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Shoshi Kantetsu (初志貫徹 – Carrying out Your Original Intention)

06/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments character, consistent, first, flexible, four-character idiom, intention, motive, motto, name, original, popular, positive manner, thorough, will

Shoshi Kantetsu 初志貫徹 Today I would like to introduce my favorite four-character idiom shoshi kantetsu (初志貫徹). 今日は私の好きな四字熟語「初志貫徹」を紹介します。 Sho (初) means

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Nisoku Sanmon (二束三文 – Dirt Cheap)

06/10/2019 Toru 0 Comments bundle, cheap, currency unit, dirt cheap, four-character idiom, sandal, secondhand bookstore, three, two, value

Nisoku Sanmon 二束三文 Previously, I went to a secondhand bookstore to sell my books, but they became nisoku sanmon (二束三文).

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Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing)

05/06/2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen

Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見)

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Sihou Happou (四方八方 – Every Direction)

03/21/2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, east, eight, every, four, four-character idiom, narrow sense, North, south, west

Sihou Happou 四方八方 In my previous post, I introduced the word ‘happou‘ (八方), which means every direction in the surroundings.

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‘Yōshi Tanrei‘ and ‘Bimoku Shūrei‘ (「容姿端麗」と「眉目秀麗」 – “Beautiful Features”)

03/20/2019 Toru 0 Comments appearance, beautiful, beauty, eye, eyebrow, features, four-character idiom, man, men, talent, talented, woman, women

‘Yōshi Tanrei‘ and ‘Bimoku Shūrei‘ 「容姿端麗」と「眉目秀麗」 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idom ‘saishoku kenbi‘ (才色兼備), which means to

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Saishoku Kenbi (才色兼備 – Being both Talented and Beautiful)

03/19/2019 Toru 0 Comments beautiful, beauty, both, brains, features, four-character idiom, gift, have, talent, talented, woman

Saishoku Kenbi 才色兼備 Have you ever seen a person with both talent and beautiful features? あなたの身の回りには、才能と美しい容姿の両方を持つ人はいますか？ Such a person is

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Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming)

02/08/201902/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin

Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a

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Yuiitsu Muni (唯一無二 – One and Only)

02/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments combination, four-character idiom, important, one, one and only, only, thing, two, world

Yuiitsu Muni 唯一無二 If you want to express something that is only one thing in the world, you can use

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Kachō Fūgetsu (花鳥風月 – Beauties of Nature)

12/29/2018 Toru 0 Comments beauties, bird, flower, four-character idiom, landscape, moon, nature, poetry, wind

Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月 To describe a beautiful landscape of nature, you can use the four-character idiom ‘kachō fūgetsu‘ (花鳥風月). 自然の美しい風景や風物を表す四字熟語に、「花鳥風月」があります。

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