Nihongoism
Bob Myers, SakikoEncounters with the Japanese Language
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 135 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Sowasowa: nervously anticipating something
Here is your mimetic Japanese word of the day from PERAPERA.
そわそわ (sowasowa) means some upcoming event has you visibly keyed up, whether you’re excited or nervous about it. Maybe you’re waiting for your JLPT test results; maybe you’re expe...
PERAPERA: The App
The PERAPERA app is now live at perapera.nihongoism.com! Featuring every Japanese mimetic word in the standard dictionary, you can search, browse, or ask it for a random word. Use it on your phone or your desktop.
When I launched the Pera...
Butsubutsu: muttering, grumbling, and a rash
Here is your mimetic Japanese word of the day from PERAPERA.
ぶつぶつ (butsubutsu) means muttering, and most of the time it means muttering complaints. It’s usually someone talking under their breath to no one in particular.
You’ll usually se...
Zokuzoku: shivering, from cold, fear, or excitement
Here is your mimetic Japanese word of the day from PERAPERA.
ぞくぞく (zokuzoku) is a shiver running through your body.
What’s unusual here is that anything can cause it. English keeps these separate, so “shivering” is cold, “a chill down my...
Perapera: the word this newsletter is named after
ペラペラ (perapera) means fluent. But the word isn’t really about vocabulary or grammar, it’s about how the words come out: one after another, with nothing to catch on and nothing to slow them down.
That’s not a coincidence. Perapera also desc...
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