Kamoku (寡黙 – Silent)
Kamoku 寡黙 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘mukuchi‘ (無口) which means to talk little or a person
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Namae (名前 – Name)
Namae 名前 Almost everything has 名前 (namae). あらゆるものに、「名前」が付いています。 名前 (namae) is a term given to a thing or person, and
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Hashoru (端折る – Shortening)
Hashoru はしょる To shorten and organize something is called “hashoru” (はしょる) in Japanese. 何かを省いて短く縮めることを、日本語で「はしょる」と言います。 “Hashoru” comes from “hashioru,” which is
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A Desperate Japanese Homonym
Since Japanese has few sounds, there are so many homonyms. 絶望的な同音異義語 Among them, the homonym that has the most number
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Tadaima (ただいま – I’m home)
Tadaima ただいま In Japan, people often say “tadaima” (ただいま) when they arrive at their homes. 日本では、家に帰るときよく「ただいま」と言います。 This is short for
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Mizu Irazu (水入らず – With Nobody Else)
Mizu Irazu 水入らず When I introduced the term “mizu kusai” (水臭い), which means that someone is formal and secretive, I
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Mizu Kusai (Secretive)
Mizu Kusai 水臭い Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “mizu kusai.” 今日は「水臭い」という言葉を紹介します。 “Mizu kusai” literally means “it smells
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Ashita and Asu and Myonichi
The Japanese word “明日,” which means “tomorrow,” has three different readings, “ashita,” “asu,” and “myonichi.” 「あした」と「あす」と「みょうにち」 In general, Japanese people
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The Japanese Phrase “Dakara
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese conjunction “dakara.” 「だから」という日本語 “Dakara” has the meaning of “hence” or “so,” but
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