Quickly Romanize Japanese using Google Translate
For those starting to learn Japanese, you may be stuck trying to figure out how to pronounce some new Kanji you just found (at least, in their current sentence). Normally, you’d have to look in a Jisho (Dictionary) and try to figure out how they might be modified in their current form. Luckily, Google Translate is much, much more helpful.
Just plug in the Japanese, tell it to translate from Japanese to Japanese, and then click the “Show Romanization” button and voila! You have instant Romanization of your unknown kanji. Of course, in order for you to make use of Google’s output, you might need to know some language constructs.
For example, in the image above we see Google says “Ganba~tsu te” where we had “頑張って.” Knowing how っ works, we’re able to deduce that Google meant Ganbatte.
Japanese Mnemonic to memorize the first 20 Elements
すいへいりーべぼくのふね。ななまがるシップスクラークか。
Suihei riibe boku no fune. Nanamagaru shippusu kuraaku ka?
This special mnemonic is used by the Japanese to remember the first 20 elements, in order. Continue reading for a mapping and a brief explanation where the reason might not be immediately understood.