Learn Japanese With Animal Crossing | どうぶつの森で日本語を学ぼう！

[@KantanJapan]

Let me know, what are some of your favourite games to play in Japanese?

[@angelika1847]

Tomb raider himeko and resident evil 😍

[@KantanJapan]

Nice, I've been meaning to give Biohazard 3 Remake a go actually.

[@scottconnor22]

Final fantasy

[@asyab.370]

@polo DhTip you can buy it from Europe and change the language to Japanese.

[@asyab.370]

The games I like to play in Japanese for the Nintendo switch is The Legend of Zelda series, Pokémon series, The Bioshock series, the Mario series, xenoblade series, fire emblem series, Dragon quest builders 1 - 2, Stardew Valley, Crypt of The Necrodancer, Cadence of Hyrule Crypt of Necrodancer featuring The Legend of Zelda, Okami HD remaster, Super Smash Bros. Series, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch, Yokai watch 1, Yokai watch 4++, Yokai watch: Yokai gakuen Y 〜 waiwai gakuen seikatsu〜, Captain Toad treasure trackers, Katamari Damacy Reroll, Ring Fit Adventure, Lego worlds, Lego movie 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Among Us, The Longing, Minecraft, the Nintendo online virtual consoles like famicon(nes), super famicon (snes), n64, gb/ gbc, gba, and sega master drive (sega genesis).

[@stevenshepherd201]

Isabelle is a "Shih Tzu" (a breed of dog) so, "Shizue" is a play on that, I assume so anyways.

[@KantanJapan]

Oh good shout, that definitely a top contender!

[@BattleforBobaMansion]

Yes + ﾘ乇丂

[@asyab.370]

You’re correct. From animal crossing wiki. Isabelle is a nearsighted bright yellow dog who resembles a Shih Tzu (this is similar to her Japanese name - Shizue). Her head is also shaped similarly to a bag of bells (hence, the pun on her English name - "Is-a-belle"), meaning "is a bell". She has a happy appearance with rosy cheeks, and white fur patches on her tail and around her mouth.

[@SpookyDollhouse]

3 years late but Blathers' and Celeste's names are also puns! There is no "hoo" sound in Japanese, they use 'Fu.' -ta is a common part of Japanese boys names (like Ryota) so his name is literally 'Hoo-ta.' It's commonly translated as "Hooter" which is wrong. Celeste's name 'Hoo-ko' is the girl version of the pun! '-ko' is a common part of Japanese girl names like Hanako. Pretty cool!

[@hugh_dancy]

I cant over how cute the intro is, hes such a qt😍

[@leandroeidi]

I've been playing Animal Crossing New Horizons since the day it was released, but only in English because playing games in japanese feel more like work. However, your video convinced me to try playing it in japanese, instead.

[@KantanJapan]

Aha yea I'm addicted too! I totally know what you mean, sometimes you just want to relax and enjoy the game and not feel like you're studying. Actually , this is the first game that I've played only in Japanese. After the first week or so I just got used to it and that was that! You should definitely give it a try!

[@luwaym7387]

So..did it work?

[@truethunder]

The fonts in this video fit the game great work!

[@KantanJapan]

Thanks, glad you noticed!

[@Macop]

Just a random hypothesis, but could しずえ be a wordplay for the dog breed Shih Tzu, as it is even mentioned in the Shih Tzu’s wikipedia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shih_Tzu

[@asyab.370]

