In Australia, we call this a “jumper” but ジャンパー in Japanese usually indicates a casual jacket, like a stadium jumper.…
Me – how boys and men call themselves
While girls and women call themselves 私（わたし or わたくし）most of the time (apart from regional variations), men call themselves differently.…
小
#小 used to have 3 short strokes and is a logograph to mean “small.” It makes its own radical. meaning:…
しゅじん or しゅうじん
Today’s sound comparison is between しゅじん and しゅうじん. Husbands in Japan won’t appreciate it if you mispronounce these two. Practise saying them.
Onigiri
Unlike sushi, rice for onigiri is plain (i.e. not vinegared). Umeboshi (pickled plum), grilled salmon and/or おかか (bonito flakes with…
アパート
アパート in Japan are usually for rent 賃貸（ちんたい） and the building is not that big while マンション are housed in…
water
Many people know “water” is called 水（みず） in Japanese but the word 水（みず） indicates that it is not heated. Once…
大
#大 is a pictograph that depict a person with all limbs spread out, from which it means “big.” 大 itself…
