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Creating an online profile

1. Vocabulary List

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
ใ‚ใคใ‚ใ‚‹ / ้›†ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆใ‚ใคใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰atsumeruTo collect
ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹ / ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰hajimeruTo start / To begin
ใ—ใ‚…ใฟshumiHobby
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟ / ่ˆˆๅ‘ณ๏ผˆใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟ๏ผ‰kyoumiInterest
ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณfanFan
ใŠใ‚Š็ด™๏ผˆใŠใ‚ŠใŒใฟ๏ผ‰origamiOrigami
ใ‹้“ / ่ฏ้“๏ผˆใ‹ใฉใ†๏ผ‰kadouJapanese flower arrangement
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†้“๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ†๏ผ‰juudouJudo
ใณใ˜ใ‚…ใคใ‹ใ‚“bijutsukanArt museum
ๅ†™็œŸ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚ƒใ—ใ‚“๏ผ‰shashinPhoto / Photograph
ใฒใพใชใจใhima na tokiWhen (I have) free time

2. Grammar & Sentences

ใ‚ใคใ‚ใ‚‹ / ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ โ€” Collecting and Starting

  • ใญใ“ใฎๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ใ‚ใคใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚(Neko no shashin wo atsumemasu.) โ€” I collect photos of cats.
  • ๅคใ„ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚’ใ‚ใคใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚(Furui geemu wo atsumete imasu.) โ€” I collect old games.
  • ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Nihongo no benkyou wo hajimemashita.) โ€” I started studying Japanese.
  • ็ฉบๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Karate wo hajimemashita.) โ€” I started karate.

ใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ โ€” "I am a fan of [thing]"

Structure: [thing] + ใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™

  • ใƒใ‚ฑใƒขใƒณใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ใ€‚(Pokemon no fan desu.) โ€” I am a fan of Pokรฉmon.
  • ใ‚ธใƒ–ใƒชใฎๆ˜ ็”ปใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ใ€‚(Jiburi no eiga no fan desu.) โ€” I am a fan of Studio Ghibli films.
  • ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‰ใƒซใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใง่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚(Nihon no aidoru no fan desu. Itsumo terebi de mite imasu.) โ€” I am a fan of Japanese idols. I always watch them on TV.
  • ใ‹ใคใ—ใ‹ใปใใ•ใ„ใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ใ€‚(Katsushika Hokusai no fan desu.) โ€” I am a fan of Katsushika Hokusai.

ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ โ€” "I am interested in [topic]"

Structure: [topic] + ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟ๏ผˆ่ˆˆๅ‘ณ๏ผ‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™

  • ใŠใ‚Š็ด™ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Origami ni kyoumi ga arimasu.) โ€” I am interested in origami.
  • ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Nihon no tabemono ni kyoumi ga arimasu.) โ€” I am interested in Japanese food.
  • ใ‹้“ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚๏ผ‘๏ผ•ใ•ใ„ใฎใจใใ€ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Kadou ni kyoumi ga arimasu. Juugo-sai no toki, hajimemashita.) โ€” I am interested in flower arrangement. I started when I was 15.

Profile Sentences โ€” Full Examples

  • ใ—ใ‚…ใฟใฏ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’ใใใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚(Shumi wa ongaku wo kiku koto desu.) โ€” My hobby is listening to music.
  • ใฒใพใชใจใใ€ใˆใ‚’ใ‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚(Hima na toki, e wo kakimasu.) โ€” I draw pictures when I have free time.
  • ใณใ˜ใ‚…ใคใ‹ใ‚“ใซใ‚ˆใ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚(Bijutsukan ni yoku ikimasu.) โ€” I often go to art museums.
  • ใ—ใ‚…ใฟใฏ้‹ๅ‹•ใงใ™ใ€‚๏ผ‘๏ผใ•ใ„ใฎใจใใ€ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†้“ใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Shumi wa undou desu. Juu-sai no toki, juudou wo hajimemashita.) โ€” My hobby is exercise. I started judo when I was 10.
  • ๅ‹ใ ใกใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚(Tomodachi ni naritai desu.) โ€” I want to be friends.

3. Learning Context

  • ใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ vs ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™: ใฎใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใงใ™ is stronger enthusiasm ("I'm a big fan of X"); ใซใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ is softer ("I have an interest in X"). Both appear in profile writing.
  • ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ as a profile anchor: Giving the age or time you started something (๏ผ‘๏ผใ•ใ„ใฎใจใใ€ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸ) is a natural profile convention โ€” it adds personal detail and uses past tense naturally.
  • ใ‚ใคใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ vs ใ‚ใคใ‚ใพใ™: ใ‚ใคใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ (te-iru form) emphasises an ongoing state โ€” "I collect / I am in the habit of collecting." ใ‚ใคใ‚ใพใ™ is the general present/habitual.
  • ใ‹้“๏ผˆ่ฏ้“๏ผ‰cultural note: Japanese-style flower arrangement. Empty space is treated as part of the artwork. Uses flowers, trunks, leaves, and moss; the arrangement has a designated front-viewing side.
  • Profile vocab reviewed: ใ—ใ‚…ใฟใฏใ€œใ“ใจใงใ™, ใฒใพใชใจใใ€œ, ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒใงใใพใ™, ๅ‹ใ ใกใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใงใ™ โ€” expressions introduced in earlier chapters, recycled here in profile context.

4. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelIntermediate B1
Chapter / TopicChapter 4: Profiles โ€” Creating an online profile
Completion~57% of Chapter 4
Latest Performance100% score (+15 Stars)