Hatena Māku (はてなマーク – Question Mark)
Hatena Māku はてなマーク I told you that the exclamation mark ‘!’ is called “bikkuri māku” (びっくりマーク) in Japan. 昨日は、感嘆符 “!”
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Bikkuri (びっくり- Surprise)
Bikkuri びっくり There are a lot of ‘surprises’ in our life. 世の中にはさまざまな「びっくり」があります。 In Japan, surprises are referred to as ‘bikkuri‘
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Ukkari (うっかり – Carelessly)
Ukkari うっかり Several days ago, I ‘ukkari‘ (うっかり) made a mistake. 私は先日、「うっかり」ミスをしてしまいました。 ‘Ukkari‘ is a Japanese adverb that represents that
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Himojī (ひもじい – Hungry)
Himojī ひもじい If you are hungry and pained, you can express the feeling by using the Japanese himojī (ひもじい). お腹が空いてつらいことを、日本語で「ひもじい」と言います。
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Kahō wa Nete Mate (果報は寝て待て – Everything Comes to Those who Wait)
Kahō wa Nete Mate 果報は寝て待て A Japanese TV show conducted an interesting survey related to Japanese proverbs. 日本のあるテレビ番組で、ことわざに関する興味深い調査が行われました。 The targets
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Uma ga Au (馬が合う – Compatible)
Uma ga Au 馬が合う Do you have a friend who gets along or a compatible person? あなたの周りに、気がよく合う人や、相性が良い人はいますか？ You can use
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Mono Iu Hana (物言う花 – A Beautiful Woman)
Mono Iu Hana 物言う花 The Japanese word, ‘Hana‘ (花 – flower), can be used to imply a beautiful woman. ‘Flower’
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Ohana Batake (お花畑 – A Field of Flowers)
Ohana Batake お花畑 “A field of flowers” is translated into Japanese as “hana batake” (花畑) or “ohana batake” (お花畑). “A
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Ohana (お花 – One’s Favorite)
Ohana お花 Previously, I introduced you to the phrase “ohana tsumi ni iku” (お花摘みに行く – I will go picking flowers)
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