Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life

Explore technology, modern life, and emerging trends.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

しゃくはち (尺八): shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
りかい（する） (理解（する）): to understand; to comprehend
ぶんかめん（しんぶんの～） (文化面（新聞の～）): on a newspaper's culture page
プロフィール: profile
とる（すもうを～） (取る（相撲を～）): to wrestle; to have a sumo match
てじゅん (手順): procedure; steps
かんがっき (管楽器): wind instrument
ほうがく (邦楽): Japanese traditional music
しょう (笙): shō (Japanese mouth organ)
こと (琴): koto (Japanese zither)
しゃみせん (三味線): shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute)
こつづみ (小鼓): kotsuzumi (small hand drum)
みんぞく（おんがく） (民族（音楽）): folk music; ethnic music
そうしゃ (奏者): performer; musician
さずかる (授かる): to receive; to be granted
ないがい（くにの～） (内外（国の～）): domestic and foreign ~
こてん (古典): classics; classical literature
しゅぎょう（する） (修行（する）): train; practice
みずから (自ら): oneself; personally
はんせい (半生): half a lifetime
ちょしょ (著書): book; written work
ねいろ (音色): tone; timbre
ノンフィクション: nonfiction
～しょう (～賞): prize (suffix); award

Frequently asked questions

What does 「しゃくはち」 mean in this lesson?: shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
What does 「りかい（する）」 mean in this lesson?: to understand; to comprehend
What does 「ぶんかめん（しんぶんの～）」 mean in this lesson?: on a newspaper's culture page
What does 「プロフィール」 mean in this lesson?: profile
What does 「とる（すもうを～）」 mean in this lesson?: to wrestle; to have a sumo match
What does 「てじゅん」 mean in this lesson?: procedure; steps
What does 「かんがっき」 mean in this lesson?: wind instrument
What does 「ほうがく」 mean in this lesson?: Japanese traditional music
What does 「しょう」 mean in this lesson?: shō (Japanese mouth organ)
What does 「こと」 mean in this lesson?: koto (Japanese zither)
What does 「しゃみせん」 mean in this lesson?: shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute)
What does 「こつづみ」 mean in this lesson?: kotsuzumi (small hand drum)
What does 「みんぞく（おんがく）」 mean in this lesson?: folk music; ethnic music
What does 「そうしゃ」 mean in this lesson?: performer; musician
What does 「さずかる」 mean in this lesson?: to receive; to be granted
What does 「ないがい（くにの～）」 mean in this lesson?: domestic and foreign ~
What does 「こてん」 mean in this lesson?: classics; classical literature
What does 「しゅぎょう（する）」 mean in this lesson?: train; practice
What does 「みずから」 mean in this lesson?: oneself; personally
What does 「はんせい」 mean in this lesson?: half a lifetime
What does 「ちょしょ」 mean in this lesson?: book; written work
What does 「ねいろ」 mean in this lesson?: tone; timbre
What does 「ノンフィクション」 mean in this lesson?: nonfiction
What does 「～しょう」 mean in this lesson?: prize (suffix); award