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July 13, 2018
The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Octopus

Beginner Word of the Day – 蛸 [octopus]

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The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Octopus

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Word of the Day: July 13, 2018

蛸

noun | たこ

MEANING: octopus (tako)

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

タコは、たこ焼きにすると美味しいです。

たこは、たこやきにするとおいしいです。
Octopus when made into dumplings is delicious.(tako wa, takoyaki ni suru to oishii desu.)

NOTES:
[as for octopus; takoyaki; when making; delicious]

VOCABULARY:
タコ octopus
は (topic marker pronounced “wa”)
たこ焼き 【たこやき】 takoyaki (dumplings made from octopus)
にする upon doing… と and; upon doing so
美味しい 【おいしい】 delicious

 

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  • as a former scuba diver, i appreciate the picture with the octopus as well as the kanji and hiragana, thanks

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