Today’s #kanji is 頂, which is listed under its semantic element of #おおがい(頁), a head. Its phonetic element is 丁. Check the details here.
~やら…やら
Today’s Grammar point is ~やら…やら, which is a casual/conversational version of ~や…や which is used to give examples. やら being used once is a different expression
~べつに/~べつで/~べつの/~べつ
Today’s grammar point is ~べつに/~べつで/~べつの/~べつ. This べつ follows a noun only and means “classified by ~.” Check examples here.
表
Today’s #kanji is 表, which is listed under its semantic element of #ころも(衣), which shows connection with clothing. its phonetic element is 毛, fur.
~べきだった/~べきじゃなかった
Today’s grammar point is ~べきだった/~べきじゃなかった, the past tense of ~べきだ/~べきじゃない. ~べきだった/~べきじゃなかった is very similar to …
~べき/~べきだ/~べきじゃない/~べきではない
Today’s grammar point is ~べき equivalent of the English auxiliary verb “should.” べき only follows a dictionary form verb and …
~ふりをする
Today’s grammar point is ~ふりをする. ふり here means “make-believe” or “simulation”, so ふりをする means “to pretend.” Check examples here.
~ぶり
Today’s grammar point is ~ぶり. This ぶり follows a phrase that describes the length of time and means “for the first time in ~.”
横
Today’s #kanji is 横, which is listed under its semantic element of #きへん(木), which suggests a connection with a tree. Its phonetic element is 黄.
~ぶり/~っぷり
Today’s post is about the suffix ~ぶり/~っぷり. It connects to a noun or a verb stem and describes the way things are or how something is done.
~ばよかった/~なければよかった
Today’s grammar point is ~ばよかった/~なければよかった which is an expression to state a regret, “I should have ~” or “I shouldn’t have ~.”
部
Today’s #kanji is 部, which is listed under its semantic element of #おおざと(阝). Its phonetic element is 咅, although 部 and 咅 don’t share a sound in Japanese.
~はもちろん
Today’s post is based on the adverb もちろん, which itself means “of course,” “needless to say,” “naturally,” etc.” It can be used in the form of “~はもちろんです”
~はべつとして/~はべつにして
Today’s grammar point is ~はべつとして/~はべつにして, which is used to list exclusions, “apart from ~,” “aside from ~,” “save ~,” etc.
庭
Today’s #kanji is 庭, which is listed under its semantic element of #まだれ(广), which means a house. Its phonetic element is 廷.
~はじめる
Today’s grammar point is ~はじめる, to start to ~, which is similar to ~だす. This post explains the differences between the two with examples.
~ばかりでなく…も
Today’s grammar point is ~ばかりでなく…も, which means “not only ~ but also ….” It is very similar to “~だけでなく…も.” This post explain the usage difference between them.
~ばいい/~なければいい
Today’s grammar point is ~ばいい/~なければいい, which is an expression to state the speaker’s wish “I hope … will ~” or “I hope … won’t ~.”
~ば~ほど…/~ば~だけ…
Today’s Grammar point is ~ば~ほど…/~ば~だけ…, “the more ~, the more ….” We use the same word twice, once in the ばform and the other in the dictionary form.
側
Today’s #kanji is 側, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), which suggests a connection with a person. Its phonetic element is 則.