CorrectedEssaySlang Toru May 31, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments baby, children, elder brother, elder sister, family, father, finger, index finger, little finger, middle finger, mother, name, ring finger, thumb The Names of the Fingers for Children The Names of the Fingers for Children 子ども向けの指の名前 In my post yesterday, I introduced the common names of yubi (指 Read More
CorrectedEssayFoodProverb Toru May 18, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments baby, effort, fish, investment, profit, sea bream, shrimp, sprat, whale Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru (海老で鯛を釣る – Throw a Sprat to Catch a Whale) Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as Read More
EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Nov 02, 2018 0 Comments abbreviate, baby, create, made, marriage, pregnancy, shotgun, wedding Dekichatta Kekkon (できちゃった結婚 – Shotgun Wedding) Dekichatta Kekkon できちゃった結婚 Today, I would like to introduce you to the Japanese slang term ‘dekichatta kekkon‘ (できちゃった結婚). 今日は日本の俗語「できちゃった結婚」を紹介します。 ‘Dekichatta‘ Read More
EssayJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 07, 2018 0 Comments baby, foot, grandfather, grandmother, infants, meal, pee, pronounce, talk, urination, walk Baby Talk Baby Talk 幼児語 The Japanese language has various phrases in baby talk. 日本にはさまざまな幼児語が存在します。 Most of them were made by imitating Read More
EssayOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 06, 2018Jul 06, 2018 0 Comments animal, baby, bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, pig, pigeon Baby Talk to Represent Animals Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks Read More
EssayOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 05, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments baby, cat, dog, doggie, kitty, meow Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan (ワンワンとニャンニャン- Doggie and Kitty) Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan ワンワンとニャンニャン I would like to write about cats and dogs continuing from yesterday. 今日は昨日に引き続き、犬と猫の話題です。 In Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 21, 2017Jan 03, 2024 baby, Japan, language, mama, manma, meal, mother, pronounce, request, word Manma (まんま – Meal) Manma まんま In Japan, “manma” (まんま) is a baby word that means a “meal.” 「まんま」は、「ご飯」を意味する幼児語です。 According to the Internet, one Read More