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がんたん info.

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がんたん (gantān)

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break it down: 'がん' (gan) means "beginning" or "first," and 'たん' (tan) could be memorized as a shortened form of "day."
– Think of starting the year with a bang: 'gan' sounds like "gun," and imagine a ‘bang’ to start the new year.

Explanations:
– がんたん (Gantān) specifically refers to the morning of January 1st, or New Year's Day morning in Japan.
– It is often a very special time in Japan, celebrated with specific customs and traditions.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 元日 (がんじつ, gannichi): Refers to January 1st, New Year’s Day, but does not specifically imply the morning.
– 正月 (しょうがつ, shōgatsu): Refers to the New Year period, and while it’s not the exact same, it encompasses がんたん.

Alternate meanings (like slang):
– There are generally no slang uses for がんたん as it is a specific term related to a cultural and traditional event.

Examples of sentences that use it:
– がんたんの朝は、家族でおせち料理を食べます。
*Gantān no asa wa, kazoku de osechi ryōri o tabemasu.*
(On the morning of New Year’s Day, we eat osechi cuisine with the family.)

– がんたんには、初日の出を見に行きます。
*Gantān ni wa, hatsuhinode o mi ni ikimasu.*
(On New Year’s Day morning, I go to see the first sunrise.)

– 今年のがんたんは、友達と神社へ行きました。
*Kotoshi no gantān wa, tomodachi to jinja e ikimaa.*
(This New Year’s morning, I went to the shrine with friends.)

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かんたん info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Associate "かんたん" (kantan) with the English word "can" as in something you "can" do easily.
– Think of the sound "tan" as something light or simple.

Explanations:
– かんたん (kantan) primarily means "simple" or "easy" in Japanese.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 簡単 (かんたん, kantan) – This is the kanji form of the word.
– 易しい (やさしい, yasashii) – Another word for "easy" but can also mean "kind" or "gentle."

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There are no major slang meanings for かんたん (kantan), it is straightforwardly used to mean "easy" or "simple."

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. この問題はとてもかんたんです。
– Kono mondai wa totemo kantan desu.
– This problem is very easy.

2. かんたんな説明をお願いします。
– Kantan na setsumei o onegaishimasu.
– Please give a simple explanation.

3. かんたんな食事を作ります。
– Kantan na shokuji o tsukurimasu.
– I will make a simple meal.

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