JAPANESE Newsletter April 2015 Dear Students and Families, Konnichiwa! (Hello!) In April, the weather is pleasantly mild in Japan. The cherry blossom, or sakura, is Japan's unofficial national flower and there are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties in Japan. However, the cherry blossom season is relatively short and most varieties of cherry tree only blossom for a few weeks at most in spring. From late March to early April, sakura go into full bloom all over Japan. In more than half of Japan, the cherry blossoming days come at the same time of the beginning of school and work after vacation, and so welcoming parties are often opened with hanami. Usually, people go to the parks to keep the best places to celebrate hanami with friends, family, and company coworkers many hours or even days before. Japanese school calendar starts from April 1, although Nyugakushiki (entry ceremony for schools) are usually held later, around second week of April. In April, the first two weeks, we will focus on the “Vegetables and fruits” theme. In second two weeks we will focus on the “Folk tales” theme. Sincerely, Mrs. Akane Vegetable and Fruits Pronunciation かぼちゃ（南瓜） りんご（林檎） れもん（檸檬） なす（茄子） たまねぎ（玉葱） みかん（蜜柑） いちご （苺） ka-bo-cha ri-n-go le-mo-n na-su ta-ma-ne-gi mi-ka-n i-chi-go English pumpkin apple lemon eggplant onion orange strawberry Vegetables and fruits (Continued) Pronunciation English とまと きゅうり（胡瓜） もも（桃） さくらんぼ to-ma-to kyu-u-ri mo-mo sa-ku-ra-n-bo tomato cucumber peach cherry Folk tales Pronunciation sa-ru i-nu o-o-ka-mi ya-gi to-ri a-ka-zu-ki-n-cha-n ki-ko-ri o-ji-i-sa-n o-ba-a-sa-n yo-u-se-i ko-bi-to さる（猿） いぬ（犬） おおかみ（狼） やぎ（山羊） とり（鳥） あかずきんちゃん きこり おじいさん おばあさん ようせい（妖精） こびと（小人） English monkey dog wolf goat bird Little red riding hood wood cutter Grand father Grand mother fairy dwarf Basic Japanese cursive syllabary (Japanese alphabet) -- Pronunciation あ か さ た な は ま や ら わ い き し ち に ひ み り う く す つ ぬ ふ む ゆ る を え け せ て ね へ め れ お こ そ と の ほ も よ ろ ん a i u e o ka ki ku ke ko sa shi su se so ta ti tu te to na ni nu ne no ha hi hu he ho ma mi mu me mo ya yu yo ra ri ru re ro wa wo n
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