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Doraemon’s Three Sizes (ドラえもんのスリーサイズ)

Doraemon’s Three Sizes ドラえもんのスリーサイズ In my post yesterday, I introduced the term surī saizu (スリーサイズ – which comes from “three

Yome 嫁 A daughter-in-law is called yome (嫁) in Japanese. 息子の妻のことを、日本語で「嫁」と言います。 However, many Japanese men refer to their wives as

Maruku-naru 丸くなる It is said that the character of people tend to maruku-naru (丸くなる) as they get older. 人は歳を重ねると性格が「丸くなる」と言われています。 Since

5C Problem 5C問題 Several days ago, I encountered the “5C problem.” 私は先日、「5C問題」と遭遇しました。 The 5C problem is a kind of programming

Kenage 健気 I like people who have a character described as kenage (健気). 私は「健気」な性格の人が好きです。 Kenage means that someone has a

Shoshi Kantetsu 初志貫徹 Today I would like to introduce my favorite four-character idiom shoshi kantetsu (初志貫徹). 今日は私の好きな四字熟語「初志貫徹」を紹介します。 Sho (初) means

Ateji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show

Ateji Part 1 当て字 Part 1 I used the Japanese word ateji (当て字) several times in my previous posts. 私はこれまでの投稿で、何度か「当て字」という日本語を使ってきました。

The Kanji Character with the Largest Number of Strokes 最も画数の多い漢字 Today I introduced you to the kanji character which has