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Learn Japanese with Anime - Look! The People Are Like Rubbish

In this video we’re going to analyse Muska’s quote from Castle in the Sky (Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa).

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Analysis

見ろ is the imperative form of 見る meaning “look”. This form is used to give an order or command which you rarely hear in ordinary conversation because it sounds quite rude. However, it is used in road signs, slogans or notices. For example, 止まれ meaning “Stop”, 危険!スピード落とせ meaning “Dangerous! Reduce speed”. And for the examples of the negative imperative form when you forbid someone to do something, さわるな危険! meaning “Do not touch. Dangerous” ゴミを捨てるな! meaning “Do not throw rubbish”.

人 means “people”.

This が particle is used to describe a scene that you are looking at right now. For example, when you see the beautiful moon in the night sky, you will say 月がきれいだ meaning “the moon is beautiful”. In this case, 月 is the moon you are just looking at right now. But if you say 月はきれいだ, you are just stating the fact that the moon in general is beautiful so you’re not talking about the specific moon that you are looking at.

Now let’s try making a sentence. You see a frog singing and you will say “A frog is singing!” so let’s change it into Japanese. Think about which particle you should use. – The answer is カエルが歌っている. In this sentence, が is used because you are describing the scene that you are looking at right now. And your realistic friend will say “That’s crazy! Frogs don’t sing”. How would she say this in Japanese? – The answer is そんな馬鹿な!カエルは歌わない. In this case は is used because she is saying “In general frogs don’t sing so it’s impossible”.

ゴミ means “rubbish”. It’s often written in katakana even though it’s a word of Japanese origin. The reason is that its kanji is not included in the jōyō kanji list, which means the kanji of ゴミ is not officially approved to use by the Japanese Ministry of Education. So it’s actually supposed to be written in hiragana but in order to differentiate from other hiragana, many people write it in katakana so that it’s easier to read in a sentence.

Noun + the の particle + よう means “like” or “similar to something”. You can also say みたい instead of のよう which is more colloquial and casual.

だ makes a sentence declarative. In real conversation, it’s usually used with the sentence ending particle such as よ and ね.

Sentences

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Look! The people are like rubbish!

が (used to describe a scene that you are looking at right now)

Oh, a child fell over.
Look, lots of beautiful stars are out.
Crap! My mobile phone battery is about to die.

Other words often written in Katakana because it’s not included in the jōyō kanji list

How much is this bag?
Please don’t fight here.

Noun + のよう/みたい

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
You are indentical to your sister. Like twins!

まるで + Noun + のよう(みたい) = JUST like …

It’s just like a dream that I can go to Japan!
It’s a detailed drawing just like a picture.

Vocabulary

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a
interjection
  1. ah (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.)
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go
ikura
noun, adverb
  1. how much
e
noun
  1. picture; drawing; painting
oneesan
noun
  1. elder sister (usu. お姉さん)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
kaban
noun
  1. bag; satchel
kireru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to expire (time limit, etc.)
  2. to be out of
  3. to be disconnected
kudasai
expression
  1. please (do for me) (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-)
keitai
noun
  1. mobile phone; cell phone
ge
interjection
  1. exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
kenka
noun, suru verb
  1. quarrel; fight
kodomo
noun
  1. child
kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
korobu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall down
sasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to sting
shashin
noun
  1. photo

Kanji

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Stroke Count
13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. bee, wasp, hornet
Readings
Kun'yomi: はち、ほ。
On'yomi: フ、フウ、ホウ。
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2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. person
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings
Kun'yomi: こ、ね、-こ。
On'yomi: ス、シ、ツ。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings
Kun'yomi: -か、-び、ひ。
On'yomi: ジツ、ニチ。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings
Kun'yomi: -で、-だ.す、だ.す、で.る、い.だす、い.でる。
On'yomi: スイ、シュツ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. going, journey
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う、おこな.い、C、-い.き、-ゆ.き、-いき、-ゆき、おこ.なう。
On'yomi: C、A、ゴウ、コウ、アン、ヒン、A、ギョウ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings
Kun'yomi: み.る、み.える、み.せる。
On'yomi: ケン、ゲン。
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13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. electricity
Readings
Kun'yomi: いなずま。
On'yomi: デン、テン。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings
Kun'yomi: き.る、き.れる、-き.り、-き.る、-き.れ、-ぎ.り、-ぎ.れ、-き.れる、き.り、き.れ。
On'yomi: セチ、サイ、セツ、セイ。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. copy, be photographed, describe
Readings
Kun'yomi: うつ.る、うつ.す、うつ.し、うつ-。
On'yomi: シャ、ジャ。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. elder sister
Readings
Kun'yomi: あね、はは、姉(ねえ)さん。
On'yomi: シ。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings
Kun'yomi: ま、まこと、ま-。
On'yomi: しん、シン。
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11 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. revolve, turn around, change
Readings
Kun'yomi: ころ.がす、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くるり、まろ.ぶ、くる.めく。
On'yomi: テン。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings
Kun'yomi: とも、そな.える、ども、-ども。
On'yomi: グ、ク、キョウ、クウ。
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12 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings
On'yomi: エ、カイ。
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13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. dream, vision, illusion
Readings
Kun'yomi: ゆめ.みる、くら.い、ゆめ。
On'yomi: ム、ボウ。
Stroke Count
15 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings
Kun'yomi: ま.う、まい、-ま.う。
On'yomi: ム、ブ。
Stroke Count
4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふた、たぐい、ならぶ、ふたつ。
On'yomi: ソウ、ソウ。
Stroke Count
8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Readings
Kun'yomi: さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ。
On'yomi: シ、シャク、セキ。

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