China – Learning English and Japanese

Fūrin (風鈴 – Wind Bell)

Fūrin 風鈴 Three years ago, I wrote an article about ‘fūrin‘ (風鈴 – wind bell). 約三年前、私は「風鈴」についての記事を書きました。 Today I would like

Tegami 手紙 A paper, on which messages or information is written, is called “letter” in English, whereas it is called

Kanji 漢字 Japanese people often use ‘kanji’ (漢字), which are characters born in China. 日本人は、中国発祥の文字である「漢字」をよく使います。 The term kanji is written

Gyūjiru 牛耳る When someone controls an organization or a community as he/her want, we refer to the action as ‘gyūjiru’

Zayū no Mei 座右の銘 Do you have a “zayū no mei” (座右の銘)? 皆さんは「座右の銘」を持っていますか？ “Zayū no mei” means words that you

Kinsen ni Fureru 琴線に触れる I watched the movie Koe no Katachi (聲の形 – The Shape of the Voice) yesterday. 私は昨日、「聲の形」という映画を観ました。

Hiniku 皮肉 I heard that English has many sarcasm and irony. 英語には多くの皮肉表現（sarcasm/irony）があると聞きました。 Sarcasm and irony are called hiniku (皮肉) in

Hisho 秘書 People who assist a key person such as a president or a minister with their work or their

Tokei 時計 Tokei (時計 – clock/watch) are very important to our lives. 「時計」は我々の生活に欠かせないものです。 Tokei is composed of two kanji: 時