Japanese etiquette often requires vagueness. We can thank the Japanese themselves for helping to perpetuate the myth that Japanese is a vague language. As Dr. Jay Rubin recounts in his excellent book Making Sense of Japanese, a member the Tokyo String Quartet once shared in an NPR interview that English allowed him and other Japanese members of the ensemble to communicate more effectively than in Japanese. They had begun speaking in English once a non-Japanese member joined the group and were amazed how much easier it seemed to communicate in English despite not being native speakers. Dr. Rubin points out that the problem is a matter of culture, not linguistics. The Japanese language can express anything it needs to, but Japanese social norms often require people to express themselves indirectly or incompletely. Directness in communication is usually frowned upon in Japanese culture, while it is often the primary goal in most English speaking countries (except among politicians and lawyers of course, but they’re just meat popsicles in suits). Anyone who has lived in Japan or done business with a Japanese company knows that this difference in communication style can be a major source of frustration and cross-cultural miscommunication. As things go, it is usually the cultural, not language, barrier that causes tempers to flair. So as you learn to speak, read, and write Japanese in any of the Best Institute For Japanese Language In Delhi Ncr, make sure to give just as much attention to the "language" left out of the conversation and off the page.

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