CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 branding mark, erase, forehead, Japanese, lifetime, livestock, metaphor, osareru, rakuin, stigma Rakuin wo Osareru (烙印を押される – Being Branded) Rakuin wo Osareru 烙印を押される To be subjected to a stigma that is difficult to erase is described as rakuin wo Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Jul 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cats, forehead, hitai, namida, neko, phrase, quantity, sparrows, suzume, tears Sparrow’s Tears and Cat’s Forehead Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrases “suzume no namida” and “neko no hitai.” 雀の涙と猫の額 Suzume means sparrows, Read More