Amenbo (アメンボ – Water Strider)
Amenbo アメンボ The English word “water strider (gerridae)” is referred to as amenbo (アメンボ) in Japanese. 英語の “water strider (gerridae)”
Read More
Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
candy
Ame to Muchi (飴と鞭 – Carrot and Stick)
Ame to Muchi 飴と鞭 To control someone by giving reward and punishment alternately is called ‘ame to muchi‘ (飴と鞭 or
Read More
Ame (雨/飴 – rain/candy)
Ame あめ Since there are so many homonyms in Japanese, I think that it’s hard for foreigners to learn these
Read More
Gamu (Gum)Gamu (Gum)
Gamu ガムとゴム Today, I will talk about “gamu” and “gomu.” 今日はガムとゴムについて話します。 “Gamu” is an English loanword, and “gomu” is a
Read More