2:36 Tanuki’s (Japanese raccoon dog) aren’t raccoons and they aren’t closely related to raccoons either. Tanuki and raccoons are different. Real Japanese words for raccoon is 洗熊(あらいぐま), あらいぐま or アライグマ, and ラクーン. Each word is pronounced as araiguma, araiguma or araiguma, and raku-n or rakuun. From Google: The tanuki is a wild canid species native to Japan that is related to wolves, foxes, and domestic dogs. It's also known as the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) and is a subspecies of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) that's found in mainland Asia. With its thick fur, masked face, and curious nature, the tanuki has served as a cultural icon in Japanese folklore for centuries. The bushy-tailed animal is known as a mischievous trickster that's shown up in legends and myths as a shapeshifter with supernatural abilities. In popular culture, tanuki can be spotted in Nintendo video games and Studio Ghibli films. Here are eight little-known facts about this fascinating canid species. 1. Tanuki Are Not Related to Raccoons Despite their masked appearance, tanuki are not close relatives of the common raccoon, the famous species native to the United States. Tanuki belong to the Canidae family, alongside wolves and foxes. In contrast, the common raccoon shares more in common with mustelids, a family that includes weasels, badgers, and otters. Their similar appearance could be a case of convergent evolution, where different species evolve to occupy the same ecological niche. They may look similar at first glance, but the two separate species of forest critters have a handful of key differences. Back in the fourth grade, Super Mario Bros. 3 taught me a lot of things. For example, I learned that sometimes the kid on the playground who swears his dad took a trip to Asia and brought back some awesome Nintendo game that’s not out in America yet really is telling the truth. I learned that it actually is possible for a sequel to surpass the original. And I learned that in Japan there’s an animal called the tanuki. As I got older and my knowledge of Japan grew, I found out that, in stark contrast to Tanooki Mario, real-life tanuki aren’t able to fly or transform into invincible statues. As a matter of fact, some of the Japanese-English dictionaries and vocabulary lists I looked at said that tanuki were just raccoons. That translation isn’t entirely accurate, though. Tanuki are technically “raccoon dogs,” classified as members of the family Canidae, making them closer relatives to dogs, wolves, and foxes than they are to raccoons. Still, the visual similarity between tanuki and raccoons is strong enough that it can be hard to tell the two species apart, unless you’ve got a handy guide like this one. ● Head Raccoon: White-edged ears, black stripe running down forehead, white whiskers Tanuki: Black-edged ears, no forehead stripe, black whiskers ● Body Raccoon: 42-60 centimeters (16.5-23..6 inches) in length, bushy stiped tail Tanuki: 50-60 centimeters in length, short tail with no stripes ● Legs/feet Raccoon: Fur on legs matches color of fur on body, five digits allows for skillful gripping of objects Tanuki: Black fur on legs, four digits (like a dog or fox) Of course, while zoologists are familiar with these differences, many laymen, even in Japan, don’t have the discrepancies memorized. As such, it can sometimes be hard to tell if a drawing, produced by an artist instead of a naturalist, is supposed to be a tanuki or a raccoon (even Tanooki Mario mistakenly has a striped tail). So when in doubt, check for the illustrated tanuki’s unmistakable giveaway: massive balls. I would leave a link but KZbin keeps deleting my comment.

[@Link-Link]

Ok

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

Axe : *“o-no”* Stone Axe: *“o-shi o-no”* I’m thinking of a very violent scene in my head rn lol

[@asyab.370]

Fun Fact: あつ森 (あつもり) atsu mori is the slang and abbreviated way of saying あつまれどうぶつの森 (あつまれどうぶつのもり) atsumare doubutsu no mori. どう森 (どうもり) dou mori is the slang and abbreviated way to どうぶつの森 (どうぶつのもり) doubutsu no mori.

[@maowav]

I named my island オレンジしょ島 after Orange Islands from Pokemon! I got lucky with an orange airport too ☺️

[@SheenaBrown444]

this is an amazing resource! thank you!!

[@KantanJapan]

You're very welcome! Thank you for watching :)

[@naoko707]

Could Asami also be referring to はさみ (hasami), meaning scissors?

[@OraPlaysGames]

Omg i wish you continued this series! And actually did a gameplay! This is so helpful!

[@KantanJapan]

Thank you for watching. Actually, I do some Japanese game streams over on my gaming channel, so please go take a look if you're interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZbQYnuaipxjiJY

[@OraPlaysGames]

@@KantanJapan oh my gosh!! SOO interested and yES heading over now. I only saw one episode of Animal Crossing there :=( hope you continue!

[@08habit29]

Hi,from Japan.sorry for my poor english coment. I think this is very good movie to learn japanese. I have to hope to make the movie like this for long time. im looking forword to your new one.

[@KantanJapan]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you enjoyed it. ありがとうございました！見てくれてよかった :)

[@tomlaird1509]

This is a brilliant resource mate, thanks so much - definitely deserves way more views. Ps: nice to hear a fellow Brummie speaking in Japanese :P

[@KantanJapan]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching. You know it's not very often that I hear someone say that they enjoy the Brummie accent aha!

[@NatManzano]

Thank you for making this video. I am learning Japanese and this is going to be so helpful.

[@SirBoomster]

ビデオのイントロはかわいくて面白かったです！ Kantanのビデオをありがとう

[@KantanJapan]

見てありがとうございました！

[@yazmat-8]

Probably the best game to learn Japanese now!

[@chciken]

VNs are better

[@chciken]

@@xboxswitch9457 mine was better

[@captainmorgan5807]

@@chciken Which VN's would you recommend that I can get from the UK store but still have Japanese language option?

[@Cookedfrfrfr]

@@captainmorgan5807 Phoenix Wright is a good one. But honestly I think interactive games are better for beginners since you remember things more clearly if you see stuff repeatedly.

[@captainmorgan5807]

@@Cookedfrfrfr Thanks.

[@ShuajoX]

This deserves way more views! The editing is particularly good! ありがとうございます！

[@KantanJapan]

Thank you! It took a bloody long time to edit aha.

