CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 05, 2023Jan 02, 2024 etymology, gen, Japanese, language, laughing, meaning, shissho, shitsu, shitsugen, shitugen Shitsugen (失言 – Slipping of the Tongue) Shitugen 失言 I said several shitugen (失言) today. 私は今日、幾つかの「失言」をしました。 Shitsu (失) often means “to lose something,” but here it means Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 cry, crying, Japan, laugh, laughing, life, literal meaning, live, proverb, to live Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō (泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 – Leading a Happy Life) Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō 泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 Which is more common for you, a situation of laughing or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Sep 08, 2019Sep 09, 2019 0 Comments glass, laugh, laughing, lol, loud laugh, slang, slang term Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 2 Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 2 笑いのインターネットスラング Part 2 This entry is a continuation of yesterday’s post. 昨日の投稿からの続きです。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Sep 07, 2019Sep 07, 2019 0 Comments haha, internet, laugh, laughing, lol, parentheses, read, slang, slang term, understand Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1 Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1 笑いのインターネットスラング Part 1 On the internet, there are various slang terms that Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Jul 27, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Japanese people, laughing, meaning, misunderstood, 失笑 The Meaning of “失笑 Today, I’d like to introduce the word “失笑,” which is misunderstood by many Japanese people. Although the true meaning of Read More