Giongo and Gitaigo (Onomatopoeia)
Giongo and Gitaigo 擬音語と擬態語 Up to now, I introduced several times about Japanese giongo (擬音語) / giseigo (擬声語) and gitaigo
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Shishiodoshi
Yesterday, I talked about “kakashi,” which is used for driving annoying animals away. ししおどし Today I will talk about “shishiodoshi,”
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Neko (Cat)
Neko 猫 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “neko,” which means “cat.” 今日は「猫」という単語の語源について紹介します。 There are several etymologies, but
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Ring Alert
I had set alarm on my phone for early this morning. 電話の呼び出し音 And this morning, as soon as the alarm
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