Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku

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[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

にほんの ようかいを、

やさしい にほんご と
えいごで しょうかいします。
Japanese yokai
in Easy Japanese
and English.

まいにち すこしずつ、
にほんぶんかを
たのしみましょう。
#妖怪　 #LearnJapanese 　#Japan

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

An old, forgotten dust cloth, rising into the night sky — meet the shirouneri.
Said to wrap around a person's face or neck while flying after dark. Here's where the word comes from.
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A voice that names your thoughts before you speak them — meet the satori.
Said to live deep in the mountains, reading the minds of travelers it meets. Here's where the word comes from.
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@maki_beyou5 まきさん、着物も素敵ですが、こちらはどちらで撮影ですか？

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A figure standing in the branches who wasn't there a moment ago — meet the kodama.
Said to appear before woodcutters about to cut down its tree. Here's where the word comes from.
N5 vocab included in the video
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A shaggy little yokai hiding in damp houses — meet the keukegen. Said to bring illness wherever it appears, though it's rarely seen. Here's where the word comes from. N5 vocab included in the video
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A cow with a human face, speaking of what's to come — meet the kudan. Believed to foretell the future moments after birth. Here's where the word comes from. N5 vocab included in the video
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@maki_beyou5 帯かわいい😍🩷😍

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@33nenori ご無事でよかったです。

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A call from deep in the forest — meet the kitsune. Said to shapeshift and trick people, while also serving as a messenger of the gods. Here's where the word comes from.
こんこんと、もりのなかでなくきつね。ばけるちからをもつといわれ、神さまのつかいとも。
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@sakiko_homeru @monta_monkura 声がステキ🤩もともとの声もステキだから、クローンの声も素敵なんですね😺

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@webcopyschool これからは、雑で動こうと思います。今まで、結局中途半端でしたから😅

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

A splash from the river — meet the kappa. Known for the water-filled plate on its head, said to be the source of its strength. Here's where the word comes from.
ぴちゃぴちゃと、かわのなかからやってくるかっぱ。あたまのさらに水があるあいだ、ちからがつよい。
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@webcopyschool まずは、確認からします。ありがとうございました。

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@webcopyschool まよ先生
語学プラットフォームがそのままでした。チェックしてみます。

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

Smoke that rises... and might be watching you.
Enra-enra is a yokai made entirely of drifting smoke. Soft, quiet, and a little unsettling.
けむりが、ふわりとそらにのぼっていく。
これは、えんらえんら。けむりだけでできた、しずかでちょっとふしぎな妖怪です。
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

Roaring down from the mountains — Japan's most famous yokai.
Oni shows up in folktales, festivals, and even kids' games. Here's where the word actually comes from.
「がおー」と、やまのむこうからやってくる。
むかしばなしやおまつりにもでてくる、にほんでいちばん有名な妖怪。
#Japan

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@webcopyschool まよ先生
まずは、1本出します。

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@sakiko_homeru それは、すごいです。20人の学生の前でも、初日の授業ではドキドキします🥴羨ましい😀😀

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

Sailors feared this one for centuries.
Umibouzu rises from the sea with a low rumbling sound — a giant black head, and nothing else.
うみが「ざわざわ」と、もりあがる。
あらわれたのは、くろいおおきなあたま。うみぼうず。ふなびとにおそれられてきました。
#LearnJapanese #Yokai

[Misae | Japanese Teacher | Japanese through Otaku @misareto]

@webcopyschool わたしなんかが、とつい言ってしまいがちです。言った後で、だめだめと思います。そんなレベルですが、前向きに！