CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 31, 2016Jan 06, 2024 folk songs, Japanese word, kanji, nursery rhymes, praise, sing, tanka, traditional Japanese songs, utau, waka Utau Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “utau,” which has several different kanji. うたう “Utau” is normally written as Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 30, 2016Jan 06, 2024 etymology, idiom, Japanese, language, meanings, misunderstood, phrase, proverb, shikii ga takai, threshold Shikii ga Takai (The Threshold is High) Shikii ga Takai 敷居が高い Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “shikii ga takai,” which seems to be misunderstood Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bow head, despair, embarrassment, expressions, grief, Japanese, literal meaning, look up, opposite, sadness Expressions of Sadness Today, a really sad thing happened to me. 悲しみの表現 Hence I will talk about two Japanese expressions of sadness. 今日は、とてもとても悲しいことがありました。 Read More
CultureDiaryEducationEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 28, 2016Jan 06, 2024 digression, exam, Japanese language, JLPT, kanwa kyudai, mistake, N2, native Japanese, proverb, study Japanese Language Proficiency Test and The Japanese Language Examination Today, I tried to solve exam problems of Japanese language on the Internet. 日本語能力試験と日本語検定 However, I made one mistake among Read More
ClimateEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2016Jan 06, 2024 air resistance, diameter, raindrops, shape, sphere The Figure of Raindrops Today, I learned figures of raindrops. 雨粒の形 I thought that the figure of raindrops while dropping is just a teardrop-shaped, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 26, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cicada, cicada shell, empty, ephemeral world, Japanese, meaning, summer season, utsusemi, utsushiomi, word Utsusemi (Cicada Shell) Today, I will talk about the Japanese “空蝉 (utsusemi).” 今日は、「空蝉(うつせみ)」という日本語を紹介します。 “空” menas “empty,” and “蝉” menas “cicada,” and “空蝉” expresses Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 25, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cry, Doraemon, etymology, face, facial expressions, frown, hug, puff, smile, sulk Various Facial Expressions There are four different facial expressions in the Doraemon’s song called “hug shichao” (let’s hug). さまざまな表情 Today, I will describe Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 24, 2016Jan 06, 2024 age, chub mackerel, count, fish market, fudge the number, gyaku saba, izanai-yomi, saba wo yomu, sashimi, weight Saba wo Yomu (Fudge the Number) Saba wo Yomu サバを読む Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “saba wo yomu,” which means “to fudge Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 23, 2016Jan 06, 2024 attempt, effort, fulfill, Japanese, job, kanji, meaning, role, tsutomeru, work Tsutomeru Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “tsutomeru,” which has three different kanji. つとめる ① 努める“努める” means “to attempt Read More