Today’s post is about the verb やむ, which means “for something that has been continuing to stop or subside” without any involvement of the speaker.
~もの/~もん
Today’s grammar point is the sentence ending particle もの/もん to describe a cause or reason. ~もの/~もん is usually used in a casual scene with a plain form ending.
席
Today’s #kanji is 席, which is listed under its semantic element of #はば(巾), a piece of cloth. Its phonetic element is the rest of the character.
~むき/~むけ
Today’s grammar point is ~むき that describes suitability for ~. Depending on how it’s used, the words that follow ~むき vary.
~のうえで(は)/~じょう(は)
Today’s grammar point is ~の上で(は)/~上(は)which means “as far as ~ is concerned,” “as far as ~ goes.” The same kanji 上 is pronounced in 2 different ways here.
景
Today’s #kanji is 景, which is listed under its semantic element of #にちへん(日), which suggests a connection with the sun or a day. Its phonetic element is 京.
~まわる
Today’s grammar point is ~まわる. It can be used after a verb stem which (usually for some movement) and ~まわる means “to do the action of ~ around/about.”
~ぬ/~ん
Today’s grammar point is an archaic expression ~ぬ/~ん that replaces ~ない (negative ending). It is more often used in written passages than speech.
吹
Today’s #kanji is 吹, which is listed under the radical of #くちへん(口). 吹 is a compound ideograph made of 口 (mouth) and 欠 (yawning).
~によると、~によれば、~のはなしでは、~がいうには
Today’s grammar point is ~によると、~によれば、~のはなしでは、~がいうには, which is usually translated as “according to ~.” This expression is a variation of the ~によって、~により、~による,etc.
~によって、~により、~によるxxx、~によってのxxx
Today’s grammar point is ~によって、~により、~によるxxx and ~によってのxxx, etc. These are usually used for 3 different meanings and different characters can be used for each.
内
Today’s #kanji is 内, which is listed under the radical of #にんべん(亻) in my dictionary. However, 内 is apparently a compound ideograph made of 入and 冂.
格
Today’s #kanji is 格, which is listed under its semantic element of #きへん(木), which suggests a connection with a tree. Its phonetic element is 各.
権
Today’s #kanji is 権, which is an informal variant of 權. Both are listed under its semantic element of #きへん(木), a tree. Its phonetic element is 雚.
構
Today’s #kanji is 構, which is listed under its semantic element of #きへん(木), which suggests a connection with a tree. Its phonetic element is 冓.
~にはんして
Today’s grammar point is ~にはんして. ~にはんして is an expression equivalent to the English phrases, “contrary to ~,” “in opposition to ~” or “against ~.”
~には
~には has several meanings but today I’m going to talk about には that follows a dictionary form verb. [dictionary form verb] + には means “(in order) to ~” but …
港
Today’s #kanji is 港, which is listed under its semantic element of #さんずいへん(氵), which suggests a connection with water. Its phonetic element is 巷, which has the meaning of “a street.”
~にとって/~にとっては/~とりまして(は)
~にとって is an expression to state whose point of view you are talking from. You can translate it with a preposition like “for ~” or “to ~.”
~にしろ/~にせよ/~にしても
~にしろ/~にせよ/~にしても are all used to express a concession, “even if ~.” Sometimes にしろ/にせよ/にしても can be repeated with 2 totally opposing phrases in a sentence.