night – Learning English and Japanese

Hinemosu (ひねもす – Whole Day)

Hinemosu ひねもす Yesterday, I introduced the classical Japanese term yo mo sugara (夜もすがら), which means “all through the night.” 昨日は、”all

Yo mo Sugara 夜もすがら Today I would like to introduce one of the classical Japanese terms that has a beautiful

Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you

Yoru Gohan 夜ごはん “Breakfast” is referred to as ‘asa gohan’ (朝ごはん – literally “morning meal”) in Japanese. “Breakfast” のことを日本語で「朝ごはん」と言います。 “Lunch”

Morning and Night Spiders 朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛 There is a superstition related to spider in Japan. 日本には蜘蛛に関する迷信があります。 It is “If you find

Yo wo Akasu 夜を明かす As a result of preparing a presentation for an academic conference, yo wo akashi mashita (夜を明かしました).