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Fascinating trivia about the Japanese language, origins of kanji, and the evolution of the written word.

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Counting Chaos: Why Japanese Has a Different Word for Every Thing You Count

In English, you just add a number. In Japanese, you need to know if a thing is flat, long, alive, m…

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The Sounds Between the Lines: How Japanese Onomatopoeia Paints the World

In Japanese, rain doesn't just fall — it falls za-za, shito-shito, or para-para. Welcome to the ric…

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Yabai! A Field Guide to Japanese Slang That Actually Matters

Textbooks teach you polite Japanese. The street teaches you everything else. From 'yabai' to 'kusa,…

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