One-letter- word ひらがな 一文字(ひともじ)の ことば

There are 46(!) basic syllables in Japanese. It’s a whole lot more than the English alphabet. The good news is, if you consider this a good news that is, just one of those 46 letters can be a word. For example, い (胃)i        stomach ち (血)chi    blood て (手)te      hand は (歯)ha   …

Mikkabozu - 三日坊主 - みっかぼうず

Do you know a Japanese word/expression ” mikka bozu”? You quit something after (only) three days even if you pledge to do it.  Literally it means a three-day-monk. 三日(みっか)(mikka) means 3 days. 坊主(ぼうず)(bozu) is a monk. So the story behind this is, you want to become a monk and start training but it is so …