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When we’re replying to someone, we can use the word “henji” ! Be careful though: there is a different word for when we replying to things like emails and texts.

Example Sentences

First, let’s try…: “When I asked him if he’s cheating on me he didn’t reply….”

Now, let’s make a word bank:

English	Hiragana / Katakana	Kanji	Romaji (reading)
Him	かれ	彼	Kare
To cheat on someone	うわき・する	浮気・する	Uwaki suru
＊To ask (conditional)	きいたら	聞いたら	Kiitara
To answer	へんじ	返事	Henji
To do someone the favour of (negative, past tense)	してくれなかった	N/A	Shitekurenakatta

＊There are a few different words to say “to ask” in Japanese, however I’m using the more casual verb here!

Now, let’s write it out in romaji!:

” Kare ni uwaki shiteiru no ka to kiitara, henji shitekurenakatta. “

Let’s change it to hiragana:

“かれ　に　うわき　している　のか　と　きいたら、へんじ　してくれなかった。”

And lastly, let’s add in the kanji:

”彼　に　浮気　している　のか　と　聞いたら、返事　してくれなかった。”

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What if we want to say… “You shouldn’t make him wait for an answer to his confession….“?

I’m going to make this sentence a little bit more formal that what we would normally see between friends, just so we can get a feel for the grammar!

Now, we need a word bank!

English	Hiragana	Kanji	Romaji (reading)
Confession	こくはく	告白	Kokuhaku
Reply	へんじ	返事	Henji
To make someone wait (te form)	またせて	待たせて	Matasete
Can’t do	いけない	N/A	Ikenai

Now that we know all of the relevant words, let’s put them together in a sentence!

First, in romaji only:

“Hokuhaku no henji wo matasete wa ikenai yo.”

Now using hiragana:

“こくはく　の　へんじ　を　またせて　は　いけない　よ。”

Now let’s add in the kanji:

”告白　の　返事　を　待たせて　は　いけない　よ。”

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Let’s try one more sentence! What if we want to say… “I at least want an answer…!“?

This time, let’s make it a non-polite sentence! A little bit ruder than a casual sentence would be.

Let’s get the word bank started!

English	Hiragana / Katakana	Kanji	Romaji (reading)
Answer / reply	へんじ	返事	Henji
At least	ぐらい	N/A	Gurai
To want	ほしい	欲しい	Hoshii

Alright, let’s make some sentences!

First, using romaji only:

” Henji gurai hoshii na…”

Now using hiragana:

“へんじ　ぐらい　ほしい　な。。。”

Now let’s add in the kanji:

”返事　ぐらい　欲しい　な。。。”

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And that’s Henji! Have you heard this word before?

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