Etymology – Page 15 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 arrow, day, idiom, light and shade, metaphor, moon, night, quickly, sun, time

Kōin Ya no Gotoshi (光陰矢の如し – Time Flies)

Kōin Ya no Gotoshi 光陰矢の如し I am now 35 years old. 私は今、35歳です。 I feel that time has passed very quickly Read More

Business Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2023Jan 02, 2024 document, hata, identity, Japan, legal validity, Nagoya Castle, rubber stamp, seals, Shachihata, shachihoko

Shachihata (シャチハタ – Self-inking Rubber Stamp)

Shachihata シヤチハタ In Japan, seals are still used in many situations. 日本では、未だに印鑑があらゆる場所で利用されています。 There are several types of seals, which are Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Apr 06, 2023Jan 02, 2024 distance, full moon, happiness, ichibō senri, landscape, old Japanese unit, onsen, Pacific Ocean, scenic view, sea breeze

Ichibō Senri (一望千里 – Boundless Expanse)

Ichibō Senri 一望千里 Today I went to an onsen and took an open-air bath offering a view of the Pacific Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 05, 2023Jan 02, 2024 etymology, gen, Japanese, language, laughing, meaning, shissho, shitsu, shitsugen, shitugen

Shitsugen (失言 – Slipping of the Tongue)

Shitugen 失言 I said several shitugen (失言) today. 私は今日、幾つかの「失言」をしました。 Shitsu (失) often means “to lose something,” but here it means Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 04, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Japanese, Mori no Kuma-san, nursery rhyme, onomatopoeia, phrase, quickly, sassa, suta suta, sutakora, walking

Sutakora (すたこら – “Leaving in a Hurry”)

Sutakora すたこら When describing that someone is walking or leaving in a hurry, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia sutakora Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 03, 2023Jan 02, 2024 atafuta, awate, commotion, dotabata, flurry, footsteps, futameku, noisy, onomatopoeia, sound

Dotabata and Atafuta (「どたばた」と「あたふた」 – Hustle and Bustle)

Dotabata and Atafuta 「どたばた」と「あたふた」 Today I was in a state described with dotabata (どたばた) and atafura (あたふた). 今日の私は「どたばた」して、そして「あたふた」していました。 Dotabata is Read More