Etymology – Page 43 – Learning English and Japanese

Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Hana wo Oru (鼻を折る – Cropping Someone’s Feathers)

Hana wo Oru 鼻を折る Continuing from yesterday’s post, I would like to talk about an idiom related to nose, ‘hana Read More

Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like Read More

Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese Read More

Hana de Warau 鼻で笑う It is not a good deed, but have you ever sneer or mock at someone? あまり良い行為ではありませんが、誰かを見下して嘲り笑ったことはありますか？ Read More

Hiza ga Warau 膝が笑う When exercising suddenly or imposing a load on your feet, your knees could wobble/shake regardless of Read More

Ana ga Attara Hairitai 穴があったら入りたい Today, I would like to introduce you to an idiom that expresses one’s feeling, so Read More

Hokusoemu ほくそ笑む Have you ever smiled inwardly as a result of something going well as expected? 何かがうまくいき、一人ひそかに笑ったことはありますか？ Such an act Read More

Shinsan wo Nameru 辛酸を嘗める Yesterday, I introduced the idiom ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ (甘い汁を吸う), which means to get profits without Read More

Amai Shiru wo Suu 甘い汁を吸う There are people who take an action which is expressed as ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ Read More