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Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Language Uncorrected

Toru Jan 17, 2024Feb 11, 2024 abilities, bite, compete, ha ga tatanai, hard, idiom, Japanese, negative suffix, stand, tooth

Ha ga Tatanai (歯が立たない – Unable to Compete With)

Ha ga Tatanai 歯が立たない The Japanese idiom ha ga tatanai is used to describe a situation where someone is beyond Read More

Corrected Essay Idiom

Toru Jun 18, 2021May 06, 2023 0 Comments few words, firm, hard, heavy, light, mouth, secret, speak, think, thoughtlessly

Kuchi ga Omoi (口が重い – Having Few Words)

Kuchi ga Omoi 口が重い In my post yesterday, I introduced the idiom kuchi ga karui (口が軽い), which describes people who Read More

Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2019Jun 20, 2023 0 Comments 1705, confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory

Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)

Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 31, 2017Jan 03, 2024 big, busy, change, hard, important, major incident, negative, positive, taihen, tiring

Taihen

When showing that someone is very busy or something is deadly/important, we often say “taihen (大変).” 大変 I think that Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bumpy, conversation, dry, hard, Japanese language, moisture, onomatopoeia, rough, soft, touch

Onomatopoeia Related To Touch

The Japanese language has less syllable than that many other languages have, but has a plenty of onomatopoeia, which are Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2016Jan 06, 2024 antonym, difficult, expression, firm, hard, Japanese, kanji, katai, solid, victory

Katai (Hard/Solid/Stiff)

Today, I will talk about the kanji for the Japanese word “katai.” かたい “Katai” has three different kanji, “固い,” “硬い” Read More

Diary Food Health Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 22, 2015Jan 08, 2024 eat dinner, eat something, eleven p.m., gain weight, get fat, hard, late at night, scientific reasons, starving, tired, worked

Today, I worked hard all day.

Today, I worked hard all day. 今日は、仕事を頑張りました。 It’s after eleven p.m., but I’m going to eat dinner. 夜11時を過ぎましたが、これから晩御飯を食べます。 It is Read More