A School Presentation on the Language Code of Japan

1. JAPANESE
L A N G U A G E
CODE
G R O U P 2

2. ICE BREAKER
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
JAPAN FUN FACTS EDITION

3. A. THE WORLD’S LARGEST SEAFOOD MARKET IS
THE TSUKIJI FISH MARKET IN TOKYO
B. IN JAPAN, GAMBLING IS ILLEGAL.
C. JAPANESE NEW BORN CHILDREN ARE
CONSIDERED ONE YEAR OLD WHEN BORN.
ICE BREAKER
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

4. LIE
C. KOREAN NEW BORN CHILDREN ARE ALREADY
CONSIDERED ONE YEAR OLDER WHEN BORN.
ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT PEOPLE THINK IT’S
BECAUSE THE BABY IS IN THE MOTHER’S WOMB
FOR NINE MONTHS, WHICH IS ABOUT ONE YEAR.
THEREFORE IN SOUTH KOREA, THE BABY IS ONE
YEAR OLD WHEN BORN.
ICE BREAKER
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

5. A. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, JAPANESE CONSUME AN
AVERAGE OF 12.3L OF ALCOHOL PER YEAR AND
ARE RANKED #17 GLOBALLY.
B. INSTEAD OF ORDERING SENTENCES BY
SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT (EXAMPLE: I WRITE
WORDS), JAPANESE USES SUBJECT-OBJECT-VERB
(EXAMPLE: I WORDS WRITE).
C. THE KIMONO IS A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE
GARMENT WORN BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
ICE BREAKER
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

6. ICE BREAKER
LIE
A. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, KOREANS CONSUME AN
AVERAGE OF 12.3L OF ALCOHOL PER YEAR AND
ARE RANKED #17 GLOBALLY! MANY ARE
SURPRISED TO SEE THAT KOREANS ARE
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP DRINKERS IN ASIA
BY FAR. SOUTH KOREA HAS A STRONG DRINKING
CULTURE COMPARED TO ITS NEIGHBORING
COUNTRIES IN ASIA.
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

7. A. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ROOMS ARE TILED WITH
TATAMI, OR MATS MADE WITH RICE STRAW.
B. THERE ARE 76 LETTERS IN THE JAPANESE
ALPHABET, INCLUDING 44 CONSONANTS AND 32
VOWELS.
C. JAPAN CONSISTS OF 6,852 ISLANDS.
ICE BREAKER
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

8. ICE BREAKER
LIE
B. THERE ARE 76 LETTERS IN THE THAI ALPHABET,
INCLUDING 44 CONSONANTS AND 32 VOWELS.
THAI ALSO HAS FIVE TONES, MAKING IT VERY
DIFFICULT TO LEARN.
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

9. JAPANESE
LANGUAGE
CODE
Verbal
Written
Non - Verbal

10. VERBAL
L a n g u a g e C o d e
Japanese (Nihongo, 日 本 語 ) is the national language of
Japan and belongs to the Japonic language family.
In Japan, it is spoken by 122 million people as their mother
tongue and over 1 million people speak it as a second
language.
As it is the official language, it is used in all aspects of
government, business, and media.

11. VERBAL
L a n g u a g e C o d e
Hyojungo, or Standard Japanese
Kyotsugo, or the common language.
Two Forms of Standard Japanese Language:
- It is taught in schools and used on
television and in official communications.
Standard Japanese can also be divided into
bungo (literary language) and kogo (oral
language).
The Japanese language has a simple
syllabic structure consisting of a
Consonant + Vowel. The normal word
order in Japanese is Subject – Object –
Verb (S-O-V).

12. Plain Form
Simple Polite Form
Advanced Polite Form (Honorific and Humble)
One of the most noticeable aspects of Japanese grammar is
the concept of politeness. There are three levels of
politeness in spoken Japanese:
-used by the lower-ranking person
-used by the higher-ranking person
-humble language is used to refer to oneself or one's
group; honorific language is used to refer to the other
person and their group
Because few relationships in Japanese society are equal, one
person typically holds a higher position than the other. This
position is influenced by social standing, age, employment
status, and other factors.
VERBAL
L a n g u a g e C o d e

13. WRITTEN
L a n g u a g e C o d e
In the fourth century AD, as Japan
adapted Chinese cultural practices
and restructured its government in
accordance with the Chinese
administrative structure, Chinese
writing was introduced to Japan
through the medium of Buddhism,
giving rise to the Japanese writing
system.
Since Chinese characters (known as
kanji in Japanese) could not
adequately represent all of the
components of the Japanese
language, two syllabaries known as
hiragana and katakana were
developed in the 12th century.

14. WRITTEN
L a n g u a g e C o d e
used for writing nouns, including proper names, as well as adjective and
verb stems
To write Japanese today, Japan has:
Kanji
used to write inflectional endings for adjectives and verbs, various
grammatical particles, non-kanji words, and some high frequency words
Hiragana

15. WRITTEN
L a n g u a g e C o d e
mostly used to write loanwords*
Katakana
*(a word adopted from a foreign
language with little or no modification)
IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY TO
LEARN, JAPANESE IS CLASSIFIED
AS A CATEGORY III LANGUAGE
FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS.
acronyms, international measurement
units, and Arabic numerals are all
written in this style.
Rōmaji (Roman Script)

17. NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Japanese express their emotions through:
1. Posture,
2. Tone of Voice, and
3. Facial Expression.
Japanese place more trust in nonverbal cues than verbal cues.

18. SOME
OF THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
NONVERBAL
COMMUNI-
CATIONS
Bowing is a sign of respect.
- elders, teachers, and people of
high status.
Japanese business expect limp
handshake and no eye contact.
Greetings
Conservative attire
- conservative, quiet, and respectful.
High value on maintaining one's
"face"
Appearance

19. Nods frequently to show they are paying
attention to what is being said.
Use silence to reflect on what is being
said.
Enjoy the Silence
Impolite to slouch or cross the legs
while seated.
Sit properly with the feet flat on the
ground.
Give the other person enough space.
Posture
SOME
OF THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
NONVERBAL
COMMUNI-
CATIONS

20. Customarily give gifts at the end of a
meeting or event.
Important to think about how the gift is
prepared and wrapped.
The person to receive the gift must wait
until he/she is alone to open the present.
Giving Gifts
Emotional expression is considered
burdensome.
A negative emotion can be conveyed with
only a slight head tilt or a rapid
inhalation.
Control Emotions
SOME
OF THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
NONVERBAL
COMMUNI-
CATIONS

26. "Don't stare at Japanese People"

27. “Avoid crossing your arms”

28. “Avoid slouching and putting
hands in pocket”