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Today I learned that it is possible to mix on and kun readings in the same word. For example the word 長年 means “long-standing” or “for many years,” and it is read ながねん.
Today (yesterday, actually) I learned some rather pleasant words: 血膿, 血反吐, 血尿, 血たん and 下血.
That would be (respectively): bloody pus, bloody vomit, bloody urine, bloody phlegm and bloody bowel discharge…
Yeah…
hot?
Today I learned the idiom 上京する, which means “to go to Tokyo.”
Today, while sharing with a co-worker what I learned in my kanji lesson, I realized that 入 was the button I was supposed to push to turn on the vacuum cleaner, not whatever weak sauce button I was using before. Thank you TextFugu for making me more efficient employee.
Today I learned that in the movie Spirited Away, when Yubaba steals Chihiro’s name off of the contract, the kanji she leaves behind is 千 (“sen” or “a thousand”), a kanji I learned yesterday. Thanks TextFugu Kanji!
Today I learned there are verbs whose stem is written using katakana, for example サボる.
また仕事をサボっています = Skipping work again
Or with names like マクる <– to eat at mcdonalds
Spirited Away. <3
Today I learned how to write ‘Winter’ in Japanese finally.
Today I learned an idiomatic meaning for 問う. When negative it can mean “to be accepted.”
応募作品の大小は問いません。
Submitted works of all sizes are accepted.
応募者の年齢は問いません。
Applicants of all ages are accepted.
^Useful!
Today I learned the phrase… お財布と相談する。 To consult with your wallet ;P
Today I learned that ノーパン means “pantyless/not wearing underwear”…
Hey, I learned it from Dragon Ball, OK?! ^_^’ (「ノーパンだった」 is written in the background when 16-year-old Bulma realises she didn’t have any underwear on when she flashed Master Roshi)
I’m sure there are… *other* ways to learn that term; none that *I* would know of, of course…. Heh.
;)Today I learned that 本日 is also a word. It means “today,” and is read “ほんじつ.”
Today I learned that the suffix ーさん can also be used with places of business.
そこの酒屋さんでビールを買って来て。
Today I learned about the ーず ending, which is a negative ending used in formal writing. For example the proverb:
去る者は追わず。
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