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Heartwarming: local teenager(?) decides to express his love for literacy in bus stop graffiti
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Heartwarming: local teenager(?) decides to express his love for literacy in bus stop graffiti
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できあがり! - Japanese word of the day!
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One day, a cook lifted the lid from a steaming pot and smiled. 「できあがり！」 (dekiagari!) . That single word means "It's finished!" or "It's ready!"
It comes from the verb できあがる (dekiagaru). The first part, できる (dekiru), means "to be completed" or "to be made."
The second part, 上がる (agaru), means "to rise" or "to come up." Put them together, and the image is simple. Something rises into its completed form. People use できあがり for fresh bread, a drawing, a knitted scarf, a new house, or a homework project. When the work reaches the finish line, できあがり it is!
"The stroke order feels like a child's drawing interrupted: a jaunty chimney, a roof, one solid wall and a floor … and then nothing. A structure for the wind to howl through."
The latest Bad Shodo Diaries entry is about 亡くす, "to lose someone."
Discover a poignant exploration of loss and grief through the lens of Japanese language and culture. This page delves into the kanji 亡, its
Zen in Simplicity – The Meaning Behind the Enso Circle
Sometimes the simplest symbols carry the deepest meaning.
The Enso circle is a traditional symbol in Zen Buddhism, often representing harmony, balance, enlightenment, and the beauty of imperfection. Paired with the Japanese kanji for Zen (禅), this minimalist gold design was created for those who appreciate mindfulness, calm, and timeless aesthetics.
Whether you practice meditation, enjoy Japanese-inspired art, or simply love clean minimalist design, this piece is a reminder to slow down, breathe, and stay present.
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Today's beginner Japanese vocabulary is ひまわり (himawari)
ひまわり means sunflower. The name comes from:
Hi (日) = sun
Mawari (回り) = turning, circling
So, ひまわり literally means "turning toward the sun."
But the official kanji is 向日葵 and you might be wondering…
If "hi" (日) comes first in the spoken word, 向日葵 is written with 日 in the middle? That's because the kanji 向日葵 was borrowed from Chinese.
Rather than reading each character individually, Japanese reads the entire compound as ひまわり. In other words, the pronunciation doesn't directly match the order of the kanji.
Interestingly, this kanji isn't commonly used in everyday Japanese. Most people simply write it as ひまわり in hiragana or ヒマワリ in katakana.
Here's another fun fact. Japanese has a tradition called Hanakotoba (花言葉)… The word comes from: Hana (花) = flower Kotoba (言葉) = words, language
So, Hanakotoba literally means "the language of flowers." In Hanakotoba, each flower has its own symbolic meaning and can be us
One of the meanings associated with ひまわり is:
あなただけを見つめている Anata dake o mitsumete iru.
Just as the sunflower follows the sun, I only have eyes for you. How romantic!! Learning Japanese? We have free apps for you! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-
Kanji of the day ・今日の漢字
❁癖
Meaning: habit, mannerism
Kunyomi: くせ
❁癖 （くせ）：habit
❁口癖 （くちぐせ）：manner of speaking
❁寝癖 （ねぐせ）：bed-head
Onyomi: ヘキ
❁悪癖 （あくへき）：bad habit
❁潔癖症 （けっぺきしょう）：being fussy about cleanliness