sound – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 25, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ahan, gotsu gotsu, hot rice, humor, Japanese, language, onomatopoeia, phrase, sound, spoonerism

Spoonerism: Part 2

Spoonerism: Part 2 スプーナリズム Part 2 One of my favorite spoonerisms in Japanese is gotsu gotsu no ahan (ゴツゴツのアハン). 私が個人的に好きなスプーナリズムの一つに、「ゴツゴツのアハン」があります。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 03, 2023Jan 02, 2024 atafuta, awate, commotion, dotabata, flurry, footsteps, futameku, noisy, onomatopoeia, sound

Dotabata and Atafuta (「どたばた」と「あたふた」 – Hustle and Bustle)

Dotabata and Atafuta 「どたばた」と「あたふた」 Today I was in a state described with dotabata (どたばた) and atafura (あたふた). 今日の私は「どたばた」して、そして「あたふた」していました。 Dotabata is Read More

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji

Toru May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments cute, daily life, elegant, formal, frog, poem, reading, sophisticated word, sound, spoken language

Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog” Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Slang

Toru Apr 26, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments attach, bruise, bump, childish, hit, sound, thorn

Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump)

Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a Read More

Corrected Essay Idiom

Toru Apr 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments adverb, difference, four-character idiom, mouth, same, sound, unanimously, voice

Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)

Iku Dō-on 異口同音 The four-character idiom iku dō-on (異口同音) means that many people say the same thing or have the Read More

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia

Toru Apr 15, 2021Jun 04, 2021 0 Comments bob, drop, flow, peach, sound, stream, tale, water

Donburako (どんぶらこ)

Donburako どんぶらこ Today, I would like to introduce a unique onomatopoeia donburako (どんぶらこ). 今日は少し特殊な擬態語「どんぶらこ」を紹介します。 Donburako is an onomatopoeia representing that Read More