CorrectedEssayKanji Toru May 17, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments book, breaking, reading, spoiling, trying Dokuha (読破 – Reading Through) Dokuha 読破 When you finish reading a difficult book or a very long novel, you can use the Japanese word Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyKanji Toru May 05, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments nail Tsume (爪 – Nail) Tsume 爪 I always cut my tsume before I go snowboarding. 私はスノーボードに行く前、必ず爪を切ります。 A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyFEATUREDKanji Toru May 02, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments explain, odoriji Ruru (縷々 – At Great Length) Ruru 縷々 Have you ever heard of the Japanese word ruru (縷々) ? 縷々という日本語をご存知ですか? It is not ruru (ルル), which Read More
CorrectedCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanji Toru Apr 29, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments cuisine, feast, greeting, meal Gochisō (ご馳走 – Feast) Gochisō ご馳走 I have not been eating gochisō lately. 私は最近「ご馳走」を食べていません。 The go (ご) in gochisō is a polite prefix, and Read More
ChinaCorrectedEssayEtymologyHistoryKanji Toru Apr 28, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments tender age, young, zyakkan Zyakkan (弱冠 – Tender Age) Zyakkan 弱冠 When expressing a “20 year-old boy” or a “young person,” you can use the term zyakkan (弱冠). 「20歳の男子のこと」や「年が若いこと」を表す言葉に、「弱冠」があります。 Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyFEATUREDKanji Toru Apr 26, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments akubi, behavioristics, yawn Akubi (あくび – Yawn) Akubi あくび When you are drowsy or feeling bored, you will do what is called an akubi (あくび) involuntarily. 眠たいときや、退屈なとき、我々は反射的に「あくび」をします。 Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanji Toru Apr 24, 2018May 30, 2018 1 Comment bedding, futon, mannendoko Mannendoko (万年床 – Unmade Bedding) Mannendoko 万年床 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese bedding called futon (布団). 私は昨日、「布団」という日本の寝具について紹介しました。 Japanese people usually put away or Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionKanji Toru Apr 23, 2018May 30, 2018 2 Comments bedding, futon Futon (布団 – Japanese Bedding) Futon 布団 Yesterday I bought a futon (布団). 私は昨日、布団を買いました。 A futon is a kind of bedding made of cotton or Read More
ChinaCorrectedEssayEtymologyKanji Toru Apr 21, 2018May 31, 2021 0 Comments atmosphere, breath, buildings, calm, light, scenery Shinkiro (蜃気楼 – Mirage) Shinkiro 蜃気楼 When there is a density difference in the atmosphere, light could be significantly refracted. In such a case, Read More