CorrectedJapanese traditionOnomatopoeia Toru Feb 25, 2021May 31, 2021 0 Comments chew, eat, mouth, move, phrase, slowly, talk Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom) Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 08, 2018Sep 08, 2018 0 Comments chew, cormorant, do, drink, obvious, story, swallow, trust, truth Unomi (うのみ – Trusting the Obvious) Unomi うのみにする I sometimes perform an action called ‘unomi‘ (うのみ). 私は時々、インターネット上にある情報をうのみにします。 ‘U‘ (う/鵜) means “cormorant,” and ‘nomi‘ (のみ/呑み) means “to Read More