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Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today, November tenth: what were the most popular names for babies born in Japan this year? Let's listen.
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今日のニュースです。
Here is today's news.
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今年生まれた赤ちゃんの名前のランキングが発表されました。
A ranking of the names of babies born this year has been announced.
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赤ちゃんの雑誌などを作っている「たまひよ」が、2005年から毎年調べています。
Tamahiyo, which makes magazines about babies and more, has done this survey every year since 2005.
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今年は、1月から9月までに生まれた、およそ16万5000人の赤ちゃんの名前を調べました。
This year, it looked at the names of about 165,000 babies born from January to September.
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男の子でいちばん多かった名前は「朔」でした。
The most common name for boys was "Saku."
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「朔」は、去年は13位でしたが、今年初めて1位になりました。
"Saku" was 13th last year, but this year it became number 1 for the first time.
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去年1位だった「碧」は、2位になりました。
"Ao," which was number 1 last year, came in 2nd.
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女の子でいちばん多かった名前は「陽葵」で、3年ぶりの1位です。
The most common name for girls was "Himari," number 1 for the first time in 3 years.
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男の子の名前では、空や光、風など、自然を感じる漢字が人気です。
For boys' names, kanji that feel like nature, such as sky, light and wind, are popular.
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女の子の名前では、「葉」や「心」、「花」という漢字を使った名前が多かったです。
For girls' names, there were many names using the kanji for leaf, heart and flower.
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Now let's break it down.
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今年生まれた赤ちゃんの名前のランキングが発表されました。
A ranking of the names of babies born this year has been announced.
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A ranking of the names of babies born this year has been announced.
Vocab
発表
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It means announcement. With the verb to do, it means to announce.
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赤ちゃんの雑誌などを作っている「たまひよ」が、2005年から毎年調べています。
Tamahiyo, which makes magazines about babies and more, has done this survey every year since 2005.
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A company that makes baby magazines has done this survey every year since two thousand and five.
Vocab
調べる
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It means to look into, to check, to research.
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今年は、1月から9月までに生まれた、およそ16万5000人の赤ちゃんの名前を調べました。
This year, it looked at the names of about 165,000 babies born from January to September.
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This year, it looked at the names of about one hundred sixty-five thousand babies born from January to September.
Vocab
生まれる
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It means to be born.
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男の子でいちばん多かった名前は「朔」でした。
The most common name for boys was "Saku."
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The most common boy's name was a one-kanji name. The kanji means the first day of the moon's cycle.
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「朔」は、去年は13位でしたが、今年初めて1位になりました。
"Saku" was 13th last year, but this year it became number 1 for the first time.
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This name was thirteenth last year, but this year it became number one for the first time.
Vocab
初めて
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It means for the first time.
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去年1位だった「碧」は、2位になりました。
"Ao," which was number 1 last year, came in 2nd.
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Last year's number one, a kanji meaning deep blue-green, came in second.
Vocab
去年
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It means last year.
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女の子でいちばん多かった名前は「陽葵」で、3年ぶりの1位です。
The most common name for girls was "Himari," number 1 for the first time in 3 years.
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The most common girl's name uses the kanji for sun and a flower. It is number one again for the first time in three years.
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男の子の名前では、空や光、風など、自然を感じる漢字が人気です。
For boys' names, kanji that feel like nature, such as sky, light and wind, are popular.
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For boys, kanji that feel like nature, such as sky, light and wind, are popular.
Vocab
人気
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It means popularity. Popular things have a lot of it.
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女の子の名前では、「葉」や「心」、「花」という漢字を使った名前が多かったです。
For girls' names, there were many names using the kanji for leaf, heart and flower.
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For girls, many names used the kanji for leaf, heart and flower.
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Now listen to the full story again.
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今日のニュースです。
Here is today's news.
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今年生まれた赤ちゃんの名前のランキングが発表されました。
A ranking of the names of babies born this year has been announced.
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赤ちゃんの雑誌などを作っている「たまひよ」が、2005年から毎年調べています。
Tamahiyo, which makes magazines about babies and more, has done this survey every year since 2005.
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今年は、1月から9月までに生まれた、およそ16万5000人の赤ちゃんの名前を調べました。
This year, it looked at the names of about 165,000 babies born from January to September.
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男の子でいちばん多かった名前は「朔」でした。
The most common name for boys was "Saku."
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「朔」は、去年は13位でしたが、今年初めて1位になりました。
"Saku" was 13th last year, but this year it became number 1 for the first time.
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去年1位だった「碧」は、2位になりました。
"Ao," which was number 1 last year, came in 2nd.
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女の子でいちばん多かった名前は「陽葵」で、3年ぶりの1位です。
The most common name for girls was "Himari," number 1 for the first time in 3 years.
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男の子の名前では、空や光、風など、自然を感じる漢字が人気です。
For boys' names, kanji that feel like nature, such as sky, light and wind, are popular.
News
女の子の名前では、「葉」や「心」、「花」という漢字を使った名前が多かったです。
For girls' names, there were many names using the kanji for leaf, heart and flower.
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Quiz time. Listen and answer.
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今年は、何人ぐらいの赤ちゃんの名前を調べましたか。
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About one hundred sixty-five thousand babies.
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「朔」は、去年何位でしたか。
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Thirteenth place.
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「陽葵」は、何年ぶりの1位ですか。
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Three years. It is number one again for the first time in three years.
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That's all for this morning. If you had a Japanese name, which kanji would you choose? Thanks for listening, and see you next time.
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また明日。
See you tomorrow.
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Grammar Reference
〜られる（受身） N4
is/was done (passive)
Verb (ない-stem) + れる / られる; する → される
今年生まれた赤ちゃんの名前のランキングが発表されました。
A ranking of the names of babies born this year has been announced.
News often uses the passive when who did it is not important.
Grammar notes → 〜でしたが、〜 N5
was ~, but ~
Sentence + が + Sentence
「朔」は、去年は13位でしたが、今年初めて1位になりました。
"Saku" was 13th last year, but this year it became number 1 for the first time.
が joins two sentences that contrast with each other.
N5 grammar list → 〜ぶり N4
for the first time in (a period of time)
Time period + ぶり
女の子でいちばん多かった名前は「陽葵」で、3年ぶりの1位です。
The most common name for girls was "Himari," number 1 for the first time in 3 years.
Shows that something happens again after a gap of that length of time.
Grammar notes → 〜や〜など N5
things like ~ and ~
Noun + や + Noun + など
男の子の名前では、空や光、風など、自然を感じる漢字が人気です。
For boys' names, kanji that feel like nature, such as sky, light and wind, are popular.
Lists a few examples out of a bigger group.
N5 grammar list →