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Kōgan/Kōgan Muchi (厚顔/厚顔無恥 – Shameless Audacity)

Jul 07, 2023Jul 08, 2023 Toru 0 Comments audacious, audacity, face, four-character idiom, shameless, thick

Kōgan/Kōgan Muchi 厚顔/厚顔無恥 People who are shameless and audacious can be described with the term kōgan (厚顔). 恥知らずでずうずうしいことを、「厚顔」と言います。 Since kō

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Sankan Shion (三寒四温 – A Cycle of Three Cold Days and Four Warm Days)

Apr 28, 2023May 06, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 2013, cold, four-character idiom, repeat, warm

Sankan Shion 三寒四温 Recently, warm and cold days have been repeating every few days. 最近、数日ごとに温かい日と寒い日が繰り返されています。 Such weather seen from winter

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Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)

Jul 09, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments action, doing, four-character idiom, negative, positive, saying, talk, walk, words

Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō 不言実行と有言実行 To do what you have to do without saying a word is described as

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Tenshin Ranman (天真爛漫 – Simplicity)

Jun 02, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments born, bright, cheerful, fill, four-character idiom, honest, natural, purity, shining, shiny, truth, unpretentious

Tenshin Ranman 天真爛漫 A person who is honest, unpretentious, and cheerful is loved by many people. 素直で飾り気がなく、明るい人は、多くの人に好かれます。 Such a person

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Zento Tanan (前途多難 – Many Difficulties in Future), Zento Yōyō (前途洋々 – Bright Future)

May 27, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bright, difficulties, difficulty, forward, four-character idiom, future, hopeful, many, on the way, sea, spreading water

Zento Tanan, Zento Yōyō 前途多難 / 前途洋々 To explain that there are many difficulties ahead, you can use the Japanese

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Senzai Ichigū (千載一遇 – Chance in a Million)

May 11, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments chance, encounter, four-character idiom, loanword, million, one, opportunity, rare, thousand, Wen Xuan, year

Senzai Ichigū 千載一遇 An opportunity that rarely comes along is sometimes described as senzai ichigū (千載一遇) in Japanese. 滅多に訪れることのない稀な好機のことを「千載一遇」ということがあります。 Sen

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Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)

Apr 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments adverb, difference, four-character idiom, mouth, same, sound, unanimously, voice

Iku Dō-on 異口同音 The four-character idiom iku dō-on (異口同音) means that many people say the same thing or have the

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Hanmen Kyōshi (反面教師 – A Negative Exemplar)

Sep 28, 2019Sep 30, 2019 Toru 0 Comments four-character idiom, Mao Zedong, negative exemplar, other side, reflection, speech, teacher

Hanmen Kyōshi 反面教師 There are many people and things that can be described as hanmen kyōshi (反面教師) in the world.

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Rōnyaku Nan-nyo (老若男女 – “Men and Women of All Ages”)

Sep 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments age, everyone, four-character idiom, men, old, probability, women, young

Rōnyaku Nan-nyo 老若男女 The four-character idiom rōnyaku nan-nyo (老若男女) refers to men and women of all ages. あらゆる層の人々を指す四字熟語に、「老若男女」があります。 Rō (老)

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