[@angelika1847]

Wow I wish I had this game when I just started learning Japanese haha!

[@KantanJapan]

It's never too late to jump in! Even as someone who's been studying for nearly 4 years now, I've learnt so much random (but useful) vocab from this game aha.

[@angelika1847]

@@KantanJapan if you say so I may try!

[@thechikuwa284]

the word 'Uri' also has two meanings. one is '売り/sell' and the other is '瓜/oriental melon'. Japanese affectionately refer to a 'baby wild boar' as '瓜坊/Uri-bou(tiny melon baby)'. 任天堂は駄洒落が多いですねw

[@KantanJapan]

面白い！沢山あるよね笑笑 Thanks for the info, I didn't know that :)

[@Kortrexx]

Looking forward to the premiere of this video! :)

[@JinxedG]

This is a great video! The only thing I feel is missing is a few words to help understand what tasks villagers want you to do. And then maybe like the basic words for the kinds of clothes one can expect.

[@KantanJapan]

Thanks, yea it's hard to include everything but if I ever make an update them I'll be sure to include those too!

[@amanelisa1705]

This video is so helpful, thank you

[@KantanJapan]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@zerohbeat]

That intro is amazing :D. Really cool video. Animal Crossing seems to be the most accessible game to play in Japanese :). Thanks for breaking down the name and origins. If I remember correctly Pokemon names also are quite distinct and in some cases very different between English and Japanese. I am currently trying to play through Fire Emblem but its much harder than this :D

[@KantanJapan]

Thanks! :) Yea Pokemon has some great names in Japanese, like Bulbasaur is フシギダネ which means mysterious (不思議) and seed (種). Oh man JRPG's are pretty intense, you're a braver man that me!

[@zerohbeat]

@@KantanJapan Yeah, Its really interesting to compare Japanese vs translated names. It makes the whole experience more fun in a way. I don't know if I am brave to play JRPGs in Japanese but in a way I do enjoy it. I accepted the fact that I will not understand all the game's systems and I will be really bad at whatever I am playing :D

[@truethunder]

animal crossing use many methods of language to make a character more lively. It seem good for study language deeply.

[@hugh_dancy]

i just found this channel and i love it lmao

[@KantanJapan]

Thanks for checking it out, all aboard!

[@florianweingarten5133]

Would be awesome to have an Anki deck for this stuff :-)

[@guitarmama06]

I actually bought a region free Japanese version of Animal Crossing Wild World game for my DS recently (last week). Thankfully, someone had already started it (they were still in the tutorial part...6 1/2 years ago). So, that's my introduction in the Japanese language. I've played a bit here and there. I actually like playing Wild World in both English AND in Japanese (I've been playing the English version for a couple of weeks now, so going into the Japanese version wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be, plus Google camera translate helped when I had to bring stuff to certain animals in the tutorial). But writing letters to the villagers in Japanese...no, I certainly can't do that yet.

[@guido0239]

You are the greatest.

[@KantanJapan]

You are the KINDEST!

[@talldutchguyk8247]

I love this.

[@KantanJapan]

And it loves you.

[@youwu2419]

Isabelle looks like a Shih Tzu hence i think her Japanese name is a pun on the dog breed.

[@japanesesmiles8515]

Nice vlog! 😀🇯🇵🌸 Thank you for sharing! ありがとう！

[@clay2889]

This video doesn't have enough views man. Wish I could post it to r/learnjapanese but they don't allow youtube videos. Anyways thanks for all the hard work you put into helping the 日本語 learning community!

[@KantanJapan]

Thank you! I really appreciate that :) Yea that Reddit can be pretty useless some times. You try to help people aye....

[@cinnamon_t6727]

Don't know if this was commented already, but Isabelle's name is a spin-off (pun) of her dog breed, Shih tzu, I think.

[@DoggyLoverPlays]

How to play in japanese

[@KatelynJewel]

Tanukis and raccoons are not the same species. The Nooks are referred to raccoons in the English versions of the AC games because tanukis aren't very well known in the US. I do find it strange that Nintendo makes this change while they're okay with Mario's Tanuki suit remaining the same but spelled Tanooki.

[@yamatanomomochi]

この動画を見て、どうぶつの森はひらがな・カタカナ表記が多く、漢字にはフリガナが振ってあることに気づきました。これで日本語ボイスだったら日本語学習に最適だったでしょうね☺️ Watching your video, I just noticed that Animal crossing uses more hiragana/katakana than kanji and has guide of pronunciations for kanji. It would be perfect game to learn Japanese if only it had not Animalese but Japanese. Sorry if my English is incorrect.

[@KantanJapan]

そうですね、少ない漢字があったら、実はもっと読みにくいです！ 日本語ボイスだったらいいんだと思いますが、読むことも勉強のために便利です

[@candyland8288]

So in the colorful part of doubutsu no mori, I get that it is animal forest, but what is the green kana say above it?

