2023-12

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Why does Satoru Gojo call himself “ぼく” ? :The difference between “ぼく(boku)” and おれ(ore)“~ from the episode of Jujutsu Kaisen

In this post, I would like to talk about the deferrence between "僕(boku)" and "俺(ore)" and think about why Gojo-sensei, ...
Quote/Line

同じ尺度で生きている (doing the same thing people I don’t like would do)~Quote from Jujutsu Kaisen

In this post, I will talk about one of my favorite quotes from Jujutsu Kaisen. 私がキライな人達と同じ尺度で生きている This is the line by Y...
Particles

What does the particle ”は(wa)” mean in Japanese? ~ the first particle you learn but with the example you never use

In this post, I would like to talk about particles. In Japanese, there are many particles which make learning Japanese a...
Kanji

What does Kugisaki(釘崎) mean?~ the last name even most Japanese never heard of【Jujutsu Kaisen】

Many characters in Jujutsu Kaisen have the last names that I believe most of Japanese people never heard of. At first, I...
Japanese Culture

Kyoto’s famous sweets Nobara requested in Jujutsu Kaisen

In Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 32, there is the scene that Nobara told the Kyoto High students to hand over the souvenirs fro...
Quote/Line

私が私であるためだもの (It’s to stay true to myself) ~Quote from Jujutsu Kaisen

In this post, I will talk about one of Nobara's lines in Jujutsu Kaisen. 私が私であるためだもの~ It’s to stay true to myself In Cha...
Particles

One wrong particle makes the meaning totally different? ~ the scene from Jujutsu Kaisen

Today, I want to talk about particles (助詞). Yes, particles in Japanese grammar, which everyone loves (kidding). If you a...
Japanese Culture

When do you start calling your friend by her first name with ”chan(ちゃん)” ~ from the episode of Detective Conan(Case Closed)

As you may know, in Japanese, there are several ways to call your friends. In this post, I talk about “san(さん)” and “cha...
Particles

Japanese particles are difficult? Look how Mitsuhiko explains about particles in Case Closed.

As you may know, particles (called "jyoshi" in Japanese) are one of the difficult grammar in Japanese (as difficult as f...
Kanji

What does Itadori(虎杖/いたどり) originally mean? ~ the main character in Jujutsu Kaisen

All characters in Jujutsu Kaisen have very unique last names. There are people who actually have the same last names in ...