Slang(スラング)

kishoi

“Kishoi” is often used by young people, but it was originally used in daily conversations in the Kansai region.
A ...

Slang(スラング)

hetare

If you like and watch Japanese TV shows, animes, movies, comics, or use SNSs or the like, you may have heard the word ...

Everyday Expression(日常)

sugoi

“Sugoi(すごい:凄い)” is a word that is often used at any time, in any situation, regardless of age or gender.

You ca ...

Everyday Expression(日常)

moshi yokattara

“Yokatta(よかった)” means “that was good,” but if the word becomes “yokattaRA(よかったら)”, it becomes a different meaning.

Everyday Expression(日常)

oikutsu desu ka

Has anyone asked you a question?

“Oikutsu desu ka?”

If you don’t like it, answer it.

Everyday Expression(日常)

otsukare

“Otsukaresama”
“Ostukaresama desu”
“Otsukaresama desita”

Japanese people say the phrases above in many ...

Everyday Expression(日常)

itadakimasu

“Itadakimasu (いただきます:頂きます)”

This is a Japanese greeting before a meal.
For example, it is like a prayer tha ...

Everyday Expression(日常),Slang(スラング)

ikumen

In 2010, the word “ikumen” spread to Japan after the “ikumen project” advocated by the then Minister of Labor.
Th ...

Slang(スラング)

dondake

What is the Japanese the word “dondake (どんだけ)” ?
Don’t you think it’s a funny-sounding word?

It ...

Slang(スラング)

abo-n

When browsing Japanese Internet bulletin boards or SNSs, we often encounter the words “abo-n(あぼーん)” or “abon(あぼん)”.