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Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
See media help. " Kagome Kagome " (かごめかごめ, or 籠目籠目) is a Japanese children's game and the song ( Warabe uta) associated with it. One player is chosen as the Oni (literally demon or ogre, but similar to the concept of "it" in tag) and sits blindfolded (or with their eyes covered). The other children join hands and walk in ...
Japanese wordplay. Japanese wordplay relies on the nuances of the Japanese language and Japanese script for humorous effect. Double entendres have a rich history in Japanese entertainment (such as in kakekotoba) [ 1] due to the language's large number of homographs (different meanings for a given spelling) and homophones (different meanings for ...
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Music videos. "The Cruel Angel's Thesis" on YouTube. " The Cruel Angel's Thesis " (残酷な天使のテーゼ, Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), [ 1 ] also known as " A Cruel Angel's Thesis ", [ a ] is a J-pop song performed by Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi. Toshiyuki Ōmori and Hidetoshi Satō composed the song, while Neko Oikawa wrote the lyrics.
koto. [8] 琴, a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan, resembling a zither with 13 strings. makimono. [9] 巻物, a horizontal Japanese hand scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy. manga. まんが or 漫画 listen ⓘ, (English IPA : [mæŋgɜː]) Japanese comics; refers to comics in general in Japanese. noh.
Copperhead Road (song) " Copperhead Road " is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in 1988 as the first single and title track from his third studio album of the same name. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was Earle's highest-peaking song to date ...
Fourteen Words. " The Fourteen Words " (also abbreviated 14 or 1488) is a reference to two slogans originated by David Eden Lane, [ 1][ 2] one of nine founding members of the defunct white supremacist terrorist organization The Order, [ 3] and are accompanied by Lane's "88 Precepts". The slogans have served as a rallying cry for militant white ...