Most recent Japanese word you've learned?

Japanese Language
#4382

I learned this word: 一本調子(いっぽんぢょうし), meaning “monotone”

But most importantly, I learned how to spell that word, i.e. type the ち with a dakuten: ippondixyoushi. That’s not something you get to type every day lol

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#4383

思いがけない
思い掛け無い

Unexpected, by chance

Yet another 掛ける word with a meaning that’s 思いがけない :wink:

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#4384

Does “dyou” not do the trick?

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#4385

正月太り New Years weight gain
…which is exactly what I did lol. My boyfriend’s mom’s cooking should come with a warning.

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#4386

ディスる to diss / disrespect

Also often written as ｄｉｓる

I was surprised to see this word used on a variety show earlier (about insults celebrities get in comments on social media platforms). The fact that the katakana meaning lines up with the original English meaning (unlike words like ハイテンション) was even more surprising!

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#4387

小切手
At Duolingo

#4388

Sure it does! Thanks for the tip :slight_smile:

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#4389

三日坊主 ‘monk for three days’ = unsteady worker
(kind of a profanity too say here!)

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#4390

bit off topic but, native thai here. We also have iron chef here in thailand and it was absolutely amazing, probably one of the best cooking shows on tv, really technical and really entertaining at the same time ,I loved that show ( don’t think they make it anymore though sadly )

#4391

夫婦喧嘩（ふうふげんか） - quarrel between spouses

As Leebo mentioned some time ago, one has to watch out for the rendaku sometimes :slight_smile: .

Also:
生息地（せいそくち） - animal habitat
清掃する（せいそうする） - clean-up, garbage collection
正装（せいそう） - formal dress, uniform
凄愴（せいそう） - pathetic, dreadful

@yamitenshi not the せいそ we’re looking for, right? :joy:

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#4392

Uniform sounds about right for some of 'em :joy:

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#4393

Not exactly a word but I just came across 黄色い救急車 in a game.

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#4394

演技 while watching ビースターズ

#4395

食(く)わせ者(もの)・cheat, a sham

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#4396

Another Beastars fan!! :rabbit: :hearts:

I saw that word a lot last night when I was watching Seinfeld and Elaine told Jerry she faked it every time when they were dating :rofl:

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#4397

影武者 - Political decoy/Body double

A shadow (影) military (武) someone (者)… So rather than being this military person, they are their shadow. In appearance it is them, but upon deeper inspection you realize it’s a decoy. That’s what we call a political decoy or body double, though literally it means shadow warrior.

Reading: かげむしゃ

This word uses the kun’yomi reading for 影 and the on’yomi readings for 武 and 者. The reading of 武 is a little different from what you learned, though, so here’s a mnemonic just in case:

You want to retreat from society. You hire a body double to assist you. This body double is a cow. When you ask the cow if they understood everything, the cow replies: "Moo (む)."

Visualize the cow impersonating you. This cow is a real man/woman/person. This cow likes doing skateboard. This cow is just like you - except from the fact they are a cow, maybe?

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#4398

ザコ - small fry (also metaphorically refers to people)
絹布 - silk cloth
絹織物 - silk goods/fabrics
織物業 - textile industry

Smells like 甘い生活, but it’s just a dictionary search :stuck_out_tongue:

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#4399

釣竿 - fishing rod

I probably learned more, but none that stick out. But this was while reading a book I now cannot remember the name of.

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#4400

Also works like “noob” in Internet slang

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#4401

錬鉄 - wrought iron
錬鋼 - wrought steel
尿検査 - urine test/analysis