Tanuki Den (aka Homepost): Date 20220407
Tanuki Scroll VII: あごとかかと
Short read today, today’s Edo tale. About two samurai who start a swordfight, one samurai gets his chin chopped off the other gets his heel chopped off. Then an old man comes along and is like “まあまあ… stop fighting” they stop fighting and run off with their severed body parts.
They both go to the doctors, but there’s been mix up! One guy ends up with a heel for a chin and the other gets a chin for a heel.
Japanese found in the tall grass
New Things
顎「あご」ー Jaw.
踵「かかと」ーHeel. Not just of the human foot though, can be the heel of a shoe or sock.
罅「ひび」ー Fissure; Crack
BONUS KANJI*
*from Jisho suggestions
讍 - I made it big so you can appreciate how cool it is better. Jisho says it isn’t in any words
Have I come across this before ??
I swear there was an emoji that had little ??? above its head, oh well, I’ll just melt instead
街角「まちかど」ー Street corner