In English, please!
ヤマトナデシコ
Yamato is an old name for Japan.
Nadeshiko is the name of a flower.
Yamato-nadeshiko is a metaphor for a beautiful Japanese woman.
The qualities of a yamato-nadeshiko are elegance, strength and grace.
Recently we call the Japanese national women soccer team "nadeshiko Japan".
- 1 文目は Japan is used to be called yamato. でもよい
- metaphor 隠喩
- 3 文目は We use yamato-nadeshiko to describe a beautiful Japanese woman. でもよい
- 4 文目は A yamato-nadeshiko is elegant, strong and graceful. でもよい
聞き耳リスニングクイズ
You can find me everywhere in Japan.
I have many buttons on my body.
I work 24(twenty-four) hours a day.
I have everything you need.
Sometimes I talk and sometimes I have to say "No." to children.
Who am I?
自動販売機
- 「自動販売機が壊れている」"The vending machine doesn't work."
