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I'm looking for a reason to help me understand WHY katakana script exist when Japanese already have a script that covers all the sounds they make, .... this video is not it. What I learned from you is: in the past I just had to learn one of the two scripting systems based on my gender, ... now I have to learn both for no reason. I'm now more convinced than ever that it's some form of gatekeeping to make it even harder to acquire the language, like kanji isn't hard enough😐 I read a comment from someone saying that it's "intentionally" hard because if "easy come easy go" is true, then making it unnecessarily hard is to "beat it" into the people, to preserve the culture and protect it from being lost, ... I'm paraphrasing what that comment said but it's true. There are games that aren't in English and I WILL play them despite the gatekeeping.

Hehe calling tamil a Dravidian language can cause some sparks if it reachs Indian audiance

I love your explanations , Please do more videos😓

You often refer to more in depth explanations in grammar points, though I am unable to retrieve them, could you please index them?

Interesting.

Are you still active on RUclips? About to start your manga series 😅

It would useful to get translations of the writings on the buildings, too.

The strobe on this is insane I just can’t not mention that

The vid glitches(?) a bit in the middle

sisi god XD

tokyo scramble is lost!! he needs our help 😂

your shorts are straight to the point and really entertaining man, keep at it!

simple yet useful 😂😂

So, the Hotsuma Tsutae is effectively the Veles Book if it were as authentic as the Tale of Igor? And katakana might indeed be the "moon runes" of the Russian memes... Regarding females - not too sure how it's relevant considering how Japan is the most based of all Sinospheric lands in this regard. - Adûnâi

Incredible video. Inspires the imagination 😅 ありがと

How you learned japanese?

my god how many japanese vocab are there (cryyyyy).

Hi, The video is great and I wanna send you a message. Could you kindly let me know which platforms you use so that I can contact you besides RUclips?

腹膜透析 sounds like peritoneal dialysis, essentially water is placed into the abdomen of the patient with the hopes that some of the harmful substances that the kidneys usually filter are gathered there, then that fluid is taken out, it's used when the patients kidneys don't work anymore. BUN is blood uremic nitrogen I think, a waste product from protein usage excreted by the kidneys

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I think we don't do that thing of the IVs here in Mexico either, however you do sometimes find people who are not physically but psychologically Ill. In those cases giving the patient water through and IV while telling them "this medication will make you feel better" does indeed make them feel better, although that is a rare occurrence

肺塞栓 sounds like a pulmonary embolism Edit: just checked the google drive yes it is haha

Oh I didn’t know that, Ty I’ve probably heard it and didn’t realise

Awesome tip! Thank you 😊

Your videos are great! Im really learning But I have to say dear god what the hell this does not happen in mexico, a doctor in training would never be allowed to operate without supervision of a full surgeon or a surgery resident, im surprised this happens in japan

The situation that satou san describes is very common in Mexico too, although as a junior doctor you are not completely alone in the emergency room department since there are older doctors or residents (full on doctors studying their specialty), in other deparments you are pretty much alone

I'm absolutely loving your videos. And what are the odds I am exactly in the same situation as 佐藤さん I am a doctor in training learning Japanese, and I can relate a lot to that guy at the end saying 上を目指してさ…気づいたら医者になった

Wow, I thought those kanji readings I learned were not used. Thank you!

Very interesting commentary. I also just stumbled upon your videos looking for language material but these cultural aspects are also fascinating and weave into the language well. I visited Japan just recently for the first time and when I got to Tokyo and to our rental apartment which looked spacious in the pictures I realized how small it was in person. So the notion of “space” in Japan was more of a culture shock to me than the notion of time. I am 5’ 8” and by American standards not tall and not fat at around 165lbs. But in Japan I felt both a bit too tall for ceiling heights and fat for when I was in the subway around people. I felt like I was taking too much space. I would love to hear your views on the notion of space in Japan. Both in construction and buildings and also in social situation. Why are the ceilings so low. They are claustrophobic. Even the room you are sitting in in your video seems to have to low a ceiling. It took me a week to get used to the space in Japan. What are the social norms regarding space such as when you are in public places in crowds. Cars seemed to be much narrower than normal too. I saw the idea of using less space pervasively influencing everything in Japan. Everyone seemed slimmer. Food portions were smaller. After a while that all felt right. I came back with a changed attitude in many regards regarding the use of space. Bringing peace and serenity to a space I realized was a Japanese art and way of life. Walls are often plain and uncluttered. Even in the palaces of the wealthy. Contrary to western styles. I believe the Japanese obsession with cleanliness also is a byproduct of their notion of space. Anyway, great videos. Keep them coming. Rambling is good.

