On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about 10 words that only exist in Japanese and how Japanese may not be as unique as you think it is. đTopics Discussed x x What komorebi means and what its parts mean What unkai means About kanji compounds in Japanese About the many meanings that can be found in a single kanji The different readings of kanji in Japanese What shinrinyoku means Whats tsundoku means What irusu means What konbi means What kogarashi means What betsubara means What kuchisamishii means What tatemae means What macchipompu means And more! đSubscribe to the Podcast! đSupport on Patreon & Ko-fi  https://patreon.com/japankyo đLinks, Videos, Etc. The Article referenced in this article: Here's the 11 words we discussed in this episode: æšæŽ©ăæ„ : æšæŒăæ„; æšæŽ©ăæ„; æšæŒăéœ; æšæŽ©ăéœ ăăăăăłă (n) sunlight filtering through trees éČæ”· ăăăăăă (n) sea of clouds æŁźæ攎 ăăăăăăăă (n) forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits ç©èȘ : ç©ăèȘ(P); ç©èȘ; ă€ăèȘ ăă€ăă©ăă (n,vs) (1) buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku; (n) (2) books bought but not read ć± çćź ăăăăă (n) pretending to be out ççŸ ăăăăłă (adj-na,n) (1) sweet (taste); luscious; (adj-na,n) (2) sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant; mellow; mellifluous æšæŻăă : æšæŻăă(P); æšæŻă(P); ć©; æšæŻ ăăăăăă (n) cold wintry wind ć„è č ăăčă€ă°ăă (n) dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full ćŁćŻăă : ćŁćŻăă; ćŁæ·ăă ăăăĄăăłăă; ăăĄăăżăă; ăăĄăăżăăă (adj-i) craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth ć»șć : ć»șć(P); ć»șăŠć(P); ç«ć; ç«ăŠć ăăăŠăŸăă (n) (1) (See æŹéł) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (n) (2) (ć»șć, ć»șăŠć only) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ăăăăăłă : ăăăăăłă; ăăăă»ăăłă (n) (in ref. to lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump) stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it (wasei: match, wasei: pomp); profiting from solving problems created by oneself đFollow on Social Media
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