Amenbo (アメンボ – Water Strider)
Amenbo アメンボ The English word “water strider (gerridae)” is referred to as amenbo (アメンボ) in Japanese. 英語の “water strider (gerridae)”
Read More
Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
smell
931 and 201
931 and 201 931 と 201 I will continue to give you a quiz about digits. 今日も、語呂合わせクイズです。 “931” and “201”
Read More
Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling)
Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like
Read More
Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed)
Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese
Read More
Kinakusai (きな臭い – Suspicious)
Kinakusai きな臭い When describing that something is suspicious, you can use the Japanese ‘kinakusai‘ (きな臭い). 何かが疑わしいことを表す日本語に「きな臭い」があります。 ‘kusai‘ (臭い) means “to
Read More
Tatami (畳 – Tatami Mat)
Tatami 畳 I like a smell of ‘tatami‘ (畳). 私は「畳」の匂いが好きです。 Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material in Japanese-style rooms;
Read More
Countries’ Smell
Today, I learned that some people can feel countries’ smell when they arrived at the airports. Japanese airports seem to
Read More