Jouyou Kanji Spotlight: 一（いち / ひと） Today’s kanji is 一, the simplest kanji in Japanese — just one horizontal stroke! It appears everywhere and is essential for numbers, counting, and basic expressions. 🔤 Meaning one first single beginning 🗣️ Readings いち (ichi) いつ (itsu) ひと（つ） (hito/–tsu) – native Japanese counting 🧩 Common Words 一人（ひとり） – one person / alone 一つ（ひとつ） – one thing 一日（いちにち / ついたち） – one day / the 1st of the month 一番（いちばん） – number one / the best 一年（いちねん） – one year 一回（いっかい） – one time 📝 Simple Example Sentences 1. 一つください。 → One, please. 2. 今日は一日、家で休みました。 → I rested at home all day. 3. これは私の一番好きなゲームです。 → This is my number-one favourite game. 4. 一人で行きます。 → I will go alone. ✨ Memory Tip It’s one straight line — easy to remember: One stroke = “one.” Also the base shape used in many other kanji.

Hi, I'm Wilson, I'm currently learning japanese, main reason is to watch anime without subtitles and possibly travel to japan someday.

I need your help. Please watch this and give me feedback. If it is good and useful, I will make the rest of the course. https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/78718867?md=8a1224ebed734ec3b4f72665da5e3ec0 Zehi mite kudasai! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!! Arigatou, Joe Sensei.

🗓️ Next Topic: Favourite Foods（好きな食べ物） This week’s Ocha & Chat will be all about your favourite foods! We’ll practise simple patterns to help you talk about what you like, what you often eat and what you want to try next. 🈶 Key Phrases 好きな食べ物は＿＿＿です。 Suki na tabemono wa ___ desu. My favourite food is ____. よく＿＿＿を食べます。 Yoku _____ o tabemasu. I often eat ____. ＿＿＿を食べてみたいです。 ______ o tabete mitai desu. I want to try ____. ＿＿＿が大好きです。 ______ ga daisuku desu. I really love ____. 📝 Useful Food Vocabulary Japanese Romaji English すし sushi sushi ラーメン rāmen ramen カレー karē curry くだもの kudamono fruits にく niku meat やさい yasai vegetables おかし okashi snacks てんぷら tenpura tempura パン pan bread Let’s get ready to talk about what we love to eat! --- 🫵 Can you join this week? Please comment below if you plan to join the session! I’d love to chat with you and hear about your favourite foods. 🍱✨

Today's chat was about our weekend. We have people cleaning, resting, drawing and doing work. Hopefully everyone can have a great weekend. Thank you so much for joining and next week's topic is Favourite Foods (一番好きな食べ物). @Ev Ginguene @Cicely Love @Irdzra Khairuddin Arigatou gozaimasu!! Joe Sensei!