Not only will you find the verb’s meaning(s), but you will also know its group, kanji, and usage. The act itself helps with memorization and to spot the verbs that have irregular conjugation forms. Keep notes of the newly learned verb as you go, on paper or in an app. Oxford Be...
Yoko doesn’t mean “child of sunlight” it means child and the rest of the meaning depends on the kanji the name is written with. This layer of meaning is lost in Roman letters though. The most famous Yoko, Yoko Ono for example, her name is written with kanji that means ocean child...
2 vols. complete: Kanjaku tsuizen hanashidori, “The Liberated Birds: A Memorial Book for Kanjaku.” A memorial book for the actor Nakamura Utaemon who died in 1852. He had the literary name of Kanjaku, meaning ”playing with sparrows” and the covers and many illustrations allude to thi...
The study is devoted to the meaning and the main types of divinatory practices in the Japanese antiquity. The main objects of the study are the texts written in 8th c., such as two mythological and historic annals, “Records of Ancient Matters” (“Kojiki”) and “The Chronicles of Japan...
2 vols. complete: Kanjaku tsuizen hanashidori, “The Liberated Birds: A Memorial Book for Kanjaku.” A memorial book for the actor Nakamura Utaemon who died in 1852. He had the literary name of Kanjaku, meaning ”playing with sparrows” and the covers and many illustrations allude to thi...
The sexual behavior is polygynous, meaning that a single male will have multiple female partners. The largest and most dominant male will usually secure the most mates for himself; smaller and weaker males may lose out on the opportunity to spread their line. For female squirrels, body size ...
For example, in the Man'yo¯ shu¯ , the eighth century poetic anthology, shira-nami (white wave) was written with for shi, for ra, for na, and mi, ignoring their original Chinese meaning. Over several centuries, these phonetic ideographs evolved into a uniquely Japanese phonetic script...
This is one of the Japanese words with deep meaning. Translating to “There is light in all darkness,” this Japanese phrase is sa great little reminder that even at the darkest of times, there is light to be found. The English word equivalent would be “every dark cloud has a silver ...
Bu 部. Japanese term meaning “division” or “family.” Esoteric deities are generally classified into one of the following families: Buddha Family (Butsu-bu 仏部), Buddha-Crown Family (Butchō-bu or Bucchō-bu 仏頂部), Sutra-Rite Family (Kyōbō-bu 経法部), Bodhisattva Family (Bosatsu-...
Chinese | Meaning | Jp. Star Reading | Sanskrit Spelling | (Western Constellation)1. 井, Well, Chichiri Boshi, Punarvasu (Mu Gem, Gemini)2. 鬼, Ogre/Demon, Tamahome Boshi, Tiṣya/Puṣya (Delta Cnc, Theta Cnc, Cancer)3. 柳, Willow, Nuriko Boshi, Aśleṣā (Delta Hya, Hydra...