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Customs of the Japanese

Customs of the Japanese. Lesson #9 Academic World History. Japanese Language. Hello: ( mushi-mushi on phone) Thank you: Your Welcome: Good bye: I love you: One: Two: Three:. KONI-CHIWA. ARIGATO. ASHI-TA-MASH-TAY. SAYANORA. ASHI-TA-MA-SU. SUN. NEE.

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Customs of the Japanese

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  1. Customs of the Japanese Lesson #9 Academic World History

  2. Japanese Language • Hello: (mushi-mushi on phone) • Thank you: • Your Welcome: • Good bye: • I love you: • One: Two: Three: KONI-CHIWA ARIGATO ASHI-TA-MASH-TAY SAYANORA ASHI-TA-MA-SU SUN NEE ICHEE

  3. Verbal communication in Japan • Avoid directly saying NO • Slurp noodles • Never talk about unappetizing things at meals • Always show respect • Call adults ____ - san (ex: Jacoby-san; Ricci-san)

  4. Non-verbal communication in Japan • Avoid looking into eyes • Most important guest sits farthest from entrance

  5. Japanese Writing • 3 types • Kanji – Ideographs (2000) • Katakana – phonetic (カタカナ) • Hiragana – phonetic (fancy) • More general – no indication of plural

  6. Practice Writing

  7. Practice Writing

  8. Food in Japan • Sticky rice with almost every meal (even breakfast) • Small portions, eye for perfection • Seafood and rice • Often sit on floor

  9. Description of Eating

  10. Dating in Japan • No time for romance in high school • No time for romance after college • Most marriages are arranged • Not much PDA

  11. Description of Dating

  12. Aikido • Ai = harmony • Ki = chi • Do = Tao • Defensive – restore harmony • Use force of attacker • “spin like a door on a hinge”

  13. Bonsai Tree Tiny tree Precise cutting artistically designed

  14. Education • Long hours in school • Wear uniforms • MUST be in class for notes • Pressure is HIGH for teens

  15. Description of School in Japan

  16. ► “Knights of Japan” ► Highly respected and feared ► Followed _____________ - Code of ethics Japan’s culture based on Samurai culture click Bushido

  17. BUSHIDO (The way of the warrior) Bushi = warrior (the way) “Do” = Tao • Courage • Honor • Obedience • Loyalty

  18. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide by Sword It is honorable to die in this way. Kaishaku – his “seconds”

  19. PEARL HARBOR

  20. Nagasaki, Japan

  21. Shinto Kami – spirits in nature

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