onomatopoeia – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 02, 2018Jan 02, 2024 dance, end, etymology, express, Japanese, military, onomatopoeia, song, thoroughly, tokoton

Tokoton (とことん – Thoroughly)

Tokoton とことん When you want to express the end of things or doing something thoroughly, you can use the Japanese Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 26, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Edo period, fire, fire bell, hansho, jan, Japanese, ojan, onomatopoeia, wooden houses

Ojan (おじゃん – Falling Through)

Ojan おじゃん When a plan or a thing goes up in smoke, we refers to it as おじゃん (ojan) or Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Kanji Science Uncorrected

Toru Feb 11, 2018Jan 02, 2024 change, etymology, heart, Japanese, kokoro, language, mind, onomatopoeia, organ, theory

Kokoro (心 – Heart)

Kokoro 心 One’s mind, that would be basis of human feelings, knowledge, or intention, is called 心 (kokoro) in Japanese. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Feb 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 anxiety, doki doki, excitement, expectation, fear, hara hara, joy, onomatopoeia, waku waku, worry

Doki Doki” (ドキドキ), “Waku Waku” (ワクワク), “Hara Hara” (ハラハラ)

I introduced you to two words related to “excitement” in the last two days. 「ドキドキ」と「ワクワク」と「ハラハラ」 Today I’d like to talk Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 15, 2018Jan 03, 2024 anger, emotion, expression, feeling, impact, Japanese, kacchīn, kachin, onomatopoeia, sound

Kacchīn (カッチーン)

Kacchīn カッチーン Can you imagine the meaning of カッチーン (kacchīn), which is one of the Japanese onomatopoeia? 「カッチーン」は擬態語の一つですが、どのような意味か想像できますか？ This word Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 12, 2018Jan 03, 2024 active, exhausted, hetoheto, Japanese, kutakuta, onomatopoeia, rest, shabby, tired, tiredness

Kutakuta and Hetoheto (「くたくた」と「へとへと」 – Exhausted)

Kutakuta and Hetoheto 「くたくた」と「へとへと」 There are Japanese onomatopoeia, くたくた (kutakuta) and へとへと (hetoheto), both of which mean that someone is Read More