chinese vs japanese

Does anyone know the difference between japanese and chinese?I'm trying to find chinese symbol charts and for some reason i cant find any over the internet.Can someone help me?I just want to see what some look like.

daruma-san

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Daruma-san is a paranormal game that originated in Japan. The game involves summoning a grotesque ghost that will follow you all day. The object of the game is to evade the ghost and prevent it from catching you.


Warning: Do not play Daruma-san. This game can result in very bad things happening to you.


Daruma-san Game Instructions:


Step 1: Before you go to bed at night, take off your clothes and go into the bathroom.


Step 2: Fill the bathtub with water and turn off the lights.


Step 3: Sit in the middle of the bathtub, facing the faucets or taps.


Step 4: Wash your hair, while repeating over and over the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down.”


Step 5: As you wash your hair, in your mind, you should see an image of a Japanese woman standing in a bathtub. She slips and falls onto a rusty tap. The tap goes through her eye and kills her.


Step 6: Keep repeating the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down” until you finish washing your hair. Your eyes must remain shut.


You may hear or feel a slight movement in the bathwater behind you. Keep your eyes closed. Do not peek. You have just summoned a ghost.


The ghostly figure of a woman will rise out of the water behind you. You will feel her presence as she stares at you, her head just behind your right shoulder. Her hair is black and tangled. Her clothes are tattered and rotting. She has only one eye. Her left eye is wide open and bloodshot. Her right eye is missing, leaving just a bloody, hollow eye socket.


Step 7: When you sense the presence of the ghost, say out loud “Why did you fall in the bath?”


Step 8: Keeping your eyes shut tightly, stand up, get out of the bath. Be careful not to trip and fall. Immediately leave the bathroom and shut the door behind you. Now it is safe to open your eyes. Leave the water in the bath overnight. Go to sleep.


The next morning, when you wake up, the game will begin. The ghost of the one-eyed woman will be following you. Whenever you turn to look, she will disappear. Throughout the day, when you glance over your right shoulder, you will occasionally catch a glimpse of her. She will get closer and closer as the day goes on. Do not allow her to catch you.


If you glance over your shoulder and see that she is way too close, you should shout “Tomare!” which means “Stop!” Then run away as quickly as possible. This will allow you to put some distance between yourself and the one-eyed woman.


To end the game, you must catch a glimpse of the ghostly woman and shout “Kitta!” which means “I cut you loose!” Then hold out your hand in front of you and swing it down in a cutting motion (like a karate chop).


You should end the game before midnight. Otherwise the one-eyed woman will appear in your dreams and follow you.


Daruma-san Game Rules:


Do not open your eyes when the ghost first appears.
Do not allow the ghost to trip you when you get out of the bath.
Do not re-enter the bathroom after you leave.
Do not drain the bathtub until morning.
Do not allow the one-eyed woman to catch up to you.

Here's what i do to memorize the hiragana and katakana charts.I find a song i love in japanese that is written in romaji, then i go and fina a hiragana or katakana chart.i look at the lyrics in romaji and i look at the chart im working with, and i start writting the lyrics down in hiragana or katakana.It really does work!I know like 28 hiragana already sence that is the chart i chose to learn first.I use my keyboard though, works alot easier for me.And remember, practice makes perfect, patience is a virtue,lol.

Here is one to start you guys off with it is a song from final fantasy it's tidus's song

itsu kara ka  hajimatte'ta no darou

hateshinai yume no tabiji

nani ka ni furimawasare tsudzukete

ikidoori   iratsuite'ta

mimizawari na zattou kara   todoita kotoba ni

ore wa ittai doko e mukaeba ii no ka to...

zawameki ni kakikesarete mo

wazuka na emi ga kobore

akirame   koko de tomaru kurai nara

michi ni daibu shite miru yo

hikari ga furi sosoida   sono toki kimi no sugata

mabushii hodo ni   tsuyoku yasashikatta ne

hoshi yori kagayaku yume ga aru   da kara

kowaresou na ima de mo

ore wa kimi no kiseki ni naru

doko kara ka   oboete'nai hodo

tookute mienai kako

daiji na mono nante doko ni aru no ka

shiru koto mo naku sugite'ta

tada mainichi tanoshiku   waratte iraretara

sore de shiawase da to mo omotte ita... koro wa

hageshiku yureru toki no naka   kimi to no deai wa koko

nani ka ga karada no naka   nagarete

utsurikawatte yuku n' da

hikari ni tadoritsuita   sono toki kimi no sugata

mabushii hodo ni   tsuyoku yasashikatta ne

hoshi yori kagayaku yume ga aru   da kara

kowaresou na ima mo

ore ga kimi no kiseki ni naru

hoshi yori kagayaku yume ga aru   da kara

kowaresou na ima de mo

ore ga kimi no kiseki ni naru

TRANSLATION

I wonder when it was that

The endless dream's journey began

I was growing annoyed with resentment

At constantly being manipulated by something

Where in the world I should face

Amidst the clamour of the noisy crowd...

Though I'm drowned out in the commotion

A little smile spills from my lips

And I'd rather try diving into the unknown

Than give up and stop right here

That moment the light streamed down

Your figure was so intensely gentle that it was dazzling

Because there are dreams which shine brighter than the stars

Even in this fragile present

I'll become your miracle

The past is so distant and invisible

That I can't recall where it began

I've gone along without knowing

Where were the things that were precious to me

Back when I used to think that I'd be happy

If I could keep on smiling cheerfully everyday...

This was where I met you in that intensely wavering moment

Something stirred from deep within me

And I began to change

That moment you stepped out into the light

Your figure was so intensely gentle that it was dazzling

Because there are dreams which shine brighter than the stars

Even in this fragile present

I'll become your miracle

Because there are dreams which shine brighter than the stars

Even in this fragile present

I'll become your miracle

TOKYO —  The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday Thursday in southern Japan, telling reporters he wants to live another five years. Tomoji Tanabe, who was born Sept. 18, 1895, received birthday gifts, flowers and $1,000 cash from the mayor of his hometown of Miyakonojo, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu.

Tanabe told reporters he wants to live "another five years or so," according to city spokesman Akihide Yokoyama. That was a slight downgrade from last year, when he said he wanted to live "for infinity."

The former city land surveyor, who lives with his son and daughter-in-law, is in good health and sticks to the habits that have gotten him this far. He rises early and reads the newspaper each day, drinks milk every afternoon and eats regular meals. He also avoids alcohol and does not smoke.

On Tuesday he woke up early in the morning to eat breakfast before walking out to meet the mayor and members of the press at his home, Yokoyama said. The cash gift he received is given annually to the city's oldest resident.

Japan has one of the world's longest life expectancies, nearly 86 years for women and 79 years for men, which is often attributed to the country's healthy diet rich in fish and rice.

The number of Japanese living past 100 has more than doubled in the last six years, reaching a record high of 36,000 people this year. The country's centenarian ranks are dominated by women, who make up 86 percent of the total.

Japan's centenarian population is expected to reach nearly 1 million _ the world's largest _ by 2050, according to U.N. projections.

The world's oldest person is 115-year-old Edna Parker, who was born on April 20, 1893, and lives in a nursing home in Indiana.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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How to remember the hiragana O and MU

O is お think of a guy throwing his dog a bone.The top is where his head would be, so the line would be his body.So in the curve, would be the dog, so that little mark over there, just above the curve, would be his bone.


Ok next one...


MU is む now think of a cow farting mustard gas,lol.This one I just cant stop laughing at.Now the little circle is the cow's head, so obviously the rest is his body.Well that little line is...You got it!The FART!lol.


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