JAPANESE THAT THE JAPANESE DONT KNOW EPISODE 3

自己紹介(Self-Introductions) ◦ Example: 私の名前は_______です。 (Watashi no namae wa _______ desu. ) = My name

Yakuza-esque Words/Phrases ◦ 任侠 (ninkyou) = Honor ◦ てめえ (temee) = Vulgar way of

Terms used in Hanafuda (花札) ◦ ぴかいち (pikaichi) = a hand consisting of all

Different Hiragana for One Sound ◦ Long ago, there used to be more than

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日本人の知らない日本語 (JAPANESE THAT THE JAPANESE DON'T KNOW) EPISODE 3 Ikea Anne Natividad 1 st Period

自己紹介(Self-Introductions) ◦ Example: 私の名前は_______です。 (Watashi no namae wa _______ desu. ) = My name is _______.

Yakuza-esque Words/Phrases ◦ 任侠 (ninkyou) = Honor ◦ てめえ (temee) = Vulgar way of saying hello; commonly used between guys ◦ シカと(shikato) = Ignore Origin: しか(deer) + と (ten; worth 10 points in Hanafuda) ◦ 花札 (hanafuda) = Japanese playing cards ◦ お姉さん (oneesan) = Big Sis (Yakuza way of referring females) ◦ ぼんくら (bonkura) = Idiot Origin: 盆 = gambling houses Eventually, it came to also mean "a dark (kurai) person" (盆に暗い) ぼん(bon) + くら(kura)

Terms used in Hanafuda (花札) ◦ ぴかいち (pikaichi) = a hand consisting of all trash cards except for one high-scoring card ◦ あかよろしい (aka yoroshii) = Obvious Goodness Origin: あきらによろしい (akira ni yoroshii)

Different Hiragana for One Sound ◦ Long ago, there used to be more than one hiragana character for just one sound. ◦ Eventually, it got too confusing, so the Meiji Government established to current hiragana for each sound. ◦ This was the 1900: Elementary School Revision ◦ Those deviating from the standard are now known as "strange characters" (変体がな = hentai ga na)