Japanese

The Japanese word for Chinese (the language) is 中国語. 中国語 refers specifically to the standard language of China, also known as Mandarin.

The English word “deaf” is translated into Japanese as 耳の聞こえない (mimi no kikoenai).

The English phrase ‘crochet’ is translated into Japanese as かぎ針編み.

ohayo is the Japanese phrase for “good morning”. The phrase is used specifically during the morning hours to greet someone.

The English phrase “stay hydrated” can be expressed in Japanese as こまめに水分補給してください.

In Japanese, attention can be expressed as 注意 or 注目. Use 注意 when the required attention involves caution, mindfulness of a rule or avoiding a mistake.

To ask can I call you? in Japanese, say 電話してもいい？ (denwa shitemo ii?), the casual way to ask permission to phone someone.

The English phrase “informal hello” is translated into Japanese as やあ. やあ is a casual greeting used to say hi or hey.

The Japanese word for sea urchin is uni. The term refers to any marine echinoderm of the class Echinoidea.

The Japanese word for scientist is 科学者, pronounced kagakusha. 科学者 is used to describe someone whose activities make use of the scientific method.