cute – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Nov 17, 2023Jan 02, 2024 cat, Chiikawa, cute, Hachiware, illustrator, Japan, manga, Nagano, social phenomenon, Twitter

Chiikawa (ちいかわ)

Chiikawa ちいかわ Have you heard of Chiikawa (ちいかわ), which has become a social phenomenon in Japan. 日本で社会現象となっている「ちいかわ」をご存知でしょうか？ Chiikawa, also known Read More

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji

Toru May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments cute, daily life, elegant, formal, frog, poem, reading, sophisticated word, sound, spoken language

Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog” Read More

Essay Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Sep 13, 2018 0 Comments all, cute, do, does, everything, expression, wrong

Yarukoto Nasukoto (やることなすこと – Everything One Does)

Yarukoto Nasukoto やることなすこと Yesterday, I used a Japanese expression, ‘yarukoto nasukoto‘ (やることなすこと). 私は昨日、「やることなすこと」という日本語を使いました。 ‘Yaru‘ (やる) means “do,” ‘koto‘ (こと) means Read More

Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 20, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments abnormal, anger, auxiliary verb, cute, sexy, undesirable, unreasonable

Keshikaran (けしからん – Unreasonable)

Keshikaran けしからん When something is unreasonable and undesirable, you can express anger feelings by using the following phrase: 物事が道理に外れていて好ましくないとき、怒りの気持ちを以下の言葉で　表現することがあります。 “Keshikaran” Read More