
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 12!!!

Monday, March 23, 2026
Katakana Expressions!
Foreign loanwords in English are often written in Katakana. I've noticed this throughout the semester so far. Specifically words like テレビ、コーヒー、コンピューター、are all written in Katakana. I believe they are written in katakana because these words are borrowed from the English language. I believe it shows a sign of respect and acknowledge that those words are borrowed. Furthermore, foreign countries are also written in Katakana. It definitely represents the respectful culture in Japan, in which it recognizes the differences in culture and identity.

Onomatopoeia phrases are also written in Katakana. I've also noticed it whenever I'm watching anime. ドキドキ = heartbeat (nervous/excited) バーン = bang, are written in Katakana. I think the main reason behind this is because Katakana gives it a little more emphasis than hiragana. The stroke order of Katakana are a lot sharper than hiragana and it gives more emotional tension. It makes it so that we hear the emotions and the sounds a lot more clearer.
![Onomatopoeia] Katakana that can be used in... - Stock Illustration [103440796] - PIXTA](https://en.pimg.jp/103/440/796/1/103440796.jpg)
Monday, March 16, 2026
Activity Frequency!

The Journey of Learning Japanese at ノートルダムだいがく。
みなさん、こんにちは! Overall, I had a wonderful time learning Japanese this semester. I had been wanting to take Japanese before coming to Notre Dame...
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こんにちは!きょうは、すきなことをはなします。 わたしは サッカー と アニメ と ジム が だすきです。What I wrote today was about the hobbies that I like to do and it's mainly three th...
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こんにちは。きょうは、わたしのイースターやすみについてはなします。 きんようびのあさうちにかえりませんでした。だから、しょくどうであさごはんにたべました。それか、としょかんにいきました。としょかんでべんきょうしました。それから、うちのりょうにかえりました。それから、スリラーえ...
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さくらまつりのイベントはとてもかっこよかったです。わたしはパフォーマンスをみました。パフォーマンスがだいすきです。パフォーマンスのあとで、みんなでしゃしんをとりました。そのあと、へやでおかしをたべませんでした。Overall I really enjoyed sakura mat...