[@KantanJapan]

あつまれ, which roughly means 'let's get together'.

[@candyland8288]

@@KantanJapan oh ok! I must’ve missed that in the video🤦🏻‍♀️

[@KantanJapan]

@@candyland8288 Haha that's ok. I think I mentioned it but didn't show it on the screen :)

[@matthewhayes7671]

Is the word list missing from the description?

[@KantanJapan]

My bad! I'm not sure why nobody has pointed that out until now aha. Consider it fixed!

[@matthewhayes7671]

@@KantanJapan Awesome, thanks for the reply!

[@Usagi2380]

Shizue is a Shih Tzu 😁

[@stormer1686]

Does the game have japanese language or do you have to import the real japanese version?

[@KantanJapan]

My Japanese copy will display English if I change the console language to English, so I assume it's the same for any version of the game. It just uses the systems default language.

[@Superrainbowmoo]

Id do this but im awful at kanji and wouldn't understand

[@miraculousladybugfan819]

I feel like I'm learning too much to keep inside my head 😓

[@KantanJapan]

That just means it's working, don't stop learning!!

[@celica8439]

Hi( ¨̮ )/ 英語版だと『しずえ』が『Isabelle』に😲!? しずえの名前の由来は『シーズー(Shih Tzu)』ですが、英語版のIsabelleはどんな由来なのでしょう🤔？とても興味があります😀✨

[@KitsunesEmber]

Hey I know you commented a while ago now, but Isabelle's name In English comes from it sounding like the sentence "is a bell". That and her head is shaped like a bell bag.

[@celica8439]

@@KitsunesEmber I'm very impressed with your reply 💌✨ I see, it's Isabell because it pronounces "IZU A BELU" 😃💡 But I wonder if her head resembles the shape of a bell ... Hmm 🤔💭🔔 Anyway Convinced by your comments, thank you 😉 (I'm using a translator but I'm happy if it makes sense 📱)

[@scottconnor22]

Hey, does anyone know if I can play this in Japanese on a European version?

[@KantanJapan]

I think you can... I can switch to English on my Japanese copy of the game, so I assume it'll work in reverse too.

[@scottconnor22]

@@KantanJapan oh great thanks. I hope so, gonna order a switch next week 🙂

[@KantanJapan]

@@scottconnor22 Oh nice, have fun!

[@scottconnor22]

Thanks can’t wait 😄

[@Ausar0]

The kana didn't change for 南半球 lmao

[@KantanJapan]

Ah well, if you can read the kanji, why do you need the kana? Aha

[@もいもいぶるぺん]

Julianさん、かわいい♡(^з^)-♡

[@KantanJapan]

😊ありがとうございます！！

[@Superrainbowmoo]

"Blathers is called futa" I BEG YOUR PARDON-

[@다니야르]

how to change language in game?

[@KantanJapan]

You need to change your Switch's system language to 日本語 and then when you start the game it will change automatically!

[@DeHaos]

KantanJapanの作った動画を見ていたところで、ちょっぴり数量の漢字を見てショックをしましたが。 すると、この任天堂が作成したゲームをプレイする時に、日本語の理解が深まるだけでなく、平仮名や片仮名と言った書き方の練習も役に立つねｗ。 更に、日本語を学ぶ人にぴったりというもんだ。ネイティブ民向けのオリジナル素材から学ぶにこしたことはないぞ。なぜかいうと、流暢になるための最良の方法からだよねぇ。 追記：『しずね』が『シーズー』の省略だとはすっぱり知らなかったのに。ぴえん 任天堂は確かに日本語の単語から駄洒落を作る方法をご存知でしょうな。

[@poriroido2933]

こんにちは、私は日本人です。

[@KantanJapan]

日本にいったら、もう夜になったから、こんばんは！よろしくお願いします！

[@poriroido2933]

@@KantanJapan こんにちは!

[@Blizzie123]

Looney tunes

[@samgold9151]

Can you teach us Japanese with Video Games? In Japanese Lessons and Experiences Super Mario 64 Super Mario Sunshine Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario 3D World Super Mario Odyssey + Bowser's Fury Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2 Echoes Metroid Prime 3 Corruption Metroid Other M Metroid Dread Pikmin Pikmin 2 Pikmin 3 Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards Kirby Air Ride Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby and the Forgotten Land Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Crafted World Luigi's Mansion Luigi's Mansion 3 Wario World Wario Land Shake It! Splatoon Splatoon 2 Splatoon 3 The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Animal Crossing New Horizons

[@bin9957]

I remembered the word " Axe" by thinking someone holding an axe and chasing me.. I would scream " OH nooooo"