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炎上 (enjou) Meaning “Come Under Fire” in Japanese

September 14, 2018

“炎上 (えんじょう, enjou)” or its verb “炎上する” indicate when someone, especially famous people come under fire due to their inappropriate statement or behaviour.Read Definition

Advanced Word “お家芸 (Oiegei)” Meaning “Excellent Skills”

September 14, 2018

お家芸 (おいえげい, oiegei) is an advanced Japanese word that means “(one’s) forte or adept skills”. It is often used to describe an organisation or country, e.g. anime, manga, and judo are Japan’s お家芸 (strong areas).Read Definition

Meanings and Differences of “ガチ (gachi)” and “マジ (maji)” in Japanese

September 14, 2018

ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) are Japanese slang terms that mean “seriously/very”. For example, “マジ/ガチでうまい” and means “very/seriously tasty”.Read Definition

引く (hiku) as A Slang Meaning “Be Put off” in Japanese

September 14, 2018

引く (ひく, hiku) is a basic Japanese word that means “draw/pull”, as in “ロープを引く (rōpu wo hiku; pull a rope)”. However, it is also used as a slang term meaning “be put off by something/someone”, e.g. when you feel like drawing back because you find something/someone cringey and off-putting. Read Definition

にわか (niwaka) Meaning “Newbie” in Japanese Slang

September 13, 2018

にわか (にわか, niwaka) is a Japanese slang word that describes newbies in a negative way. It is often used to criticise pretentious beginners who behave as if they have a lot of knowledge and experience about what they started a couple of weeks/months agoRead Definition

イチャモン (ichamon) Meaning ‘Unreasonable Complaints’ in Japanese

September 12, 2018

イチャモン (いちゃもん, ichamon) is a casual but advanced Japanese word meaning unreasonable and/or nitpicky complaints. It is usually used as “イチャモンをつける”, meaning ” to give unreasonable complaints” or “to nitpick”.Read Definition

骨の折れる (hone no oreru) Meaning ‘Tiring’ in Japanese Idiom

September 12, 2018

骨の折れる (ほねのおれる, hone no oreru) is a common idiomatic expression that means “very tiring/tough”. Its literal meaning is “bone breaks”, as in “骨の折れる音 (bone-breaking sound)”. However, it can be also used as an idiom to describe something tiring or tough, in which case it modifies a noun like an adjective.Read Definition

Sekuhara, Pawahara, Aruhara: Meanings of Harassment in Japanese

September 12, 2018

セクハラ (せくはら, sekuhara) is an abbreviation of “セクシャルハラスメント (sexual harassment)”. Compared to the English term, セクハラ can be used more casually and describe unwelcome sexual conduct that is either serious or somwhat trivial. Read Definition

かぶれる (kabureru) Meaning ‘Overly Influenced by Foreign Cultures’ in Japanese

September 12, 2018

かぶれる (kabureru) is a standard Japanese word that means that one’s thoughts have been overly influenced by new ideas, especially the culture of a specific foreign country. Read Definition

爆弾発言 (bakudan hatsugen) Meaning ‘Bomb Remark’ in Japanese

September 12, 2018

爆弾発言 (ばくだんはつげん, bakudan hatsugen) is a Japanese idiom that literally means “bomb remark”. It figuratively indicates a very shocking and/or blunt remark that astonishes a number of peopleRead Definition

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