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Foreign Language - PRELIM
Foreign Language - PRELIM
NOTE:
Konbanwa – spelled kon, but pronounced kom (Kombanwa)
Ganbatte – spelled gan, but pronounced gam (gambatte)
ō is the same with ou (dōmo is the same with doumo)
JAPANESE BOWING
1. Eshaku – a light bow when you greet or apologize to people (nod)
(15 degrees)
2. Keirei – known as a salute in Japanese. A polite bow commonly
used in business situations (30 degrees)
3. Saikeirei – the most polite and respectful bow. Shows deep
appreciation or apology (45 degrees)
4. Dogeza – highest apology
KEY WORDS:
O-jigi – bow
Kakudo – angle
Shurui – kind/type
Meishi - business card
Meishi-ire – business card holder
Dōji-kōkan – simultaneous exchange
Kaishamei – company name
Hōmonsha – visitors
NOTE:
- Business cards are exchanged at the beginning of the meeting
when meeting for the first time. Done while standing
HIRAGANA
- Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing
system, along with katakana, kanji, and in some cases rōmaji (Latin
script).
- It is a phonetic lettering system.
- There are 46 basic Hiragana characters.
- In addition to these 46 basic letters called gojūon,
- there are modified forms to describe more sounds - 20 dakuon, 5
handakuon, 36 yōon, 1 sokuon and 6 additional letters.