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The Meaning of 河豚

Jun 06, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments cry, dolphin, freshwater, menacing voice, obscure pufferfish, pig, pufferfish, river, sea, swollen, Yangtze River, Yellow River

The Meaning of 河豚「河豚」の意味 In my post yesterday, I introduced the word iruka (イルカ/海豚), which means “dolphin.” 昨日は、”dolphin” を意味する「海豚（イルカ）」を紹介しました。

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The Meaning of 海豚

Jun 05, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, creature, dolphin, encyclopedia, pig, sea, sea-dwelling

The Meaning of 海豚「海豚」の意味 There is a word 海豚, which is a combination of the kanji 海, meaning “sea,”

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Senzai Ichigū (千載一遇 – Chance in a Million)

May 11, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments chance, encounter, four-character idiom, loanword, million, one, opportunity, rare, thousand, Wen Xuan, year

Senzai Ichigū 千載一遇 An opportunity that rarely comes along is sometimes described as senzai ichigū (千載一遇) in Japanese. 滅多に訪れることのない稀な好機のことを「千載一遇」ということがあります。 Sen

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Kagishippo (かぎしっぽ – Kinked Tail)

Mar 06, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments auspicious, cat, cherish, coccygeal, key, kinked tail, stray cat, tail, vertebrae

Kagishippo かぎしっぽ There are many stray cats living around my apartment. 私のアパートの周りには野良猫がたくさん住んでいます。 Around noon today, a stray cat that crossed

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Yutō Yomi (湯桶読み – Mixed Reading of Japanese and Chinese)

Mar 04, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bucket, container, how water, mixture, reading, wash-basin

Yutō Yomi 湯桶読み I introduced you to the expression jūbako yomi (重箱読み) yesterday, which means a term that is read

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Hanmen Kyōshi (反面教師 – A Negative Exemplar)

Sep 28, 2019Sep 30, 2019 Toru 0 Comments four-character idiom, Mao Zedong, negative exemplar, other side, reflection, speech, teacher

Hanmen Kyōshi 反面教師 There are many people and things that can be described as hanmen kyōshi (反面教師) in the world.

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Gyokuseki Konkō (玉石混淆 – Mixture of Wheat and Chaff)

Aug 07, 2019 Toru 0 Comments chaff, fake, four-character idiom, genuine, inferior, jewel, mix, mixture, stone, superior, wheat, worth, worthless

Gyokuseki Konkō 玉石混淆 A state that superior things and inferior things are mixed is described as gyokuseki konkō (玉石混淆). 優れたものと劣ったものが入り混じっている状態のことを、「玉石混淆」と言います。