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Ateji (当て字 – Phonetic Equivalent) Part 2

May 12, 2019Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments amethyst, autumn, bitter, Buddha, character, come out, crystal, eye, France, incoherent, kanji, leaf, orchid, Pacific cod, phonetic equivalent, purple, reading, red, tea, unreasonable, west

Ateji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show

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Sihou Happou (四方八方 – Every Direction)

Mar 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, east, eight, every, four, four-character idiom, narrow sense, North, south, west

Sihou Happou 四方八方 In my previous post, I introduced the word ‘happou‘ (八方), which means every direction in the surroundings.