with the meaning of “to make one’s own pot break”. Replace pan or flowerpot for the word ass. We are faced with a fairly graphic and almost universal expression, in which the pot or the cauldron is related to the butt, as is the case with the Japanese wordOkamaor with the Portugu...
Today katakana is used to write non-Japanese words, names, and technical terms in Japanese.Along with the basic characters, there are also a few modifiers commonly used with both of the kana.The sound changes shown in the first chart below use dakuten 濁点(which looks like a double ...
At the same time, there are also many different ways to say you in Japanese — as you obviously know. This concept can be strange for us English speakers. I mean, a sentence in Japanese without the “you” can apply to different people, and you’ll have to figure out who they are t...
“If you're having an off day or if your brain is already tired of studying, see if you might be able to watch Japanese videos, for example your favourite anime. This is a way to keep Japanese active in your brain without the strain of studying a textbook or doing Anki. Some recommen...
JAPANESE SPEECH LEVELS AND HOW TO INDICATE THEM IN AN ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY PETER A. SHARPE Speech levels reveal the way in which society and language interact more clearly, perhaps, than any other single linguistic phenomenon. They show how social mores affect language and how, as the ins...
When asked to contrast what works in the Korean market, as compared to in Japan, a top Japanese publisher stated, “The songs and productions sung by Korean artists are more Western-style than J-Pop because the Koreans have been working more with American and European producers and songwriters...
We will explain how you can write your name in Korean alphabet (Hangul). A short introduction to the Korean writing system.
The Personal Development of Mothers of Terminal Cancer Patients: How Japanese Women Change Through the Experience of Caring For and Losing Their Children t... distinctions in face-to-face spoken conversation; other differences indicate gender-based attitudes toward the importance of language standards ...
In order to investigate language acquisition, it is necessary to understand the nature of IDS. In this talk, we will introduce the RIKEN Japanese Mother-Infant Conversation Corpus, which contains 22 mothers' conversations with their 17-24 month old children as well as with adults. This speech ...
METHODS: Eight hundred and eighty-eight members of the Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group (JGOG) were asked to respond to an anonymous questionnaire on the JGOG website. The survey asked whether or not HRT was to be administered when surgery was performed (including a hysterectomy and bilateral...