words ハナミズキ 花水木 hanamizuki
Hi all ! こんにちは
Flowering dogwood is called ハナミズキ(花水木) hanamizuki
花水木 consisted of three Kanji characters.
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words words 柏餅かしわもち kashiwamochi
柏餅
かしわもち
kashiwa mochi
We eat Kashiwa mochi on Japanese children’s day, that is 5th May.
However, for me...
culture 新学期・新年度
Hi, all. How's it going?
In Japan,
新学期(新年度)が始まりました。
しんがっき(しんねんど)がはじまりました。
shingakki (shinnendo) ga hajimari ...
words 八重桜 double cherry blossoms in rain
こんにちは! Hi!
How's the weather today?
今日の東京は小雨です。
きょうのとうきょうは、こさめです。
In Tokyo, It is drizzling slightly today.
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culture In May — Satsuki and Mei, two girls in the movie My Neighbor Totoro
Do you know Satsuki and Mei, two girls in the movie My Neighbor Totoro？
Actually, “Satsuki” さつき（皐月／五月）means the month ...
words さくら/サクラ/sakura cherry blossoms
Did you know?
桜咲く(さくらさく、サクラサク、sakurasaku) also means "passing the entrance exam."
quite common metaphor.
Japanese Sometimes vowels ‘i’ and ‘u’ can be omitted
Did you know...?
Basically, we Japanese fully pronounce each vowel with equal stress accent, and with equal time leng...
video 2 hrs heavy rain sounds in Tokyo
Heavy rain sounds in October recorded from a balcony of a flat located on the outskirts of Tokyo city.
White noise he...
video Heavy rain sounds in October
Heavy rain sounds in October recorded from a balcony of a flat located on the outskirts of Tokyo city.
White noise help...
video Fall asleep fast with Heavy rain sounds in Tokyo.
Fall asleep fast with Heavy rain sounds in Tokyo.
You will hear raindrops hit a metal balcony railing, and a puddle o...