CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionKanji Toru Jun 22, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments January, Japanese-style, June, May, month, no, nothing, rice field, water Minazuki (水無月 – June) Minazuki 水無月 In Japan, when referring to months such as “January” or “May,” we almost always say the number of Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 13, 2019 0 Comments degree, deny, hair, head, least, least of all, negative, no, nothing, slight, small, tip, tip of hair Mōtō-nai (毛頭ない – Least of All) Mōtō-nai 毛頭ない When denying something strongly, we sometimes say mōtō-nai (毛頭ない) by adding mōtō (毛頭) to the negative term nai Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 01, 2019 1 Comment answer, combination, destination, discussion, errand, girlfriend, need, no, nothing, question, trip, unnecessary, wasteful Mondō Muyō (問答無用 – No Discussion) Mondō Muyō 問答無用 To mean that discussion is pointless, you can use the four-character idiom ‘mondō muyō‘ (問答無用). 話し合っても無意味であることを意味する四字熟語に「問答無用」がありなす。 ‘Mon‘ Read More