Life, light, boats, visits
Core words, Stage 4chunk 24 of 79Life and time
Four common words for life, light, travel by boat and going to see someone.
Mix-ups Tazuneru (visit) sounds the same as tazuneru (ask).
inochi
life (being alive)
Life as something that can be lost or saved, not life as in daily living.
Daily life is seikatsu; your life story or lifetime is jinsei.
kono hito wa watashi no inochi no onjin da yo.
This person saved my life.
この人は私の命の恩人だよ。
kono kata wa watashi no inochi no onjin desu.
This person saved my life.
この方は私の命の恩人です。
Written 命 · いのちRank #664 in 3,030 TV dramas
hikari
light
Light you can see, like sunlight or a glow; also hope, figuratively.
A light you switch on is denki or akari, not hikari. The verb is hikaru (to shine).
mado kara hikari ga haitte kuru ne.
Nice light comes in through the window.
窓から光が入ってくるね。
mado kara hikari ga haitte kimasu ne.
Nice light comes in through the window.
窓から光が入ってきますね。
Written 光 · ひかりRank #1633 in 3,030 TV dramas
tazuneru
polite tazunemasu
visit (a person or place)
Going to see someone or somewhere on purpose; a bit more formal than ... ni iku.
Sounds the same as tazuneru, 'to ask'. In chat people often just say ... ni asobi ni iku.
kinou, mukashi no sensei o tazuneta n da.
Yesterday I went to see my old teacher.
昨日、昔の先生を訪ねたんだ。
kinou, mukashi no sensei o tazunemashita.
Yesterday I went to see my old teacher.
昨日、昔の先生を訪ねました。
Written 訪ねる · たずねる · 訪ねますRank #2045 in 3,030 TV dramas
fune
boat; ship
By boat is fune de; to board is fune ni noru. A ferry is feerii, a small boat booto.
shima made fune de ikou yo.
Let's take the boat to the island.
島まで船で行こうよ。
shima made fune de ikimashou.
Let's take the boat to the island.
島まで船で行きましょう。
Written 船 · ふねRank #2492 in 3,030 TV dramas