CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 26, 2021Jan 02, 2024 12th century, Benkei, Buddhist term, die standing, get stuck, Heian period, Minamoto no Yoshitune, monk, Musashibo Benkei, tachi ōjō Benkei no Tachi Ōjō (弁慶の立ち往生 – Getting Stuck) Benkei no Tachi Ōjō 弁慶の立ち往生 Two years ago, I introduced the term tachi ōjō (立ち往生), which means “to get stuck” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 25, 2021Jan 02, 2024 abbreviation, Benkei, bossy, internet, netto Benkei, quiet, real world, slang, strong, uchi Benkei Netto Benkei (ネット弁慶 – Keyboard Warrior) Netto Benkei ネット弁慶 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person Read More
CorrectedEssayHistoryProverb Toru Jul 23, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1913, Benkei, Heian period, samurai, strong, sword Benkei ni Naginata (弁慶に薙刀 – Adding Wings to a Tiger) Benkei ni Naginata 弁慶に薙刀 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the idiom oni ni kanabō (鬼に金棒), which means “making an already Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Nov 29, 2016Jan 03, 2024 arrows, Benkei, die, Japanese term, Koromogawa, last stand, naginata, stand, tachi ōjō, translation Tachi Ojo Today I will talk about the Japanese term “tachi ojo”. 立ち往生 “Tachi” means “to stand”, “ojo” means “to die”, so Read More