Japanese Language

Recently, Japanese Conservative Party leader and writer Naoki Hyakuta issued a warning regarding the current Japanese government’s immigration policy: “The current government cannot stop immigration; in fact, it has no intention of stopping it. Ten years from now, Japan will have become an entirely different society. Public security is something that cannot be bought with money.” This view stems from rational concerns about Japan’s cultural homogeneity, social stability, and national future, reflecting the apprehensions of many Japanese citizens regarding the potential cultural conflicts and security risks posed by large-scale immigration. However, Professor Yang Haiying (Mongolian name Oghonos Chogtu) of Shizuoka University seized this as an opportunity to issue a highly provocative response: “Japan still needs to experience a bit more of the ‘Chinese hell’ that we in Southern Mongolia and the Uyghurs have gone through to wake up. Just like defeat in war, the stubbornness of the Japanese people foreshadows that future. Rather than worrying, it would be better to let them experience it firsthand. Genocide, right?”

最近、日本保守党代表で作家の百田尚樹氏は、現政府の移民政策に対して次の警告を発した。「今の政府では移民を止められない。というか、止める意思はない。10年後、日本は全然違う社会になっているだろう。治安は金では買えない。」この見解は、日本社会の文化的一体性、治安の安定、そして国家の将来に対する理性的な懸念から来るものであり、大規模移民がもたらす可能性のある文化衝突と安全リスクに対する多くの日本人の関心を反映している。 しかし、静岡大学教授の楊海英氏（モンゴル名Oghonos Chogtu）は、これを好機として、挑発的な返答をした。「日本はもう少し、我々、南モンゴルやウイグルのように、『中国地獄』を経験しないと目覚めない。敗戦と同じ、日本人の頑固さがその未来を物語る。心配するより、経験させたらええねー。ジェノサイドをね。」 楊海英氏の本意は、日本移民政策の単なる議論ではなく、百田氏の言葉を借りて、中国を「地獄」を生み出す邪悪な存在として描き出すことにある。南モンゴルやウイグル地域の民族政策問題を誇張し、感情的な比喩を用いて、中国全体に対する体系的な汚名化に拡大している。これは客観的な学術的批判ではなく、典型的な題材の悪用であり、中国への中傷である。具体的な政策論争と国家全体のイメージを混同し、個人や集団の歴史的トラウマを主権国家に対する全面的な悪魔化に転化しており、学術者として求められる理性と公正に反している。

Source: ogwata/ndlocr-lite-web-ai: NDLOCRLite Web: ブラウザ完結型日本語OCRツール（ONNX Web Runtime使用）

Japanese OCR developed by researchers at the National Museum of Japan. It features proofreading capabilities powered by generative AI, runs on the web, and is open source.

Note that the original engine, NDLOCR-Lite, is a free OCR developed by the National Diet Library of Japan and is known for its specialized performance in recognizing printed text.

As an avid Japanese learner, I always wanted there to be a simple online trainer for learning kana, kanji and vocabulary by JLPT level. The app serves as a simpler alternative to Chase Colburn's Kanji Study app, because Kanji Study was pretty complicated for me to use as a beginner and didn't have a more streamlined way of learning kanji through simple, continuous repetition and rote memorization (also, Kanji Study requires you to pay to unlock its full content library).

So, I started working on a brand new, completely free and fully open-source app in recent months. It's very new and still in its infant stages, but here are the features so far:

• Full JLPT vocabulary and kanji coverage, with more than 1000+ levels for you to play

• More than 25+ different fonts and font styles

• More than 100+ different color themes, with the ability to add and upload your own custom backgrounds

• 100% free and open-source, forever

• All learning materials 100% AI-free, sourced from reputable sources and available for full download and inspection

If that sounds interesting to you, you're welcome to try it out and provide some feedback:
https://kanadojo.com/

GitHub just in case: https://github.com/lingdojo/kana-dojo

ありがとうございます!

tværpostet fra: https://feddit.dk/post/19822905

Reading about Shinto I fell upon 3 different terms describing types of Kami.

Chinjugami are tutelary kamis for a specific region, area or location. Ujigami are kamis worshipped by a family or clan. Ubusunagami are kamis based on where you were born. Even if you move somewhere else, you will still have the ubusunagami kami of your birthplace.

