Japanese – Page 47 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 31, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bokin-suru, charge, fee, game development, Japanese, kakin, kifu, money, nokin, siharai

The Japanese Word “Kakin

Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “kakin.” 課金という日本語 “Ka” in kakin means to assess something, and “kin” in Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 29, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cables, electric shock, fire, Japanese, octopus, outlet, plugs, slang, tako ashi haisen, tentacles

Octopus’s Tentacles Wiring

Yesterday, I was talk about octopuses. タコ足配線 Today, I will talk about the Japanese slang “tako ashi haisen” (octopus’s tentacles Read More

Climate Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 27, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dog, east, father, Japanese, older, proverb, rain, tail, weather, west

A Rainy Day is a Bad Weather Day

Since it rained today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ame ga furu hi ha tenki ga warui,” which Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1970s, do, Japanese, ocha-suru, phrase, pick up line, smoke, tea, watch movie

Do Tea (Ocha-suru)

Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 chokomaka, chokozai, henachoko, henahena, imitative, immature, Japanese, taunting, unimportant, word

Henachoko

Today, I will talk about a Japanese word “henachoko.” へなちょこ Henachoko is a taunting word that expresses an immature or Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bamboo, consecutively, Japanese, leaned, phrase, popular, reason, say, tongue twister, unnatural

Takeyabu (Bamboo Fence)

Takeyabu 竹垣 Today, I will talk about a tongue twister that I can’t say. 今日は、私が苦手な早口言葉を紹介します。 “Kono takegaki ni take tatekaketano Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adversative passive, communication, expression, imply, inconvenience, intransitive verbs, Japanese, language, passive form, unique

I Was Rained

Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru May 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 character, conversion, input method editor, Japanese, kanji, noma-sign, odoriji, reading, repeated, voiced sound mark

The Meaning of “々

Today, I will talk about a Japanese sign “odoriji” (the literal meaning is a dancing character). “々” の意味 The “odoriji” Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Language Uncorrected

Toru Feb 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 foreign words, funny, humor, individual, Japan, Japanese, Latin, meaning, one, opinion, person, sole, unique, unus

The Meaning of “Unique

The word “unique” is one of foreign words that are often used in Japan. ユニークの意味 It is said that “unique” Read More