child – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 29, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bowel, child, discharge, Edo, evacuate, jerry, oval gold coin, portable indoor toilet, potty, tiger, urine, wood

Omaru (おまる – Jerry/Potty)

Omaru おまる In Japan, we call portable indoor toilets ‘omaru‘ (おまる). 室内用の携帯型便器のことを、日本語で「おまる」と言います。 ‘O‘ (お) is a polite prefix, and ‘maru‘ Read More

Corrected Culture Diary Essay Etymology

Toru May 28, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments bowl, child, parent, restaurant, rice

Oyakodon (親子丼)

Oyakodon 親子丼 I ate oyakodon (親子丼) yesterday. 私は昨日、親子丼を食べました。 Oya (親) means “parent,” ko (子) means “child,” and don (丼) means Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition

Toru May 01, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments child, meal, raise, salt

Teshio ni Kakeru (手塩にかける – Raising with Tender Care)

Teshio ni Kakeru 手塩にかける Have you experienced raising or cherishing a child, an animal, or a plant by your own Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jan 08, 2018Jan 03, 2024 ability, child, frog, idiom, Japanese, nature, ordinary, parent, proverb, tadpoles

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru (蛙の子は蛙 – Like Father, Like Son)

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru 蛙の子は蛙 Yesterday, I talked about an idiom related to a parent tiger and its cub. Read More

Animal Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jan 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 cherish, child, feline, Japanese, meaning, nest egg, nurture, term, tiger, tora no ko

Tora no Ko (虎の子 – Precious Thing)

Tora no Ko 虎の子 Do you have any important things that you never want to let go? 大切にしていて、絶対に手放したくないものはありますか？ Such things Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 21, 2017Jan 03, 2024 child, daughter, family, first, gender, ichihime nitaro, Japan, second, son, tradition

Ichihime Nitaro (一姫二太郎 – Having a Daughter First and then a Son)

When a child is born in Japan, it is commonly said that “ichihime nitaro” (一姫二太郎) is ideal. 一姫二太郎 Here “ichi” Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 child, etymology, iyaja, jajauma, otenba, resin tea, spirited girl, wanpaku, yancha, yanicha

Previously, I introduced the words, “otenba” (おてんば) and “jajauma” (じゃじゃ馬), which means a spirited girl.http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/93203187067698255124691996531191743534http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/102929135995241882173136911457932184524 やんちゃ Also, if you want Read More