MoeManga 002: Brain Power
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MoeManga Japanese Learning
Here are some of the keywords you may want to remember for your Japanese studies.
頭
"頭" means "head" or "brain". When used with "良い" , which means "good", it means you're a brainiac like Kanata-chan. "頭" can be used with other verbs and adjectives like below:-
- 頭が悪い - to be soft in the head.
- 頭にくる - to be annoyed.
- 頭を冷やす - to cool one's temper/thoughts/emotions.
- 頭が下がる - to greatly admire someone.
- 頭が禿げる - to go bald.
"頭" is also used when counting large animals such as horses or cows.
For example: "馬が二頭" 2 horses. "牛が十頭" 10 cows.
For example: "馬が二頭" 2 horses. "牛が十頭" 10 cows.
すごい
凄い is Japanese for "amazing", "awesome", "awful" or just plain "wow".
分ける
"分ける" means to "share" or "separate". When another verb comes in front however, it can have new meanings too:-
- 小さく分ける - to split up into small parts
- 使い分ける - to use properly.
- 見分ける - to distinguish.
- ふるい分ける - to select/sift.
なんちゃって
"なんちゃって" usually means "just kidding" but when used as a pre-noun adjective, it can also mean "wannabe", "pretend" or "fake".
- なんちゃって女子高生 - a pretend high school girl.
- なんちゃって結婚 - a fake marriage.
~わ
"~wa" is one of the Japanese feminine sentence-final particles (aka. women's word 女性語) that is intended to give a polite and soft tone. Other ladylike speech includes "kashira", "noyo", "mashou" and many many more.
- 欲しいわ - I want that.
- 行きますわ - I'll go.
じゃあ
"じゃあ" is a conjunction used when you want to say something like "well then" or "so".
こつん
"こつん" - an onomatopoeia used when something hard (e.g. head) bumps onto another object. "Bonk" would be its western version.
じー
"じー" - an onomatopoeia used when a character stares at someone or something. The word comes from "じっと見る" which means to stare.
むにゅっ
"むにゅっ" - an onomatopoeia commonly used when you press something squishy.
The pronunciation is a quick "moon-you" and not "mun" as in "munchy".
A close western equivalent would be "squish".
The pronunciation is a quick "moon-you" and not "mun" as in "munchy".
A close western equivalent would be "squish".
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