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Ichimon Japan: A Podcast About Japan and the Japanese Language by JapanKyo.com

Feb 21, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why is Argentina "Aruzenchin" in Japanese? (This is a follow up to episode 56 of Ichimon Japan: What katakana words do you hate?)

Topics Discussed

  • The possible reason for my Argentina in Japanese is aruzenchin rather than something closer to the original name in Spanish
  • About...


Feb 7, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What katakana words do you hate? Basically, we're talking about funny, quirky and annoying katakana words!

Topics Discussed

  • Katakana-ified words that people hate
  • Annoying katakana pronunciations
  • Some possible reasons for why katakana words are pronounced in peculiar ways
  • How...