polite prefix – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, Buddhism, chant, death, Japanese term, polite prefix, prayer, useless, お陀仏, 阿弥陀仏

Odabutsu (お陀仏 – Dying/Becoming Useless)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term おしゃかになる (oshaka ni naru), which means to become useless. お陀仏 Actually, there Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 14, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, broken, Buddhism, etymology, Japanese, oshaka ni naru, polite prefix, shaka, statue, useless

Oshaka ni Naru (おしゃかになる – Becoming Useless)

Oshaka ni Naru おしゃかになる When things are ruined, or something is broken and become useless, we refer to it as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 18, 2017Jan 03, 2024 dictionary, emphasize, identity, Japanese, meaning, orekireki, polite prefix, reki, status, succession

Orekireki (お歴々)

Orekireki お歴々 Even though I am Japanese, I sometimes come across Japanese words I don’t know when referring a dictionary. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Dutch, Edo period, etymology, indomitable, Japanese word, ontembaar, otenba, phonetic equivalent, polite prefix, tebashi

Otenba (Spirited Girl)

Otenba おてんば There is the Japanese word “otenba” (おてんば), which refers to a spirited girl who has mannish character. 男勝りの活発な女の子をさす日本語として、「おてんば」があります。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2017Jan 04, 2024 alcohol, beverages, etymology, fluffy, Japanese, osake, polite prefix, rice wine, sake, theory

Sake

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sake.” 酒 “Sake” is a generic term for beverages that Read More

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