Onomatopoeia – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Oct 27, 2023Jan 01, 2024 akkerakan, daze, expression, meaning, mouth wide open, shocked, state, suffix, surprised, unconcerned

Akkerakan (あっけらかん – Being Quite Indifferent)

Akkerakan あっけらかん I am sometimes in a state called akkerakan (あっけらかん). 私はときどき「あっけらかん」の状態になります。 The expression akkerakan describes a state of being Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Onomatopoeia Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 16, 2023Jan 01, 2024 become, gradually, Japanese, jiri jiri, jirihin, mazushiku, naru, onomatopoeic, poor, term

Jirihin (ジリ貧 – Gradually Becoming Poor)

Jirihin ジリ貧 I could say that I am in a situation described with the term jirihin (ジリ貧). 私は「ジリ貧」の状態にあると言えます。 Jirihin is Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 04, 2023Jan 01, 2024 accuracy, aim, bullets, FPS, gaba eimu, onomatopoeic, shooters, slang, target, TPS

Gaba Eimu (ガバエイム – Unsteady Aim)

Gaba Eimu ガバエイム I sometimes get into a state called gaba eimu (ガバエイム). 私はときどき「ガバエイム」の状態になります。 Gaba eimu is a slang term Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 29, 2023Jan 01, 2024 chaos, confusion, derived, etymology, expressions, gucha gucha, mecha kucha, messy, onomatopoeic, shicchaka mecchaka

Shicchaka Mecchaka (しっちゃかめっちゃか – Total Mess)

Shicchaka Mecchaka しっちゃかめっちゃか I am currently in a state called shicchaka mecchaka (しっちゃかめっちゃか). 私は今、「しっちゃかめっちゃか」な状態です。 Shicchaka mecchaka is an expression that Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Kanji News Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 17, 2023Jan 02, 2024 abuse, game developers, gameplay, item usage, Koro Gyaku, Korok, side quests, social media, The Legend of Zelda, video game

Koro Gyaku (コロ虐 – Korok Abuse)

Koro Gyaku コロ虐 Soon after “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” was launched, an act called koro gyaku Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 15, 2023Jan 01, 2024 expression, fictional character, Japanese, Korogu Kōbun, Korok, sentence structure, social media, The Legend of Zelda, tired, video game

Korogu Kōbun (コログ構文 – Korok’s Sentence Structure): Part 1

Korogu Kōbun: Part 1 コログ構文 Part 1 Recently, Korogu kōbun (コログ構文) is often used on social media. 最近SNSで、「コログ構文」がしばしば使われるのを見かけます。 Korogu (コログ Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 25, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ahan, gotsu gotsu, hot rice, humor, Japanese, language, onomatopoeia, phrase, sound, spoonerism

Spoonerism: Part 2

Spoonerism: Part 2 スプーナリズム Part 2 One of my favorite spoonerisms in Japanese is gotsu gotsu no ahan (ゴツゴツのアハン). 私が個人的に好きなスプーナリズムの一つに、「ゴツゴツのアハン」があります。 Read More