HOW GOOD IS YOUR JAPANESE? 2

Kimono
1. the word for an “unmarried woman”
2. the traditional costume for women
3. a Japanese drink which tastes like Coca Cola
Koto
1. a Japanese city
2. a zither-like musical instrument
3. the Japanese word for “toilet“
Kyoto
1. the former Japanese capital
2. a Japanese wolf-like animal
3. a musical instrument
Mikado
1. a title of the emperor and the name of a game
2. a Japanese island and the name of a coffee brand
3. a Japanese city and the name of a company producing motor scooters
Nagano
1. a Japanese island
2. the venue of Olympic Winter Games in 1998
3. the Japanese flower competition every springtime
Nagasaki
1. destroyed by an earthquake in 1923 and by an atom bomb in 1945
2. destroyed by a tsunami in 1964 and by a volcanic eruption in 1995
3. destroyed by a landslide in 1888 and by a gas explosion in 1956
Nippon
1. a Japanese drink made of rice
2. the Japanese currency
3. the other name of Japan
Okinawa
1. the largest of the Ryu Kyu islands
2. a Japanese folkdance
3. a Japanese industrial city
Osaka
1. a port city
2. a Japanese dish
3. the longest Japanese river
Pokémon
1. short for “poker for men”
2. short for “pocket monster”
3. short for “popcorn-ketchup-mountain”
Sake
1. a beer made of rice
2. a fruit juice made of cherries
3. a salty cake
Samurai
1. a group of Japanese islands
2. the warrior class which ruled Japan before 1868
3. traditional Japanese dancers
Sapporo
1. Olympic Games 1964
2. Olympic Winter Games 1998
3. Olympic Winter Games 1972
Shinkansen
1. Japanese pork with mustard
2. the fastest train in the world
3. a fish speciality
Shinto
1. the belief that nature, animals and plants possess divine powers
2. the title of the emperor
3. the Japanese word for “hard work”
Shogun
1. a Japanese film star
2. top military commander of Japan until 1867
3. a weapon used for show only
Sukiyaki
1. beef slices with vegetables, noodles and tofu
2. a dance
3. a Japanese type of song
Sumo
1. a Japanese wrestling sport
2. popular Japanese dish
3. Japanese monkey species
Sushi
1. a Japanese wrestling sport
2. raw fish on firmly moulded rice with vinegar
3. a Japanese winter sport
Tamagotchi
1. a member of Japanese high society
2. a Buddhist teacher
3. an electronic pet
Tenno
1. the title of the emperor
2. a Japanese singer
3. a Japanese warrior
Tofu
1. a soybean product used instead of meat
2. the Japanese word for “stupid person”
3. a Japanese island
Yokohama
1. the home of Yoko Ono
2. an industrial city
3. smoked pork
Zen
1. a form of Buddhism
2. an eating instrument used instead of knives
3. the Japanese word for “ten”

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