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Welcome (ようこそ)!

Welcome to Takashi’s Japanese Dictionary (Takashionary)! This website, run by a Japanese native speaker Takashi, introduces intriguing, quirky and useful Japanese expressions (e.g. idioms, slang words) that are usually not covered by textbooks or language classes. If you want to astonish your Japanese friends using advanced Japanese words, or simply love to learn quirky aspects of language, this is the website for you.

Follow my social media accounts @takashionary (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) to keep yourself posted! I’m most active on Twitter at the moment (it has +5k followers), and you can check my latest tweets here (even without having a Twitter account).

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Table of Contents

  • Blog Posts about Japanese (日本語, nihongo)

  • Word List (with definitions/example sentences)

  • Lesson Slides for Complete Beginners

  • Lesson Slides for Intermediate-Advanced Learners

  • Furigana Generator

  • Japanese Synonym Finder

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Featured Posts

  • 5 Meanings of 気 (ki) and 30 気-related Phrases/Idioms
  • “Gakkī Loss”: Meaning of ロス (“Loss”) in Japanese
  • 30+ Japanese Words for “Very”: Synonyms of とても (totemo)
  • 40 Ways of Saying “Many” in Japanese (Ooi, Ippai, Takusan, and More…)
  • 8 Funny and Cute Japanese Cat Idioms
  • Success Story of Ichiro Suzuki: What He Means to Japanese Baseball Fans

Latest Posts

  • “High School Debut” in Japanese: Meaning and Examples
  • 10 Japanese 前置き (Maeoki) to Sound Modest and Reserved
  • Meaning of ドーハの奇跡 “Miracle in Doha” in Japanese
  • Essential Japanese Words About Alcohol/Drinking
  • 20 Japanese Twitter Slang Words in 2010s/2020s
  • Classic Japanese Puns (Dajare, ダジャレ) You Should Know
  • Differences Between 切る (kiru) and 尽くす (tsukusu) as Suffix
  • Real and Unknown Meanings of “Hentai” in Japanese
  • List of Similar and Confusing Kanji With Different Meanings

 

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Trending Posts

  • “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
  • Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns
  • Japanese Wasei-Eigo List (“Japlish”) and Their Meanings
  • 闇鍋 (yaminabe): Meaning “Dark Hot Pot” with Random Ingredients
  • 5 Meanings of ペラペラ (pera pera) in Japanese
  • Meaning of 卍 (manji) and マジ卍 (Maji manji) in Japanese
  • List of Similar and Confusing Kanji With Different Meanings
  • Funny Japanese Gaming Slang Terms
  • 凸, 凹, 〆, 卍: Meaning of Weird and Funny Japanese Kanji
  • Real and Unknown Meanings of “Hentai” in Japanese
  • 12 Japanese Idioms and Metaphors about Baseball (Yakyū)
  • なんでやねん (nandeyanen): Meaning and Usage
  • Japanese Slang 賢者タイム (Kenja Time): Meaning & Example Sentences
  • Meaning of ぼっち (Bocchi) and クリぼっち (Kuri Bocchi) in Japanese Slang
  • 4 Meanings of ノリ (Nori) in Japanese Slang
  • 40 Japanese Words Meaning “Many/Much” (Ooi, Ippai, Takusan, …)
  • Japanese Slang 帰宅部 (kitaku bu) Meaning ‘Go-Home Club’
  • Meaning and Difference of ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) in Japanese
  • とにかく (Tonikaku) Means MORE Than “Anyway”
  • 40 Old Japanese Slang Words to Sound Funny (or Weird)
  • Meaning of Kaedama, Menkata and Barikata of Ramen Noodles
  • Meaning of “Three-Day Monk” (三日坊主, mikka bouzu) in Japanese
  • Japanese and English Words that Rhyme in Both Languages
  • Japanese Key Words and Phrases to Talk About Love
  • List of Japanese Abbreviated Words and Phrases
  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • 30+ Japanese Words for “Very” and Their Nuances
  • List of Confusing “Japlish/Janglish” (Japanese English)
  • Meaning of “Paper Driver” in Japlish (Japanese English)
  • Essential Japanese Words About Alcohol/Drinking

Popular Posts

  • “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
  • Meaning of Kaedama, Menkata and Barikata of Ramen Noodles
  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns
  • 40 Old Japanese Slang Words to Sound Funny (or Weird)
  • 4 Meanings of ノリ (Nori) in Japanese Slang
  • Japanese Slang 賢者タイム (Kenja Time): Meaning & Example Sentences
  • Meaning and Difference of ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) in Japanese
  • 30+ Essential Japanese Words to Describe Food
  • Meaning of 卍 (manji) and マジ卍 (Maji manji) in Japanese

Words by Theme

  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns
  • 40 Old Japanese Slang Words to Sound Funny (or Weird)

Idiom

  • 十八番 (ohako) Meaning “The Song You Sing Best”
  • How The Japanese Word 神 (Kami, ‘God’) Is Used Metaphorically
  • Japanese Money-Related Idioms and Slang Words

Japlish

  • Japanese Wasei-Eigo List (“Japlish”) and Their Meanings
  • 深夜テンション (shinya tension) Meaning “Midnight High” in Japanese Slang
  • Meaning of “Paper Driver” in Japlish (Japanese English)

Slang

  • 女たらし (onna tarashi) Meaning ‘Lady’s Man’ in Japanese
  • Toka, Kana, Kamo: Japanese Vague Expressions
  • Japanese “活 Words”: 婚活 (Konkatsu), 就活/終活 (Shūkatsu)

Column

  • “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
  • イチロー (Ichiro): What He Means to Japanese Baseball Fans
  • Meaning of 遠慮 (enryo) and 空気を読む (kuuki wo yomu)

Grammar

  • Essential Grammar in Kansai Dialect (関西弁, Kansai ben)
  • Slang Meaning of 全然 (Zenzen) Without ない (Nai)
  • Ageru, Kureru, and Morau: Meaning, Grammar and Difference

日本語記事

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  • 深夜テンションとハイテンションを英語で説明
  • 「遠慮のかたまり」と「遠慮する」を英語で説明
  • 「背水の陣」のように決死の覚悟で挑む状況を英語で
  • 「役不足」の正しい意味を英語に訳す

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