CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Mar 09, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bothersome, complicated, gota gota, Gottan Funei, jumbles, Kamakura period, onomatopoeia, preaching, Song Dynasty, Zen monk Gota Gota (ごたごた – Jumbling) Gota Gota ごたごた A situation where something jumbles disorderly or a bothersome thing is referred to as ごたごた (gota gota) Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 20, 2017Jan 02, 2024 aluminum, boiling, copper, huetsuki yakan, Kamakura period, kettle, stainless, steel, water, yakan Yakan (Kettle) Yakan やかん Today I will talk about a tool called “yakan.” 今日は「やかん」という道具を紹介します。 Yakan is a kettle-shaped tool that is used Read More