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Beauty Clinic Survey Reveals Japan’s “Top 10 Words”- All Remarkably Positive...

In a survey carried out late last year, Japan’s Shonan Beauty Clinic asked 1,400 Japanese men and women what their favourite words were. The results were remarkably wholesome. If you ever wondered how...

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25 beautiful illustrations of untranslatable words

Recently we brought you a selection of Japanese words we’d love to import into English. Well, it seems we’re not the only ones that feel that way. Digital artist Anjana Iyer, a designer based in...

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“Don’t touch my moustache!” Japanese that sounds like English but isn’t, and...

When you start learning another language, like, say, Japanese, it’s common to come across certain words that sound like English words, but aren’t. For example, the Japanese word “hai” which means yes,...

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Artist turns “untranslatable words” from various languages into beautiful...

The jewelry shows off how gorgeous some Japanese words can be. One of the most interesting aspects of learning a new language is discovering words that don’t have equivalents in your native tongue....

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W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 Japanese words with cool ancient origin stories【Weird Top...

Words about corrupt grocers and reading people’s minds? Sign me up! Finding out the origins of words is awesome. Whether they’re borrowings from other languages, cultural misunderstandings, or other...

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Japanese “New Word of the Year” announced, sums up 2020 perfectly

We couldn’t think of a better word than this one. While 2020 has certainly had its share of ups, there have also been a lot of downs, and dictionary publishing company Sanseido had a lot of strong...

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