Slang – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Dec 13, 2023Jan 01, 2024 amazing, elementary school, goiryoku, Internet slang, Japanese, konamikan, opinions, self-deprecate, slang term, vocabulary

Konamikan (小並感 – Child-like Opinion)

Konamikan 小並感 Yesterday, I introduced the internet slang term ‘(goiryoku)’ (語彙力), which means limited vocabulary. 昨日は、語彙力が足りないことを意味する「（語彙力）」というネットスラングを紹介しました。 Similarly, there is another Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang

Toru Dec 12, 2023Jan 08, 2024 ability, expressions, goiryoku, Japanese, oishii, parentheses, self-deprecate, vocabulary, writing, young people

(Goiryoku) (（語彙力） – (Limited Vocabulary))

(Goiryoku) （語彙力） When lacking vocabulary and writing mundane and boring opinions, recent young people sometimes append ‘(goiryoku)’ at the end Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 10, 2023Jan 01, 2024 abbreviation, ata futa, awate furameku, etymology, flustered, Japanese, onomatopoeic word, panic, phrase, upset

Ata Futa (あたふた – Feverishly)

Ata Futa あたふた When someone is very flustered and upset, the state can be described as the term ata futa Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang

Toru Dec 07, 2023Jan 08, 2024 attendance, daihen, dishonest act, henji, lecture, pinige, slang term, substitute response, tuition fees, university

Daihen (代返 – Proxy Attendance)

Daihen 代返 Yesterday, I introduced the slang term pinige (ピ逃げ), which refers to registering attendance and running away from a Read More

Culture Education Essay Japanese tradition News Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 attendance, digitized, IC card, ID card, lectures, pi-nige, run away, students, tap, university

Pi-nige (ピ逃げ – Registering Attendance and Running Away)

Pi-nige ピ逃げ Recently, the lang term pi-nige (ピ逃げ) has been coined and used among university students. 最近の大学生の間で、「ピ逃げ」という言葉が生まれ、使われているようです。 Pi (ピ) represents Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 anime, antonym, hontōmatsu, Japanese, lie, Osomatsu-san, slang term, social media, Twitter, usomatsu

Usomatsu (嘘松 – Fabricated Story)

Usomatsu 嘘松 On Japanese social media, posts that seem like lies are sometimes referred to as usomatsu (嘘松). 日本のSNSにおいて、嘘である可能性が極めて高い投稿のことを、俗に「嘘松」と言うことがあります。 The Read More