The Japanese Word “Kakin
Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “kakin.” 課金という日本語 “Ka” in kakin means to assess something, and “kin” in
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Etymology
Legs of Octopuses
The number of octopus legs is normally eight.(There is an octopus that has 96 legs.) タコの足 We sometimes call them
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Do Tea (Ocha-suru)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is
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Maneki Neko
Yesterday, I wrote about beckoning gestures. 招き猫 Today, I will talk about “maneki neko,” which is posing with the beckoning
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Gamu (Gum)Gamu (Gum)
Gamu ガムとゴム Today, I will talk about “gamu” and “gomu.” 今日はガムとゴムについて話します。 “Gamu” is an English loanword, and “gomu” is a
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I Was Rained
Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes
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The Meaning of “々
Today, I will talk about a Japanese sign “odoriji” (the literal meaning is a dancing character). “々” の意味 The “odoriji”
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Smells of Rain
I have written about smells until now, but today I will talk about smells of the rain. 雨の匂い It rained
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