#japaneseblr

[nyahongo]

小さく漢字を書くのはすごく難しい！どうやって!? ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

たとえば、会議。この漢字の文は：「言」と「羊」と「我」です。「我」はとても小さい！ 小さくそうどうやって書くできるの!? なにこれ!? 悔しいよ！

誰も教えてください！(´-﹏-`；)

[imidazoliumeow]

yea .

[imidazoliumeow]

[languah]

🇯🇵 7/8/2026

Resource: Tobira for Beginners 1 : アイです。はじめまして。

I started to get back into Japanese music and I realized I could either keep dropping this language or be able to say I speak something after all these years.

I am trying a new method for Tobira since I find notes boring. I color coded every grammar point and a quick note to summarize it. Then went through and highlighted. Some words in bright colors and in brown are just vocab I want to note. And the circled words are a new phrase/slang I have never heard before.

My handwriting was very shaky as I was remembering the stroke order. I will definitely need to improve! But otherwise a nice study session ✨

x Lesson 1

x Made flashcards on renshuu

x Prepped for textbook questions tomorrow

To do 7/9/2026

o Review flashcards

o Complete lesson 1 textbook questions

o Prep for workbook review

[imidazoliumeow]

recently got into japanese edo era rakugo stories (imagine one guy on a pillow reading out a absurdly long joke story, complete with voice acting and spoken sound effects, all just as a 30minutesetup for a terrible pun) and found A Selection of highly creative insults.

some of the highlights, basically all meaning "numbskull":

otankonasu おたんこなす. debated etymology but one theory is an abbreviation of 炭鉱の茄子 (lit. "COAL MINE EGGPLANT.") because allegedly it's hard to sell eggplants near coal mines due to the dust, ie. a thing quite useless.

touhenboku 唐変木 (lit. "IMPORTED STRANGE TREE".)

the etymology is likely from 唐木 referring to chinese-imported wood for carving. a strangly shaped piece of wood would be impossible to carve and thus, is also quite useless.

and my favorite,

tofu no kado ni atama wo tsukete shine 豆腐の角に頭をぶつけて死ね . "go hit your head on the corner of a block of tofu and die." , sarcastically meaning "god, you're dumb enough as to find a way to get injured on the softest object imaginable"

[nyahongo]

チャッピー構文 : Tell-tale signs of AI-generated text in Japanese

I found this video very interesting! Similar to how the em dash has become a sign of AI-generated text in English, in Japanese text there are common features like emojis (👉 and 👇), bullet points, and Markdown language like double asterisks **. There are also common phrases, like まず (first of all, first) and つまり (in conclusion).

[nyahongo]

6月30日

みんな、こんにちは！

今週、天気がすっごく熱いですね。熱く過ぎて！やっぱり、夏は…きらいよー 秋はいつ来ますか！？😭

日本語の勉強のために、新しい本を買いました！タイトルは 「部首から知る漢字のなりたち」です。この本は漢字の部首と意味を説明します。とても面白くて、勉強のために便利と思います！

Amazon で買って、まだ来ません。来週かも、来ます！楽しみしています！それまで、読むのために、この本の電子ブックバージョンを使っています。JF Foundation から、Libby には日本語にたくさんの本あります。マンガとか日本語の勉強とか、Libby はいっぱいの本があります！無料もです!! すごいでしょう！

とにかく、この本は漢字を勉強のために。

これはたとえばのページです：

翻訳 (ほんやく; Translation):

第七章　物や道具に関係する部首

Chapter 7: Radicals Related to Objects and Tools

罒 (よこめ・よんかしら／・あみがしら) - the net radical

「罒」と 「 」（網頭）は、もともとは網を表しています。 「罒」 が、「四」に似ていることから 「四」（四頭）とも呼びます。

These radicals originally represented a hunting or fishing net. Because 罒 looks similar to the kanji for four (四), it is also commonly referred to as "yonkashira."

Grade Levels & Example Kanji:

四年生 (4th Grade)：置

五年生 (5th Grade)：罪

六年生 (6th Grade)：署

弋 (しきがまえ・よく) - the arrow/stake radical

「弋」（式構）のもともとの形は、矢に糸をつけ鳥や魚を捕らえる狩猟道具を表します。また杭を表します。

The original shape of 弋 represents a hunting tool used to catch birds or fish by attaching a string to an arrow. It also represents a stake or peg.

Side Note Box: 「一」、「二」、「三」 を、それぞれ 「壱」、「弐」、「参」 と書くことがあります。「弐」 は、部首 「弋」 になります。

The numbers "one," "two," and "three" are sometimes written formally as 壱, 弐, and 参 (legal/formal numerals). The kanji 弐 (two) belongs to the radical 弋.

Grade Levels & Example Kanji:

三年生 (3rd Grade)：式

それまで、200漢字を覚えています！もちろん、これからまだまだですが、勉強は楽しみしています！漢字は面白くて、小さいパズルみたいですね！😊🌸

じゃ、またね！👋

[nyahongo]

鮭 (さけ) vs. しゃけ 🐟

Did you know that 鮭 and しゃけ both mean "salmon" in Japanese?

I came across しゃけ in my Marugoto textbook:

I know "salmon" is pronounced さけ, but what does しゃけ mean? Does it also mean "salmon?" 🤔

Yes and no, apparently!

しゃけ is for food while 鮭 is for the living fish

According to WaniKani:

Typically when you refer to the living animal, you use さけ, and when you refer to salmon as a food, it's more likely to be しゃけ (but it can go either way). There might be some generational and regional differences, though.

A quick Google search revealed this fascinating regional difference:

Basically:

鮭 (さけ) is the standard, formal, and written term. It is often preferred when referring to the living fish in nature.

しゃけ is a colloquial, spoken pronunciation. It is very commonly used in daily conversation, especially when referring to the fish as food (cooked, grilled, or as an onigiri filling).

What about サーモン?

サーモン: This term is used—particularly at sushi restaurants and other dining establishments—to refer to raw, farmed salmon. Farmed salmon is apparently more commonly used in sushi because there's less risk of foodborne illnesses such as parasites.