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Japanese Vocab Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Japanese language. A series of easy questions to test your skills. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by aureliajay15. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
aureliajay15

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,537

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3160

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (5/10), Guest 133 (6/10), Guest 174 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does 'konban wa' mean? Hint

good morning

good evening

good night

good afternoon

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the word for genius? Hint

tamanegi

baka

tensai

obake

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many scripts are there in the Japanese language?

Answer: (word or number (romaji is not included))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is not a season? Hint

aki

natsu

kikyuu

haru

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the polite form of 'yomu'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of the following words represents an animal name in Japanese? Hint

ringo

zou

pan

koushou

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Kumo' is the word for spider and....?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Ame' is the word for rain and....? Hint

spider

lollies

cloud

astronaut

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the general word for 'I'? Hint

anata

watashi

haha

tori

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, what's the word for hawk?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does 'konban wa' mean?

Answer: good evening

Good morning is 'ohayougozaimasu' ('ohayo' or 'oha' for short), good night is 'oyasuminasai' ('oyasumi' for short) and good afternoon is 'konnichiwa'.

2. What is the word for genius?

Answer: tensai

'Baka' is fool, 'obake' is ghost and 'tamanegi' is onion.

3. How many scripts are there in the Japanese language?

Answer: 3

Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana are the three scripts. Kanji is a logographic system, while the other two are both syllabic.

4. Which of these is not a season?

Answer: kikyuu

'Natsu' is Summer, 'aki' is Autumn and 'haru' is Spring. 'Kikyuu' means 'hot air balloon'.

5. What is the polite form of 'yomu'?

Answer: yomimasu

'Yomimasu' or 'yomu' is the verb 'to read', eg. 'hon wo yomimasu'.

6. Which one of the following words represents an animal name in Japanese?

Answer: zou

'Zou' means elephant, 'pan' is bread, 'ringo' is apple and 'koushou' is factory.

7. 'Kumo' is the word for spider and....?

Answer: cloud

These two have the same reading, but are both written differently as Kanji. The Kanji for cloud is similar to the one for rain. Kumori means 'cloudy weather'.

8. 'Ame' is the word for rain and....?

Answer: lollies

Once again these two have the same reading but are written very differently as Kanji. 'Ame ga suki desu' can mean 'I like rain' or 'I like lollies'. The Kanji for rain is similar to the Kanji for cloud.

9. What is the general word for 'I'?

Answer: watashi

'Haha' means my mum, 'anata' means you, and 'tori' means bird.

10. Finally, what's the word for hawk?

Answer: taka

The coolest looking Kanji of them all. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.

Source: Author aureliajay15

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