Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Japanese post: new vocab

新しい単語を最近よく聞くけど、覚えるまでは別の問題だね。

如才ない じょさいない (adj-i) tactful; shrewd; adroit

如才ない知り合いがいる。

4 comments:

  1. Angiest11:50 PM

    I didn't know that. It's difficult word. I think most Japanese don't know the word. We don't use "如才ない" in a conversation. Did you see the word in a novel? I looked up "如才ない" in the dictionary. I should memorize it... :P

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  2. Really? My coworker told me it was a good word. I'll keep in mind that no one uses it! Hee.

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  3. Anonymous2:50 PM

    We do use this.

    "Kare wa josainai ne".

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  4. okay, one vote for, one vote against.

    I'll try to remember the word.

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