EssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected 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
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 discharge, etymology, god, inazuma, Kaminari, lightning, natural phenomenon, rice, sound, thunder Kaminari and Inazuma (雷と稲妻 – Thunder and Lightning) Kaminari and Inazuma 雷と稲妻 “Kaminari” (雷) is a natural phenomenon that generates light and sound due to discharge in the Read More