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Pet Peeve: Using the Wrong “Everyday”
A lot of people don’t realize that “everyday” and “every day” are two different things. This misunderstanding is very common, unfortunately. Basically, “everyday” is the adjective form, whereas “every...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Henshin
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 変身, which is read as henshin (hen-shin). 変身 means “transformation.” 変 means “weird/strange” and also “change.” 身 refers to “body/self.” So put together,...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Kyojin
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 巨人, which is read as kyojin (ki-yo-jin). 巨人 means “giant/titan.” 巨 means “giant,” such as when referring o a large frame. 人 is the symbol for “person.” So...
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Japanese Te Form Song
So I am trying to get into doing YouTube stuff (finally). For this particular video, I had to relearn a lot of things, and I had to overcome all kinds of bouts with social anxiety and whatnot. I hope...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Byouki
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 病気, which is read as byouki (bee-yoh-key). 病気 means illness. 病 refers to “illness/disease.” 気 is “spirit/energy.” So 病気 together is something like “sick...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Odoru
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 踊る, which is read as odoru (oh-doh-ru). 踊る means “to dance,” such as when you shake your moneymaker. Or perhaps it’s that activity some of us do in living...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Jouzu
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 上手, which is ready as jouzu (joh-zoo). 上手 means “skill,” as in being good or talented at something. 上 is the symbol for “above.” 手 is the symbol for...
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My Top 10 Anime Buzzwords
After watching a lot of anime over the years, it gets to the point where one can start to pick up on what I call “anime buzzwords.” Basically, these are words you are going to hear throughout various...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Eigo
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 英語, which is ready as eigo (eh-go). 英語 means “English.” 英 is the symbol for “England/English.” 語 refers to things like “words” and “speech.” The stroke...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Nemui
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 睡い, which is read as nemui (nay-moo-e). 睡い means “sleepy/drowsy,” as in when you feel like catching some Z’s. The stroke order for the 睡 symbol is shown...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Kizuna
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 絆, which is read as kizuna (key-zoo-na). 絆 means “bonds” (as in bonds that are emotional, relationship-driven and otherwise.) 絆 is a word you hear the...
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Tamago
Random Kanji Knowledge time! Today’s kanji is 卵, which is read as tamago (tah-mah-go). 卵 means “egg.” With Easter tomorrow and all, eggs are very iconic for the holiday. The stroke order for 卵 is...
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Daily NhanSense – Day 35
Daily NhanSense: Every day, I will blog about something that comes to mind. My goal is to practice writing about my hobbies, my interests, my opinions and so forth. Day 35’s Topic: Maturity. I am such...
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