6 docs tagged with "idioms"

Japanese animal idioms explained: phrasal 慣用句 built on 馬, 犬, 猫, and 虎, each with its reading, literal gloss, real meaning, and everyday usage.

How Japanese slang works: the four formation patterns behind 若者言葉 and net-speak, why slang churns so fast, with dated examples like やばい and 草.

Japanese body-part idioms explained: 慣用句 built on 手, 目, 口, and 心, each with its reading, literal gloss, real meaning, usage, and how everyday it is.

Japanese proverbs (kotowaza): 50 essential sayings with literal and English-equivalent meanings, the kotowaza-vs-idiom line, and when speakers use them.

Top 50 yojijukugo for N2 learners in one sortable table: kanji, reading, literal and idiomatic meaning, an English equivalent, a cited example, and origin.

Learn how to study yojijukugo: where four-character idioms appear in editorials, speeches, and formal writing, how to batch and SRS them, and how many to learn.