Overview of Yoga Through meditation, one calms the mind, enters a mystical realm of stillness, and aims for union with the Absolute (Brahman/Atman). This is the orthodox Brahmin ascetic practice. It involves performing special postures that impose austerities on the body. In recent years, it has also been used for health and beauty purposes. … Read More
Description this work The pronunciation of bonsai was rendered with the same kanji. Typically, Bonsai is written in kanji as “盆栽.” Did the artist, after much consideration, find the standard kanji too mundane? Or did they deliberately underestimate himself, using the kanji “凡才” (meaning ordinary skill) with a touch of irony? “凡才” is written … Read More
One of the names for Japanese women In Japan, names ending with characters like “子 (ko), 美 (mi), or 恵 (e)” are almost always female, though there are exceptions. Until the Showa era, names ending with “子” were common for women, but from the end of Showa through Heisei, such names became less frequent. … Read More
The most representative example is Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura is the location in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where Minamoto no Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate, the center of Japan’s first samurai government. The number of tourists visiting Kamakura exceeds approximately 20 million annually. It is a temple and shrine tourist destination on par … Read More
Shibuya exists both as a place name and as a surname. Shibuya as a place name (Tokyo) A ward located in the southwest of Tokyo’s 23 wards. In 1932 (Showa 7), the three towns of Shibuya, Sendagaya, and Yoyohata in Toyotama District merged to form Shibuya Ward. Regarding the station itself, in March 2013, … Read More
Handwritten and designed greetings for 25 types of New Year’s cards in Kanji. There are 2- and 4-character New Year’s greetings, which are words that are also used as 4-character phrases. (Some of them are not idioms and are not found in dictionaries.) Four-letter New Year’s greeting cards are considered to be used not … Read More
Read as Kichigai, this reading has two meanings. To be in an unusual state of mind, to speak or act in a manner that is not normal. To lose one’s mind. To be abnormally absorbed in one thing. Also, the person. Mania. This is a coined kanji character It reads “Kichigai,” originally written in … Read More
Hello, Mr. Mizuki. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Mizuki, which is shared by your ancestors and friends. This is 2,857th surname in Japan It is said that the surnames derived from place names are very common as the origin of surnames. Mizuki is presumed to be one of them. … Read More
A word that describes a person’s character and predispositions in Kanji. A person who has a rough temperament and is violent in behavior. Because it is a classical expression, it is not used in modern colloquial language, but it is rarely seen in games and anime with a medieval worldview. Although this word has … Read More
One of the extremely rare Japanese surnames. The name “Kibutsuji” isn’t just a character from the manga or anime. It may have existed in the past, but it is not currently found in Japanese surname databases. It might be a fictional surname, but “鬼” means demon, “舞” means dance, and ‘辻’ means crossroads. This … Read More
A general term for mammals of the genus Camelus in the family Camelidae. They stand over two meters tall. They have long necks and legs, and no horns. They have a hump on their back where they store fat to endure food shortages. Their nostrils open and close freely, and their feet have soft … Read More
The Caucasus region is the easternmost region of Europe. Among them, the world’s oldest Christian country spreads at the foot of Mount Ararat, which is famous for Noah’s Ark legend. Mount Ararat is currently part of Turkey, but since it was located in the center of Greater Armenia, which prospered around the Armenian plateau … Read More
A phenomenon in which light and shadow show subtle fluctuations. The ground is heated by strong direct sunlight, which warms the air close to the ground and creates uneven density distribution. A phenomenon in which objects in the distance appear to sway or appear distorted when viewed from afar through the ground heated by … Read More
Description for nation of Malaysia Constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It is a federal system consisting of the mainland of Malaysia in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo. It has a hot and humid tropical climate with few distinct seasons. … Read More
Description for Petersburg The kanji representation of Petersburg, the abbreviated name for Saint Petersburg. Russia’s second-largest city after Moscow. Located in the delta region at the mouth of the Neva River, deep within the Gulf of Finland on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, approximately 650 km northwest of Moscow. Saint Petersburg serves … Read More