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Spell Bee Word: Japanese


What does Japanese mean?

Word: Japanese

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Japanese means From Japan, or to do with Japan. Japanese is also the language spoken in Japan.

How do you spell Japanese?

Syllables: Ja - pa - nese

Tricky part: The end sounds like eez but is spelt ese, and the word always needs a capital J.

Watch out for: Japanees, Japaneze

Memory tip: The ending is a little sandwich: an e on each side with the s in the middle, e-s-e.

Japanese in a sentence

Example 1: Sushi is a Japanese food.

Example 2: My cousin can write a few Japanese words.

Example 3: Japanese bullet trains are very fast.

Fun Fact

Japanese is written with three kinds of script: hiragana, katakana and kanji.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) Spain : Spannish
b) India : Indian
c) Japan : Japanese
d) China : Chinese

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a) Spain : Spannish. Spanish has one n, just like Spain.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

Japanese

a) snap
b) jeans
c) sense
d) peas

Show answer

c) sense. Sense has an s at both ends; Japanese has one s in all.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

Ja_ _nese

a) pp
b) pa
c) pe
d) ap

Show answer

b) pa. Japanese has a single p, then a: Ja-pa-nese.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital city of Japan?

a) Bangkok
b) Tokyo
c) Seoul
d) Beijing

Show answer

b) Tokyo

2. The Japanese art of folding paper is called ___.

a) mehendi
b) rangoli
c) kolam
d) origami

Show answer

d) origami

Associated Words

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