HOW GOOD IS YOUR JAPANESE? 1

1. Cha
1. a Japanese dog
2. the favourable dance of the Japanese
3. the word for “tea”, the most important drink, which is served with a certain ceremony
2. Crysanthemum
1. a typical Japanese flower
2. a Japanese God
3. an important Japanese temple
3. Edo
1. the old name for “Tokyo”
2. Japanese stockings for women
3. an exclamation meaning “I am here, anyway”
4. Fujisan
1. a Japanese company which produces medicines
2. a Japanese company producing photo cameras
3. the holy mountain of Japan, a volcano with a snow-covered summit
5. Futon
1. the typical Japanese bedding which can be stowed away during the day
2. a Japanese city
3. the typical Japanese footrest
6. Geisha
1. a Japanese type of vehicle
2. a piece of furniture to sit on
3. a woman who entertains men
7. Gingko
1. a Japanese animal
2. a Japanese tree
3. the title of the Japanese emperor
8. Hakama
1. the best-known Japanese commercial college
2. a traditional costume for men
3. a tool for cutting bamboo
9. Harakiri
1. a method of suicide for unsuccessful warriors
2. the cry of the Japanese cock
3. a Japanese island
10. Hiroshima
1. a Japanese city where the Americans dropped an atom bomb in August 1945
2. a Japanese city where the Olympic Games were held in 1964
3. a Japanese city where an earthquake occurred in 1995
11. Hokkaido
1. a Japanese island and an orange pumpkin
2. a Japanese city and a green fruit
3. a Japanese mountain and a yellow flower
12. Honshu
1. a Japanese dish
2. the biggest Japanese island
3. a Japanese company producing DVD’s
13. Ikebana
1. a Japanese island
2. a Japanese dish with bananas
3. the art of arranging flowers
14. Jiu Jitsu
1. a group of Japanese islands
2. a martial art without the use of weapons
3. a religion practised in Japan
15. Judo
1. a traditional Japanese wrestling sport
2. a religion also found in Japan
3. a Japanese game
16. Kamikaze
1. a Japanese species of cats
2. Japanese opera dancers
3. Japanese pilots of warplanes
17. Karaoke
1. self-defence without weapons
2. typical Japanese animals
3. singing with background music at pubs
18. Karate
1. one of the many Japanese kinds of tea
2. a measure for diamonds
3. a Japanese martial art without the use of weapons
19. Karoshi
1. a Japanese vegetable
2. a Japanese winter sport
3. death from working too much
20. Kawasaki
1. a Japanese song
2. a Japanese industrial city
3. a Japanese alcoholic drink

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