CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2023Jan 01, 2024 admire, attractive, flower, high peak, idiom, Japanese, metaphor, takane no hana, unreachable, woman Takane no Hana (高嶺の花 – Out of One’s League) Takane no Hana 高嶺の花 An attractive person (especially a woman) whom one cannot reach and can only admire from afar Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 28, 2018Jan 02, 2024 achievement, admire, datsubou, give up, hat, Japanese, literal meaning, take off, verb Datsubou (脱帽 – Taking One’s Hat Off) Datsubou 脱帽 There is a Japanese term: 脱帽 (datsubou). 日本語には、「脱帽」という表現があります。 脱 (datsu) means “to take off” and 帽 (bou) means Read More