Hi there 👋🏼 As I mentioned before, I’m loving the series, great job! I’m all caught up, but couldn’t find Lesson 15. Any update on if or when you plan to upload/reupload it? I hope it doesn’t require you to re-record it! Also, a companion piece on the featured onomatopoeia would be great. It’s one aspect of manga that I struggle with sometimes. If you could squeeze that into your schedule I don’t doubt it will prove useful to other learners too. お疲れ様です！🙏🏼😊

i still can’t write in katakana, so hiragana is a much easier system for me as i can easily remember the symbols. i will try to improve and commit to as many lessons as i can.

the older chinese pronunciation is closer to current cantonese than it is to mandarin.

This was an eye-opener! This has given me a newfound appreciation for kakana.

Hey...i just found your channel...but you kinda look like Hideaki Anno...

Huh, clicked on this video in hopes for tips on how to better remember Katakana letters, but ended up on this fun rabbit hole. Not disappointed at all. What's more is that I speak Hebrew, and as part of my attempts to memorize the Japanese letters, I indeed compared them to Hebrew- Katakana looks somewhat like the normal block font of Hebrew, while Hiragana looks a bit like the cursive letters. Discovering it was one of the theories for the origins of Katakana was a pleasant surprise. Great video, the way you explain things is very intriguing!

You're completely right, sir. The disillusionment caused with the world by Western thought makes people incredibly cynical and presumptuous of knowing the "truth". Most modern people with agree that, speaking literally, we are "just made of atoms", but that's just such an ugly way of thinking. I can't stand when people want to belittle humankind by claiming we're no different to animals or inanimate objects. We should be consciously aware of these truths and accomplishments of science, but choose to ignore them in our daily lives and preserve the child-like innocence that comes from believing in yourself, your soul, and humanity. The traditional way of life of Japan has proven to be a deeply beautiful and wholesome world view, and I can't stress enough how much I want to preserve this precious, peaceful tradition. This is the only way to retain our humanity in a world which is whittling it down from a great many angles. Remain pure, think from within, and give your all!

The history of the other writing systems is very interesting, and I didn't know of any of those besides the jindai moji, but to me the derivation of katakana from those systems seems to be a heterodoxical perspective, looking scientifically. I can't see why there should be who knows how much issue with the proposed derivation from kanji. This is basically declared as fact on the Wikipedia page, and I'm personally not finding many (or any) kanji that I think make no sense. Like, yeah, taking random parts from them is weird, but the point was abbreviation of the character. If they didn't take a simple part, it would be hard to write. Examples like ツ do make sense if you look at the Middle Chinese pronunciation, like you mentioned, which is in that case tsyhwen (IPA /t͡ɕʰiuᴇn/). Bearing also in mind that つ was still pronounced as /tu/ at the time and not /tsu/, and the Old Chinese (from the later form of which the earlier Japanese interpretation of on'yomi was derived) for it was /t.l̥u[n]/, much more like /tu/, it explains why 川 was used as a man'yōgana character for つ. Then, the man'yōgana gets adapted to ツ. Are there any katakana derivations that you think don't make sense overall? Any that seem like a stretch? To me, they seem quite valid, but indeed I haven't researched just how certain the orthodox derivations are.

this was fun! i really hate the title but tbf im not sure how much more likely i would have been to click on 'the long, mysterious history of katakana'?

このチャンネルを見つけたばかりなのに凄く役立つと思いますので頑張ってくださいね！And please feel free to embellish with side notes, etc. Great job keep it up!!!👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙇🏻‍♂️😊

My mother language is hebrew and I recentely started studying japanese. the letters being similiar is kind of intresting but the words are extrimely not the same: to listen in hebrew is something like li-shMO-a which (לשמוע) doesnt even come close to kiku in japanese but the video is still cool and intrestig.

These rambles are amazing, you could totally make a podcast where you deep dive or maybe videos you prefer. The way you can connect the language with the culture using examples is super interesting. Future topic idea on kotodama perhaps. All the best!

Lesson 15 gone?

All the extra cultural info like for ma and gokon are so great in the mix. Amazing work. Thanks!

Thank you!

great overview and so interesting. Thank you for your effort

I just discovered this channel. I hope you get to keep it up from time to time

Could you expand on the situations that Japanese will say ganbaru that resulted in making the video? I have a limited scope of exposure to how the term is used naturally (heavily edited and produced video/ writing) but it seems like ganbaru was used as "Give your best effort" as opposed to "Get the best outcome/ Get the best thing". Also mandatory commenting because I see the effort and editing in all your videos. Keep making videos, I really like that you have content on culture, studying, and strictly educational like the series on ブラックジャックによろしく which is taking me a while to get through since its above my level and short stories around my level - but the break down is appreciated and I think if you keep trying different things you will go viral eventually. Cheers!

Why not both? Some of the katakana came from Kanji, and others were invented from scratch?

Just stumbled upon your channel, truly amazing work! Subscribed.

... nope, still hate them.