EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 18, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments awkward, container, cooked rice, distorted, ellipse, mind, property, rice, shape, state, twister mind Ibitsu (いびつ – Distorted) Ibitsu いびつ A distorted or awkward shape is described as ibitsu (いびつ/歪) in Japanese. 形がゆがんでいることを、「いびつ(歪)」と言います。 Ibitsu comes from iibitsu (飯櫃), Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2019 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling) Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like Read More