well, im enrolled in a couple Japanese courses next year (damn arts options... ) so i thought id find some internet resources and get a head start. i came across this interesting article on learning Japanese...
So you want to learn Japanese...
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The term "Holocaust" comes from the Latin roots "Holi" and "Causm", meaning "to major in Japanese".
Kanji can combined to form new words. For example, if you combine the Kanji for "small", and "woman", you get the word "carbeurator".
the Japanese word for "you", for example, when written in kanji, translates to"I hope a monkey scratches your face off"