Japanese – Page 24 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jan 15, 2018Jan 03, 2024 anger, emotion, expression, feeling, impact, Japanese, kacchīn, kachin, onomatopoeia, sound

Kacchīn (カッチーン)

Kacchīn カッチーン Can you imagine the meaning of カッチーン (kacchīn), which is one of the Japanese onomatopoeia? 「カッチーン」は擬態語の一つですが、どのような意味か想像できますか？ This word Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Language Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 14, 2018Jan 03, 2024 adjective, conveys, expression, ii, irony, Japanese, kimi, meaning, meiwaku, zama

Ii Kimi and Ii Zama (「いい気味」と「いい様」)

Ii Kimi and Ii Zama 「いい気味」と「いい様」 The Japanese adjective いい (ii) usually means “good” or “nice,” but it sometimes implies Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 13, 2018Jan 03, 2024 confusion, good, idiomatic, ii meiwaku, ironic, Japanese, language learning, meaning, nuisance, phrase

Ii Meiwaku (いい迷惑 – Real Nuisance)

Ii Meiwaku いい迷惑 When you get involved in something unrelated to you, you can say いい迷惑 (ii meiwaku) in Japanese. Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 12, 2018Jan 03, 2024 active, exhausted, hetoheto, Japanese, kutakuta, onomatopoeia, rest, shabby, tired, tiredness

Kutakuta and Hetoheto (「くたくた」と「へとへと」 – Exhausted)

Kutakuta and Hetoheto 「くたくた」と「へとへと」 There are Japanese onomatopoeia, くたくた (kutakuta) and へとへと (hetoheto), both of which mean that someone is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jan 11, 2018Jan 03, 2024 borrow, busy, cat, help, Japanese, karitai, literal, meaning, neko no te, proverb

Neko no Te mo Karitai (猫の手も借りたい – I Need Every Help I Can Get)

Neko no Te mo Karitai 猫の手も借りたい I would like to say the Japanese proverb 猫の手も借りたい (neko no te mo karitai) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jan 08, 2018Jan 03, 2024 ability, child, frog, idiom, Japanese, nature, ordinary, parent, proverb, tadpoles

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru (蛙の子は蛙 – Like Father, Like Son)

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru 蛙の子は蛙 Yesterday, I talked about an idiom related to a parent tiger and its cub. Read More

Animal Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jan 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 cherish, child, feline, Japanese, meaning, nest egg, nurture, term, tiger, tora no ko

Tora no Ko (虎の子 – Precious Thing)

Tora no Ko 虎の子 Do you have any important things that you never want to let go? 大切にしていて、絶対に手放したくないものはありますか？ Such things Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

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

Culture Essay Food History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 31, 2017Jan 03, 2024 108 times, December 31st, earthly desires, Japanese, joya no kane, omisoka, purified, temple bell, toshikoshi soba, traditional event

New Year’s Eve Events

In my post just one year ago, I wrote about that December 31st is called 大晦日 “omisoka” in Japanese.http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/224394078701397240103991911399205800908 大晦日の行事 Read More