Learning Japanese

[Yu Ominae]

Not sure on this name, but I remember finding this when I watched Yakushiji Ryoko recently again.

四二脚本監房 

[Yu Ominae]

I do want to ask if there's a way of saying "I forgot to introduce myself" in Japanese.

I've met a Japanese expat family in the kendo club I've joined recently. I know them by face, but not by name and we met a few times.

[erneiz_hyde]

Jiko shoukai ga okuremashita (ne/na/whatever).

Then proceed to introduce yourself as usual. Put in sumimasen before the above sentence for extra politeness.

[Yu Ominae]

Thanks erneiz.

I'm not sure if it's correct to say "Senshuu jiko shoukai ga okuremashita." as in I forgot to introduce myself last week.

[anime love11]

I study Japanese here.
http://anime-chat.jp/

Learning japanese site to chat with character.

[Yu Ominae]

Is there a specific kanji for fighting spirit? I saw that there's a lot.

Although I'm wondering if there's a specific one in sports like kendo?

[Kafriel]

Fighting spirit is usually expressed through 'kiai" [気合], although I am not aware of any kendo-specific term.

[Yu Ominae]

スポ根　(Supokon) is a kanji I found that refers to fighting spirit in sports.

[TwilightsCall]

Kendo isn't really a sport though. If you're looking for Kendo specifically, kiai is much more appropriate.

[watisit]

Originally Posted by anime love11

I study Japanese here.
http://anime-chat.jp/

Learning japanese site to chat with character.

Well, unfortunately the bot doesn't respond to lewd words.

[Yu Ominae]

Just wondering if there's a way to say "Is this your first time?"

And I don't mean it as something sexual in case someone will ask something perverted.

[TwilightsCall]

[X]をやったことありますか？
(Have you done [X] before?)

There might be a better answer depending on what specifically you are talking about, but that should be a good phrase for general situations.

[Yu Ominae]

A question in mind. I may have another.

I know one way to stay address is 住所

Are there specific words for address for example in going to a restaurant or a shop/store?

[TwilightsCall]

Not that I'm aware of.

[Yu Ominae]

Ok. Hopefully no one gives me a weird look.

[Yu Ominae]

Hey folks. Got something that I may need to decipher, given my N5 proficiency.

I gotten instructions on making a bogu stand for kendo. Only thing that's bothering is how to translate 面受。

I know the first word means "men" or the head region of where you strike your opponent during a match. I can't seem to make out the second word since the translation's kinda... unusual. Not to mention that the handwritten instructions makes kanji reading very hard.

There's another one, but I'll need to get a pic of it uploaded so that anyone who can help can pitch in.

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UPDATE with a photo of said instruction with red circles being my concern due to uncertainty of their meaning from Japanese since I need to label the parts with masking tape in a few days.

Also because whoever did the writing was an idiot that I can't make sense of some of them.

[larethian]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

Hey folks. Got something that I may need to decipher, given my N5 proficiency.

I gotten instructions on making a bogu stand for kendo. Only thing that's bothering is how to translate 面受。

I know the first word means "men" or the head region of where you strike your opponent during a match. I can't seem to make out the second word since the translation's kinda... unusual. Not to mention that the handwritten instructions makes kanji reading very hard.

There's another one, but I'll need to get a pic of it uploaded so that anyone who can help can pitch in.

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UPDATE with a photo of said instruction with red circles being my concern due to uncertainty of their meaning from Japanese since I need to label the parts with masking tape in a few days.

Also because whoever did the writing was an idiot that I can't make sense of some of them.

how to do a screen shot

It just means that's the place where you hang the 'men'.
受 literally means 'receive/accept'.
So:
面受 is where you hang the 面
面ふとん受 is where you hang the 面ふとん
コテ受 is where you hang the コテ
etc. etc.

Maybe you can use 'mount', 'hook', or something to that effect.

[Yu Ominae]

Thanks. I can't seem to read the last circle I have on the instructions. Are you able to read it? If not, I'll ask my senseis if they can read it.

[larethian]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

Thanks. I can't seem to read the last circle I have on the instructions. Are you able to read it? If not, I'll ask my senseis if they can read it.

Couldn't make out the second character initially, but after some search, it seems to be:
支柱固定金具 which would be something like "brace support metal fixture".

柱 can look something like in the picture, as the Tatebou (vertical stroke) is the second-last stroke, so if the writer doesn't lift up the pen while penning the last 3 strokes (going from middle-horizontal stroke, to vertical stroke, to last horizontal stroke), it could end up looking like that. Since I do manually write Japanese, I tested it myself. But you should still verify with your sensei just to be on the safe side.

[Kakurin]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

Also because whoever did the writing was an idiot that I can't make sense of some of them.

Be happy that you don't need to try and decipher hanzi handwriting by Chinese people. Now that's a horror to decipher if you aren't used to it.

A few examples:

Originally Posted by larethian

Couldn't make out the second character initially, but after some search, it seems to be:
支柱固定金具 which would be something like "brace support metal fixture".

With my knowledge of Chinese I'd say that's correct.