Bibiru (To Be Scared)
Bibiru びびる Today I will talk about the Japanese term “bibiru.” 今日は「びびる」という表現を紹介します。 “Bibiru” means to be scared or feel intimidated.
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Onomatopoeia
Pochiru (Pressing a Buy Button)
Pochiru ポチる Today I will talk about the Japanese Internet slang term “pochiru.” 今日は日本のネットスラング「ポチる」を紹介します。 “Pochiru” means to press a buy
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Ton Chin Kan
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrase “ton chin kan.” とんちんかん “Ton chin kan” expresses that things are
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Mecha-kucha
Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “mucha-kucha”. むちゃくちゃ The “mucha” in “mucha-kucha” means that “something is unreasonable,” or
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Onomatopoeia Related To Touch
The Japanese language has less syllable than that many other languages have, but has a plenty of onomatopoeia, which are
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Various Facial Expressions
There are four different facial expressions in the Doraemon’s song called “hug shichao” (let’s hug). さまざまな表情 Today, I will describe
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