Japanese – Page 20 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry trees, compliment, flowers, insult, Japanese, old lady, term, uba zakura, woman

Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 2

Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term 姥桜 (uba zakura), which is a popular Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry tree, flowers, ha, Japanese, leaf, metaphor, old lady, uba, zakura

Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 1

Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 1 姥桜 (uba zakura) is a popular name for cherry trees in which flowers bloom earlier Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 14, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, broken, Buddhism, etymology, Japanese, oshaka ni naru, polite prefix, shaka, statue, useless

Oshaka ni Naru (おしゃかになる – Becoming Useless)

Oshaka ni Naru おしゃかになる When things are ruined, or something is broken and become useless, we refer to it as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bonkura, careless, dark, gambling, Japanese, manuke, personality, stupid, tray, word

Bonkura (ぼんくら – Idiot)

Yesterday I introduced you to the Japanese word 間抜け (manuke – stupid). ぼんくら There is another Japanese term, ぼんくら (bonkura), Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 10, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bring up, etymology, fart, idiom, iidashippe, Japanese, proverb, responsibility, rule of thumb, slang

IIdashippe (言い出しっぺ – The First One to Say Something)

IIdashippe 言い出しっぺ A person who says something firstly is called 言い出しっぺ (iidashippe) in Japanese. 何かを最初に言い出した人のことを、日本語で「言い出しっぺ」と言います。言い出し (iidashi) means “to start Read More