Onomatopoeia – Page 13 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 17, 2017Jan 03, 2024 action, adverb, curiously, eyeballs, gyoro gyoro, keenly, kyoro kyoro, noun, onomatopoeia, surroundings

Kyoro kyoro (きょろきょろ)

Kyoro kyoro きょろきょろ Have you ever gazed your surroundings with no cease, while turning to the right and the left Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jun 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 conversation, emotion, expression, giongo, giseigo, gitaigo, Japanese, language, onomatopoeia, sound

Giongo and Gitaigo (Onomatopoeia)

Giongo and Gitaigo 擬音語と擬態語 Up to now, I introduced several times about Japanese giongo (擬音語) / giseigo (擬声語) and gitaigo Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 horse, jaja uma, metaphor, noisy, onomatopoeia, otenba, spirited girl, spoiled, wayward, woman

Jaja Uma (じゃじゃ馬 – Shrew)

Jaja Uma じゃじゃ馬 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the word “otenba,” which means a spirited girl. 昨日の投稿で、活発な女の子を意味する「おてんば」という言葉を紹介しました。 Actually, there is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jun 12, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adverb, deep sleep, Edo period, etymology, good sleep, gussuri, Japanese, nemuru, onomatopoeia, sukkari

Gussuri (Having a Good Night’s Sleep)

There is the Japanese adverb “gussuri” (ぐっすり), which implies being deep asleep. ぐっすり Actually, a Japanese TV show introduced that Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 06, 2017Jan 03, 2024 asameshi mae, folk songs, he no kappa, Japanese cakes, ochanoko saisai

Ochanoko Saisai (A Piece of Cake)

Ochanoko Saisai お茶の子さいさい Previously I wrote about “asameshi mae,” which means that it’s quite easy to do something.http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/291692739634610672381429665747648285644 以前私は、何かをするのが極めて簡単ということを意味する「朝飯前」という言葉を紹介しました。 In Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 24, 2017Jan 04, 2024 agreement, argument, crane, influence, opinion, silence, sparrow, statement, suzume no senkoe, tsuru no hitokoe

Tsuru no Hitokoe

When discussing with a lot of people, it’s difficult to reach agreement. 鶴の一声 In such a case, a person of Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 22, 2017Jan 04, 2024 change, dictionary, Japanese, meaning, misunderstanding, niyaniya, onomatopoeia, poll, smile, verb

Niyakeru

“Niyakeru (にやける)” is a Japanese verb that is commonly used. にやける However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 19, 2017Jan 04, 2024 carpenter, chiguhagu, etymology, hammer, harmony, incongruous, Japanese term, master carpenter, nail puller, tool

Chiguhagu

Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese term “chiguhagu.” ちぐはぐ “Chiguhagu” means that two or more things/people are incongruous, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2017Jan 04, 2024 chokkai, chotto, dasu, idiom, interfere, Japanese, kakeru, meddle, scratch, term

Chokkai (To Meddle)

Chokkai ちょっかい Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “chokkai.” 今日は「ちょっかい」という言葉を紹介します。 “Chokkai” means to interfere from sideways Read More