Shiwasu – December
Wednesday December 3, 2008
It is already December. Time flies, doesn't it? The Japanese word for December is "juuni-gatsu," which literally means, "twelfth month." Each month has an older Japanese name, and December is called "shiwasu." The old names are not commonly used today, but "shiwasu" is the one that you would hear more often than the others. It is written with kanji characters for "master, teacher" and "to run." There are several theories for the origin of the name, "shiwasu." One of them is that December is so busy that even a priest to pray on the run. It is a busy season, but I like to remind myself to slow down.
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Please help me. I would like to have a japanese children’s song from which learn japanese. If possible it should be adapted to play on Dance dance revolution (Stepmania). Could you help me?
there are lots of japanese children’s songs available in youtube.look for “minna no uta” there are lots of beautiful songs with lyrics displayed at the bottom of the screen.
“Makkura mori” , Metropolitan museum”. koi suru niwatori” and “you chan wa boku no” are some of my favorites.”Hataraku kuruma” is very useful to learn the names of different types of vehicles.
All the Best!