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

Sep 21, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why does to "nyan nyan" mean to "have sex" in Japanese?

Topics Discussed

  • Japanese expressions/idioms related to cats
  • What the Japanese expression neko no te mo karitai means and how it is used
  • What pets are most popular in Japan
  • The Japanese festival game of kingyosukui
  • What the...


Sep 7, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Does "hai" mean "bye" in Japanese?

Topics Discussed

  • How most people that don't speak Japanese would say "goodbye" in Japanese
  • How sayonara/sayōnara is used fairly infrequently in Japanese
  • Reasons why people in Japan tend not to use sayonara/sayōnara frequently
  • The etymology of...