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Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 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」蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog”

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Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump)

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

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

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Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)

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

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

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Donburako (どんぶらこ)

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

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

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Suzu wo Korogasu youna Koe (鈴を転がすような声 – Clear and Beautiful Voice)

Apr 12, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments beautiful, bell, clear, cup, instrument, jingle bell, rolling, shake, sound, voice, woman

Suzu wo Korogasu youna Koe 鈴を転がすような声 A woman’s high, clear and beautiful voice is sometimes described as suzu wo korogasu

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Neko Bang Bang (猫バンバン – Knock Knock Cats)

Mar 26, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bang, car, cat, cold, engine, knock, narrow, precaution, sound, stationary, warm

Neko Bang Bang 猫バンバン Have you ever heard of the term neko bang bang (猫バンバン)? 「猫バンバン」という言葉を聞いたことがありますか？ Neko (猫) means “cat,”

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Pāpeki (パーペキ – Perfect)

Aug 22, 2019 Toru 0 Comments combine, composite, dead word, hear, imagine, perfect, sound, young people

Pāpeki パーペキ Today, I noticed that the slang term pāpeki (パーペキ) was used. 私は今日、「パーペキ」という俗語表現を聞きました。 Pāpeki is a composite term that

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Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin (ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん – Very Hot)

Jun 20, 2019 Toru 0 Comments area, boil, dialect, dialect word, hot, jiggle, kettle, lid, penis, sound, very hot

Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん I was born and brought up in Nagoya city, Aichi. 私は愛知県の名古屋で育ちました。 In Nagoya (and its surrounding areas), there