Japanese Onomatopoeia The Japanese language features a large amount of onomatopoeia. There are words that express the sound of animals and people which are called Giseigo. There are words that describe other sounds like the sound of footsteps on dry leaves which are called Giongo. There are also Mimetic words that describe feelings and way in which something is done. These are called Gitaigo. H...
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Japanese Onomatopoeia The Japanese language features a large amount of onomatopoeia. There are words that express the sound of animals and people which are called Giseigo. There are words that describe other sounds like the sound of footsteps on dry leaves which are called Giongo. There are also Mimetic words that describe feelings and way in which something is done. These are called Gitaigo. H...
七転び八起き Seven falls, eight rises
(Pick yourself up, dust yourself off start all over again)
By CHIBA Sakie
皆さんの国の言葉には『ことわざ』がたくさんありますか。日本語にはことわざがたくさんあり、新聞やニュースはもちろん、日常会話でもよく使われています。仕事の面接で「座右の銘は何ですか。」と聞かれることもよくありますが、その場合はたいていことわざや四字熟語を使って答えます。
私が一番好きなことわざは『七転び八起き』です。七転び八起きとは七回転んでも八回起き上がるという意味です。つまり、何度失敗しても、諦めずに立ち上がるということです。私の人生は失敗だらけですが、失敗を失敗のままにしておいたことはありません。必ずもう一度挑戦して、成功する...
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