CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jan 01, 2018Jan 03, 2024 1111th post, dice, Happy New Year, January 1st, Japanese, natural numbers, numbers, soroi, soroime, zorome Zorome (ゾロ目 – Repdigit) Zorome ゾロ目 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 Today is January 1st, and this is 1111th post. 今日は1月1日、そしてこれは1111回目の投稿です。 When same numbers line Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jan 04, 2017Jan 03, 2024 ganjitsu, gantan, January 1st, Japanese, kanji, matsu no uchi, New Year, san ga nichi, shogatsu 元日(Ganjitsu), 元旦(Gantan), 正月(Shogatsu) — (New Year’s Day) Today I will talk about the Japanese words, “ganjitsu”, “gantan” and “shogatsu”, which are often misunderstood. 元日、元旦、正月 “元日 (ganjitsu)” means Read More
EssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 atomic clocks, clock frequencies, Earth's rotation, engineers, Google, Happy New Year, January 1st, Japan, leap second, time adjustment Inserting a Leap Second A happy new year. うるう秒の挿入 Today, January 1st, a leap second was inserted for the first time in one year Read More