CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 01, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Edo period, face painted white, good-looking, iro-otoko, Japanese word, kabuki, lascivious, nuregotoshi, popular with women, womanizer Iro-otoko (A Good-looking Man) Iro-otoko 色男 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “iro-otoko.” 今日は、「色男」という日本語を紹介します。 “Iro-otoko” means a good-looking man, a lascivious man Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 06, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Edo period, interest, Japanese, lascivious, noun, personify, slang, suffix, sukebe, verb Sukebe Today I will talk about the Japanese slang “sukebe”. すけべ “Sukebe” means that something or someone is lascivious, and it Read More