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Kanji: 牛

cow

ギュウ
うし

牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう) — milk
牛肉 (ぎゅうにく) — beef
牛丼 (ぎゅうどん) — gyudon
和牛 (わぎゅう) — Wagyu beef
牛海綿状脳症 (うしかいめんじょうのうしょう) — bovine spongiform encephalopathy
乳牛 (ちうし) — dairy cow
子牛 (こうし) — calf
牛舎 (ぎゅうしゃ) — cow shed
肉牛 (にくぎゅう) — beef cattle
短角牛 (たんかくぎゅう) — shorthorn

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🏫 小2

Kanji: 租

tariff, crop tax, borrowing

租税 (そぜい) — taxes
租界 (そかい) — concession
租借 (そしゃく) — lease (of territory)
租税負担 (そぜいふたん) — tax burden
租借地 (そしゃくち) — leasehold land
地租 (ちそ) — land tax
貢租 (こうそ) — annual tax
租税転嫁 (そぜいてんか) — shifting of tax
租税の帰着 (そぜいのきちゃく) — incidence of taxation
租庸調 (そようちょう) — corvee

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🏫 中学

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #158

Coldness as a melody, gliding through a river with a magnificent #cat and #fox, why people give up and how to overcome it, #Japanese ambient #music, … 10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #158

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Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News · 10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #158

Kanji: 膚

skin, body, grain, texture, disposition


はだ

皮膚科 (ひふか) — dermatology
皮膚 (ひふ) — skin
アトピー性皮膚炎 (アトピーせいひふえん) — atopic dermatitis
皮膚がん (ひふがん) — skin cancer
皮膚炎 (ひふえん) — dermatitis
皮膚病 (ひふびょう) — skin disease
皮膚科医 (ひふかい) — dermatologist
脂漏性皮膚炎 (しろうせいひふえん) — seborrheic dermatitis
皮膚感覚 (ひふかんかく) — cutaneous sensation
完膚なきまで (かんぷなきまで) — completely

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🏫 中学

麒麟草[Kirinsō]
Phedimus aizoon var. floribundus

It is a perennial plant that grows in sunny locations. The plant is about from thirty to fifty centimeters tall, and even when it is not in flower, its fleshy, soft-looking leaves are lush and green, so it is often planted in gardens and flowerbeds.

The yellow flowers are five-petaled.

via konjaku

#Japanese
#plants
#flowers
#photography

I once heard stories about the #japanese #internmentcamps of WW2 when I was younger, and I was glad to think I'd never see that again where I lived.

Land of the Free, right?

Yet here I sit looking at #aligatorauschwitz hearing stories of magot filled food, and people being sent there for minor infractions...

...It looks remarkably similar and it's horrifying.

Though instead of being at #war with #japan we're at war with the #world as the #usa loses its crown.

"Gion Matsuri and Japanese Festivals": Cerritos College (Los Angeles) Study Abroad in Kyōto, July 15, 2025

This might be the most gorgeous slideshow you ever see, informative as well about the Gion festival and Kyōto. Japanese festivals are above all presented as Shintō rituals. The Gion Matsuri began in 869 to ward off epidemics, but was ironically canceled during the recent pandemic. Longtime research and insider experiences in Japanese, with guidance by a Gion festival leader, culminate in fascinating information and annotated photos.

View the slideshow
on ResearchGate: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.132
on Academia Edu: academia.edu/130493544
Japanese government's ResearchMap 祇園祭と日本の祭り (Japanese annotations - 日本語による説明):
researchmap.jp/waoe/presentati

#religion #mythology #Japan #Shinto #ritual #religions #StudyAbroad #festival #festivals #cosplay #clothing #shrine #Kyoto #Heian #Japanese #travel #sightseeing #photography #presentation #slideshow #Gion

@religion @mythology

Kanji: 打

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

ダ ダース
う.つ う.ち- ぶ.つ

二塁打 (にるいだ) — two-base hit
安打 (あんだ) — safe hit
本塁打 (ほんるいだ) — home run
打撃 (だげき) — blow
打線 (だせん) — batting line-up
打者 (だしゃ) — batter
三塁打 (さんるいだ) — three-base hit
打ち上げ (うちあげ) — launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.)
適時打 (てきじだ) — timely hit
打球 (だきゅう) — hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.)

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🏫 小3

Kanji: 農

agriculture, farmers

ノウ

農業 (のうぎょう) — agriculture
農家 (のうか) — farmer
農林 (のうりん) — agriculture and forestry
農相 (のうしょう) — Minister of Agriculture
農薬 (のうやく) — agricultural chemical (i.e., pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.)
農地 (のうち) — agricultural land
農村 (のうそん) — agricultural community
農協 (のうきょう) — agricultural cooperative
農水省 (のうすいしょう) — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
農大 (のうだい) — agricultural university

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🏫 小3

Kanji: 錠

lock, fetters, shackles

ジョウ

錠剤 (じょうざい) — pill
施錠 (せじょう) — locking
手錠 (てじょう) — handcuffs
解錠 (かいじょう) — unlocking
一錠 (いちじょう) — one tablet
開錠 (かいじょう) — unlocking
南京錠 (ナンキンじょう) — padlock
錠前 (じょうまえ) — lock
シリンダー錠 (シリンダーじょう) — cylinder lock
錠をかける (じょうをかける) — to fasten a lock

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🏫 中学