すき(suki, 好き) in Japanese means to like something. To greater emphasize the love for something, だいすき (daisuki, 大好き) is used. The kanji “大” is used when a feeling is strong towards something, such as how a young child would say “キャンディーが大好きです！” which means “I love candies!”

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As opposed to すき, きらい (kirai, 嫌い) is used to describe a feeling of dislike towards something. Even though the expression だいきらい (daikirai, 大嫌い) can be used to depict hatred, it’s not often used by the polite Japanese people.

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New Westminster Secondary School is currently one of the largest high schools in B.C. Unlike Japanese high schools which are separated into Junior high schoolちゅうがっこう(chyuugakkou, 中学校, grades 7-9), and senior high school こうこう(koukou, 高校, grades 10-12), students from grade 8 – 12 are enrolled. Many clubs and activities are available to all students attending the school, such as アニメクラブ (anime kurabu, anime club), and サッカークラブ(sakka-kurabu, soccer team). NWSS also offers many language courses such as にほんご (nihongo, 日本語)!

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