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日本にっぽんでは、むかしから引ひっ越こしをしたとき、近きん所じょの家いえへあいさつに行いく習しゅう慣かんがあります。「これからいろいろお世せ話わになります。どうぞよろしくお願ねがいします。」という意い味みです。

アパートやマンションでは、自じ分ぶんの部屋へやの隣となりに住すんでいる人ひとや、上うえの部屋へやと下したの部屋へやに住すんでいる人ひとなどにあいさつをします。引ひっ越こしをしたら、すぐにあいさつに行いきましょう。あいさつに行いくときは、小ちいさな品しな物ものを持もって行いくことが多おおいです。例たとえば、タオルやせっけん、おかしなどです。しかし、大だい事じなのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物ものを持もって行いくかはあまり心しん配ぱいしなくてもいいです。あいさつに行いったけれども、留る守すだったときは、あいさつのことばを書かいた手て紙がみなどを玄げん関かんのポストに入いれておくのがいいです。

最さい近きんは、「引ひっ越こしのあいさつ」をしない人ひとも多おおくなっています。特とくに、一ひと人りで住すむときは、あいさつをしない人ひとがたくさんいます。しかし、私わたしは「引ひっ越こしのあいさつ」は、やはりいい習しゅう慣かんだと思おもいます。

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  1. 1日本では、引っ越しをしたとき、どんな習慣がありますか。
  2. 2どうして「引っ越しのあいさつ」をしますか。
  3. 3手紙などを玄関のポストに入れておくのはどうしてですか。
  4. 4最近は、どんな人が増えていますか。

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Vocabulary11 words
  • むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • 近所きんじょ
    • ·neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    N4
  • 習慣しゅうかん
    • ·habit
    • ·(social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
    N4
  • これから
    • ·from now on; after this; in the future; in future
    • ·from here; from this point
    N4
  • 品物しなもの
    • ·article; item; thing; goods; wares
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    N4
  • 留守るす
    • ·absence; being away from home
    • ·house-sitting; house-sitter
    • ·neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
Other levels46 words
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 部屋へや
    • ·room; chamber
    • ·apartment; flat; pad
    • ·stable
    N5
  • 隣となり
    • ·next (to); adjoining; adjacent
    • ·house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住んで
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したら
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行きましょう
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • おかし
    • ·confections; sweets; candy; cake
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 物もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しなくて
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いた
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 手紙てがみ
    • ·letter; note
    N5
  • 玄関げんかん
    • ·entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; porch; foyer; mud room
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れて
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しない
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 一人ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 住むすむ
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: います
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • よろしく
    • ·well; properly; suitably
    • ·best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
    • ·just like ...; as though one were ...
    • ·by all means; of course
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • やはり
    • ·as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
    • ·after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
    • ·too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
    • ·still; as before
    • ·all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
    N3
  • お願いしますおねがいします
    • ·please
    N2
  • 上のうえの
    • ·to ascend; to go up; to climb
    • ·to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
    • ·to go to (the capital)
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to add up to
    • ·to advance (in price)
    • ·to swim up (a river); to sail up
    • ·to come up (on the agenda)
    N2
  • すぐ
    • ·immediately; at once; right away; directly
    • ·soon; before long; shortly
    • ·easily; readily; without difficulty
    • ·right (near); nearby; just (handy)
    • ·honest; upright; frank; straightforward
    N1
Grammar6 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ときN44 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    日本では、むかしから引っ越しをしたとき、近所の家へあいさつに行く習慣があります。

    In Japan there has long been a custom of going to greet the neighbours after moving house.

  • などN43 times in this passage

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    アパートやマンションでは、自分の部屋の隣に住んでいる人や、上の部屋と下の部屋に住んでいる人などにあいさつをします。

    In a block of flats you greet the people in the room next to yours, and those in the rooms above and below.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    引っ越しをしたら、すぐにあいさつに行きましょう。

    Once you have moved, go and greet them straight away.

  • なくてもいいN4

    States a lack of obligation — "don't have to ~", "it's okay not to ~".

    しかし、大事なのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物を持って行くかはあまり心配しなくてもいいです。

    What matters, though, is the greeting itself, so there is no need to worry much about what you take.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    あいさつに行ったけれども、留守だったときは、あいさつのことばを書いた手紙などを玄関のポストに入れておくのがいいです。

    If you go and they are out, it is a good idea to write your greeting in a note and put it in the letterbox by their door.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    しかし、私は「引っ越しのあいさつ」は、やはりいい習慣だと思います。

    But I still think the "moving-in greeting" is a good custom.

Other levels13 patterns
  • だの～だのN12 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    しかし、大事なのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物を持って行くかはあまり心配しなくてもいいです。

    What matters, though, is the greeting itself, so there is no need to worry much about what you take.

  • お～願うN2

    Humble form for politely requesting an action — "(please) kindly ~, could you ~".

    どうぞよろしくお願いします。」という意味です。

    I look forward to knowing you."

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    どうぞよろしくお願いします。」という意味です。

    I look forward to knowing you."

  • 例えば（たとえば）N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    例えば、タオルやせっけん、おかしなどです。

    A towel, some soap or sweets, for example.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    しかし、大事なのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物を持って行くかはあまり心配しなくてもいいです。

    What matters, though, is the greeting itself, so there is no need to worry much about what you take.

  • に行くN54 times in this passage

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    日本では、むかしから引っ越しをしたとき、近所の家へあいさつに行く習慣があります。

    In Japan there has long been a custom of going to greet the neighbours after moving house.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    日本では、むかしから引っ越しをしたとき、近所の家へあいさつに行く習慣があります。

    In Japan there has long been a custom of going to greet the neighbours after moving house.

  • だ / ですN56 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    どうぞよろしくお願いします。」という意味です。

    I look forward to knowing you."

  • 〜ましょうN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.

    引っ越しをしたら、すぐにあいさつに行きましょう。

    Once you have moved, go and greet them straight away.

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、大事なのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物を持って行くかはあまり心配しなくてもいいです。

    What matters, though, is the greeting itself, so there is no need to worry much about what you take.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    しかし、大事なのはあいさつをすることなのですから、どんな物を持って行くかはあまり心配しなくてもいいです。

    What matters, though, is the greeting itself, so there is no need to worry much about what you take.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    あいさつに行ったけれども、留守だったときは、あいさつのことばを書いた手紙などを玄関のポストに入れておくのがいいです。

    If you go and they are out, it is a good idea to write your greeting in a note and put it in the letterbox by their door.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    最近は、「引っ越しのあいさつ」をしない人も多くなっています。

    These days more and more people skip the "moving-in greeting".

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