Sawari (さわり – Touch/Point)
Sawari さわり Today, I would like to introduce you to the term ‘sawari‘ (さわり), which many Japanese misunderstand. 今日は、とても多くの日本人が間違える言葉「さわり」を紹介します。 Originally,
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Garakuta (ガラクタ – Junk)
Garakuta ガラクタ There are several ‘gatrakuta‘ (ガラクタ) in my room. 私の部屋には幾つかの「ガラクタ」があります。 Garakuta means something worthless, junk, or useless. 「ガラクタ」とは、価値のないものや、用途のないものを指す言葉です。 ‘Gara‘
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Kokoro ni Shimiru (心にしみる – Being Impressed)
Kokoro ni Shimiru 心にしみる When expressing that you are impressed by something in English, you probably say in the way
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Kinsen ni Fureru (琴線に触れる – Touching a Chord)
Kinsen ni Fureru 琴線に触れる I watched the movie Koe no Katachi (聲の形 – The Shape of the Voice) yesterday. 私は昨日、「聲の形」という映画を観ました。
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Onomatopoeia Related To Touch
The Japanese language has less syllable than that many other languages have, but has a plenty of onomatopoeia, which are
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