CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiLanguageUncorrected Toru Jan 14, 2024Jan 15, 2024 black and white, eye, idiom, Japanese, make, suffering, surprise Me wo Shiro Kuro Saseru (目を白黒させる – Rolling One’s Eyes) Me wo Shiro Kuro Saseru 目を白黒させる The Japanese idiom me wo shiro kuro saseru (目を白黒させる) can be used to describe Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Jun 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments acidic, again, dry, eat, facial expression, make, mouth, same thing, sour, tell, theory Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru (口を酸っぱくする – Telling Over and Over Again) Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru 口を酸っぱくする Telling someone the same thing over and over again is expressed as kuchi wo suppaku Read More
EssayHistoryOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 10, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments broadcast, commercial, curry, delicious, excited, exhilarated, happy, inexpensive, line, make, TV, wife Uhauha (うはうは – Exhilarated) Uhauha うはうは When describing that someone is so happy and so excited, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia uhauha (うはうは). Read More
EssayUncorrected Toru Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019 0 Comments apartment, bag, box, make, move, moving, package, packing, put together, string, tie Nizukuri(荷造り – Packing) Nizukuri 荷造り Now I am doing ‘nizukuri‘ (荷造り) for moving out of my apartment. 私は今、「荷造り」をしています。 Since ‘ni‘ (荷) means “package” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 18, 2016Jan 06, 2024 build, create, hiragana, intangible, kanji, make, tsukuru, 作る, 創る, 造る Tsukuru (Make/Build/Create) Tsukuru つくる Today, I will talk about the Kanji of “tsukuru,” which mainly means “make.” 今日は、「つくる」という言葉の漢字について話します。 “Tsukuru” has three different Read More