【No. 0758】Mikka Bozu
Jan 14, 2017 22:43
Today I will talk about the Japanese term "mikka bozu".
The literal meaning is "three days guy", and it means that someone gives up easily, or means such a person.
Usage example: Although he declared that he would post on Lang-8 every day and he got all fired up about that, he was mikka bozu (he quit easily).
In Buddhism, once you become a priest, you have to wake up in the early morning, and do strict training every day.
Since some of people who became priests quit the training and return to a secular life in three days, this term was made.
The literal meaning is "three days guy", and it means that someone gives up easily, or means such a person.
Usage example: Although he declared that he would post on Lang-8 every day and he got all fired up about that, he was mikka bozu (he quit easily).
In Buddhism, once you become a priest, you have to wake up in the early morning, and do strict training every day.
Since some of people who became priests quit the training and return to a secular life in three days, this term was made.
三日坊主
今日は「三日坊主」という日本語を紹介します。
「三日坊主」は、飽きっぽくて長続きがしないことや、そのような人のことを意味します。
例：彼は毎日 Lang-8 に投稿すると意気込んでいたが、三日坊主だった。
仏教では、出家して僧になると、毎日朝早く起きて、厳しい修行をしなければなりません。
修行に耐えられず、三日で還俗する人がいることから、この言葉ができました。
今日は「三日坊主」という日本語を紹介します。
「三日坊主」は、飽きっぽくて長続きがしないことや、そのような人のことを意味します。
例：彼は毎日 Lang-8 に投稿すると意気込んでいたが、三日坊主だった。
仏教では、出家して僧になると、毎日朝早く起きて、厳しい修行をしなければなりません。
修行に耐えられず、三日で還俗する人がいることから、この言葉ができました。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 Emi
- The literal meaning is "three days guy", and it means that someone gives up easily, or means such a person.
- The literal meaning is "three days guy", and it is used to means that someone that gives up easily, or means such a person.
- Usage example: Although he declared that he would post on Lang-8 every day and he got all fired up about that, he was mikka bozu (he quit easily).
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Usage example: Although he got all fired up and declared said that he would post on Lang-8 every day and he got all fired up about that, he was mikka bozu (he quit easily).
"he quickly quit" is maybe better
- Since some of people who became priests quit the training and return to a secular life in three days, this term was made.
- Since s Some of people who became priests quit the training and returned to a secular life in three days, and so this term was made created.
Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
Emi
No problem!
No problem!