May 2019 – Page 3 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 13, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments adverb, children, Chinese, clothes, do, fold, imperative form, neatly, orderly, parents, well-organized

Kichin-to (きちんと – Neatly)

Kichin-to きちんと Japanese parents may say ‘kichin-to shinasai’ (きちんとしなさい) when scolding their children. だらしない子どもに対して、親は「きちんとしなさい」と言って叱ることがあります。 Kichin-to (きちんと) is an adverb that Read More

Essay Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 12, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments amethyst, autumn, bitter, Buddha, character, come out, crystal, eye, France, incoherent, kanji, leaf, orchid, Pacific cod, phonetic equivalent, purple, reading, red, tea, unreasonable, west

Ateji (当て字 – Phonetic Equivalent) Part 2

Ateji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show Read More

Essay Etymology Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 11, 2019 0 Comments assign, character, foreign term, ignore, kanji, kanji character, meaning, phonetic equivalent, reading

Ateji (当て字 – Phonetic Equivalent) Part 1

Ateji Part 1 当て字 Part 1 I used the Japanese word ateji (当て字) several times in my previous posts. 私はこれまでの投稿で、何度か「当て字」という日本語を使ってきました。 Read More

Culture Essay Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 10, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments children, family, homemaker, househusband, housekeeper, housewife, husband, keep, lady, manage, principal, pronunciation, wife

Shufu and Shufu (主婦と主夫 – Homemaker)

Shufu and Shufu 主婦と主夫 A married woman who manages her family’s home and caring for her children is called shufu Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru May 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood

Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2

Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncategorized Uncorrected

Toru May 08, 2019May 11, 2019 0 Comments bake, change the subject, confection, cover up, flour, gloss over, hollow, lie, mix, sesame, sesame confection, sesame seeds, tell a lie, theory

Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1

Gomakasu Part 1 ごまかす Part 1 I am not good at doing gomakasu (ごまかす). 私は失敗を「ごまかす」のが苦手です。 Gomakasu means to cover up Read More

Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 07, 2019Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments adorable, bashfulness, embarrass, embarrassment, forgive, get shy, hide, laugh, mistake, stick, stick out, tongue, voice actor, young people

Tehepero (てへぺろ)

Tehepero てへぺろ Have you ever tried to hide your embarrassment when you made a mistake? 失敗をしてしまったときや恥ずかしいとき、ごまかしたいと思ったことはありますか？ In such a case, Read More