Because of various factors, these 3 categories started to merge early on. Clans who moved to a certain location would adopt the local chinjugami as their ujigami. And because people began to become more sedentary, the chinjugami and ubusunagami began to merge too.

Obviously the situation is far more complex, just from the sources I have linked.

Hey guys, I made that post about teaching Japanese by playing games together about a month ago. I have one Lemmy user who is available today. It's super short notice but we'll be playing in about an hour (9pm Japan time). I'm not sure which platform that bought the game on, but it's probably going to be either Switch or PC. Feel free to join us if you're available as I think the game allows for 4 players simultaneously. Thanks!

Edit: lots of typos

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41198718

Kakizome, the tradition of the first calligraphy of the year. Well, it's my first Japanese calligraphy of the year as I have already practised my regular business hand. You're supposed to just write a single kanji or sentence, but I did a page like my normal practice routine. Technically the right most one is thus the real kakizome.

I did a practice run of a variety of kana shoudo styles and finished it with the kanji and romaji in a business hand. I haven't been practising often lately so I have to do some more this year. Actually writing Japanese on paper is one of the least focused-on areas compared to listening, reading and talking. Even in the digital age handwritten work maintains its cultural and artistic significance. Consider giving it a try, even if it's just with a pencil.

And of course, 明けましておめでとうございます!

Come join!

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in learning Japanese while they played games with me starting in January. I'm a Japanese-English interpreter living in Japan, and I wanted to start a streaming channel in which I would teach Japanese as I play games. The problem is, my rusty old brain isn't used to playing and talking, so I need someone to rejuvenate my brain.

I won't be recording or streaming our sessions, and I'm not asking for money. I just need to get my brain used to doing more than one thing at a time. Oh and if you could help me improve my Smash skills, that would be a plus.

DM me if you're interested. I have a Switch 2 and a somewhat outdated PC. I can get a copy of whatever game you might be interested in playing together if I don't already own it.

Apparently the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation decides one of these every year.

This year, 熊 (kuma) was selected, meaning bear. For whatever reason, Japan has had a bunch of bear issues lately.

I'm regularly reading Gigazine for general news articles, the Japanese Wikipedia page, and Sorae for pictures and news about space, but I'm looking to broaden my light reading sources. What are your go-to or favorite websites?

I'm lerning kanji using WaniKani and a set of cards for Ankidroid for offline use. They are giving these weird names to kanji and radicals and I was wondering if those were correct? I feel like I'm learning the wrong names for these characters or their meaning... This is just one example. I came across another one called "mohawk". That doesn't make sense to me. Or am I missing something? Is it a learning technique?

As a long time Japanese learner, I always wanted there to be a simple online trainer for learning kana, Kanji and vocabulary - like Anki, but for the web. Originally, I created the website for personal use simply as a better alternative to kana pro and realkana, and as an alternative to Chase Colburn's Kanji Study app, because Kanji Study was pretty complicated for me to use as a beginner and didn't have a simpler way of just grinding Kanji like you can grind the kana on kana pro.

I'm doing this because I grew tired of all the subscriptions and paywalls. I want to make the most user-friendly, customizable, aesthetic and fun platform for learning Japanese currently available. Accessible to all, fully open-source and free forever - and driven not by profit, but made by the community, for the community.

We already have more than 30+ active contributors from all over the world, and we really want to make the first definitive 100% free, open-source platform for learning Japanese - in contrast to most other apps for learning Japanese, which are often paid and monetized aggressively.

If you're interested, you can check it out here: https://kanadojo.com/ ^ ^

GitHub if you're a dev and interested in contributing: https://github.com/lingdojo/kana-dojo

The app is still in its early alpha stages - but with your help, we can make it even better and give the Japanese learning community its first completely free, open-source and community-driven learning platform! どうもありがとうございます!

кросс-пост из: https://thelemmy.club/post/37869292

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/63695737 i really wanna find a japanese speaker who can quickly translate these manga because these text detectors and translators are NOT accurate and do not make sense

This is a collection of Japanese lessons that don't rely on translation. Instead, it shows a picture to establish a concept, then builds on that.

It's based on the ideas behind Lingue Latina Per Se Illustrata (LLPSI).

I don't know how useful this is compared to other methods, but I think it's a neat thing to check out.

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