Japanese tradition – Learning English and Japanese

Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)

Jul 18, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments beautiful, dance, ephemeral, flurry, metaphor, petal, snow, snow fluffy, wind

Kazahana 風花 On a sunny day, when snow falls fluttering, or when snow on mountains flurries by the wind, we

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition

Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)

Jul 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ceremonial occasion, dish, formal, guest, main dish, meal, menu, samurai world, side dish, soup, traditional meal

Nijū Gosai 二汁五菜 In yesterday’ post, I Introduced ichijū sansai (一汁三菜), which is the traditional Japanese meal. 昨日は「一汁三菜」という日本の伝統的な献立を紹介しました。 On the

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition

Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)

Jul 15, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments daily meal, dish, fish, main dish, meal, meat, miso soup, side dish, soup, staple food, traditional meal, vegetable, well-balanced diet

Ichijū Sansai 一汁三菜 Do you have a well-balanced diet? 皆さん、バランスの良い食事はとれているでしょうか。 In Japan, ichijū sansai (一汁三菜) is often adopted as a

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji

Minazuki (水無月 – June)

Jun 22, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments January, Japanese-style, June, May, month, no, nothing, rice field, water

Minazuki 水無月 In Japan, when referring to months such as “January” or “May,” we almost always say the number of

Corrected Culture Essay Japanese tradition

Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice

Jun 21, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments custom, dumpling, event, gods, harvest, Northern Hemisphere, octopus, rice, root, summer, summer solstice, sunlight, ultimate, wheat

Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice 夏至における日本の風習 Today, June 21st, the day with the most hours of sunlight during the

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Slang

Jūyaku Shukkin (重役出勤 – Fashionably Late)

Jun 14, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments attendance, control, employee, executive, fashionably late, late, sarcastic, work

Jūyaku Shukkin 重役出勤 Arriving at work much later than the opening time, or just being late, is commonly referred to

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition

Amenbo Akaina Aiueo (あめんぼあかいなあいうえお)

May 29, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments red, song, strider, tongue, training, voice, vowel, water strider

Amenbo Akaina Aiueo あめんぼあかいなあいうえお In my post yesterday, I introduced the word amenbo (アメンボ), which means “water strider.” 昨日は “water

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji

Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments cute, daily life, elegant, formal, frog, poem, reading, sophisticated word, sound, spoken language

Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog”

Culture Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Oden (おでん)

Apr 30, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bonito, convenience store, cook, egg, fish paste, kelp, konjac, miso, oden, radish, soup, stall, tofu

Oden おでん The cold season makes typical Japanese people want to eat oden (おでん). 寒い季節になると「おでん」を食べたくなります。 Oden is a Japanese dish

← Previous