CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Nov 30, 2016Jan 03, 2024 Bible, curse, difficult situation, English, hardship, ibara no michi, idiom, path, symbolize, thorn Ibara no Michi (Thorny Path) Ibara no Michi いばらの道 Today I would like to talk about the idiom “ibara no michi”. 今日は「いばらの道」という慣用句を紹介します。 “Ibara” means “thorn”, Read More
ChinaCultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Nov 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ancient, blood, China, derivation, devotion, festival, hieroglyphic, kanji, plate, symbolize 皿” (Plate) and “血” (Blood) Today, I will talk about the derivations of the similar kanji “皿” (which means “plate”) and “血” (which means “blood”). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 23, 2016Jan 07, 2024 black, colors, countries, death, funerals, green, Hindus, Muslims, silver, symbolize, white The Color of Death Today, I learned about colors that symbolize “death” for each country. 死の色 In many countries, such as the US, Europe, Read More