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This entry was posted on Monday, July 14th, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Yojijukugo . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
20 Responses to “Yojijukugo #2 - Obvious Decisions”
at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, these are two great words to add to your arsenal of erudite vocabulary! Hope you enjoyed this one!
at 5:12 am
Love the 四字熟語!
How often do they actually appear in japanese texts, and in what context ? Because I don’t remember coming into contact with many 四字熟語, at least in the (few) novels I’ve read. Is it more often used in speech, 漫画, newspapers … ?
at 11:23 am
Hehehehe, you said “erudite.” Nice word choice!
at 11:47 am
このレッソンはどうもありがとう!
at 2:50 pm
great lesson !
at 5:27 pm
In the kanji kentei, yojijukugo questions begin at 5 kyuu, which is the latest level of shougaku (6th year).
In the 5kyu ’s renshuu dictionaey, there is 700 yojijukugo you have to know the writing ! Only for that level !
at 8:50 pm
um, you might want to change 3008 to 2008
cheers
at 10:26 pm
at 1:02 am
Fantastic podcast, as always. I like how deep you delved into these words and expressions, including their ancient Buddhist origins!
at 4:57 am
The question of 四字熟語 use frequency is interesting to me. I watch a certain amount of downloaded Japanese tv, and I occasionally hear expressions such as 一石二鳥 or 七転八起. I have also seen various expressions (such as 一世一代) as slogans on the walls of schoolrooms or offices in these shows.
However, I am not at all clear about the appropriate instances to use 四字熟語. In English, such expressions might be considered cliches to avoid, and frequent use of them might mark you as a boring writer or speaker. But I have read that the Japanese consider stock expressions to be comfortingly familiar and perhaps wise, sort of like “cultural code words.”
at 3:42 pm
bshock-san,
We read yojijukugo in newspapers or novels, rather than hearing them in conversation. We use some very popular yojijukugo in our daily conversation, like 一石二鳥 as you said. I think when you use 四字熟語 too often, it might sounds like talking with a knowing look. But, when we want to say something in short, or when we want to make your writing look more sophisticated, we sometimes use 四字熟語.
at 1:09 am
i always listen two or more times to ensure i get them down pat
stop by my blog if you have time!
http://lunchmaniac.blogspot.com/
at 8:07 pm
プチクレアさん、Jenny-san, thanks for listening, and nice pics!
Bshock-san, I love using them, as the listening party always seems to get a kick out them.
マイクさん, yes. Mayumi did the research for these. They are really something! And they get better.
Stephen-san, thx!
Highbridge-san,
Christmas Burgerさん、久々! Who said that word?
Eric-san, ありがとう!
Alainさん、 as always, thanks for that great info!
at 11:05 am
Wow. I just came across 一目瞭然 while reading a blog entry! I thought to myself, “I’m sure I remember that from JapanesePod101.com” and sure enough, here it is. In case anyone is interested, here’s the link - it’s a technical blog but it’s very short and no special knowledge should be needed to read this part:
http://blogs.wankuma.com/rti/archive/2008/09/26/157515.aspx
It’s such a pleasure to come across recently learned things in the real world.
at 9:33 pm
トム-san,
Neat!
at 6:46 am
私は一念発起して四字熟語を勉強したいと思います。
at 10:50 am
タネさん
がんばってください!
at 8:05 pm
私わ漢字が難しくで大変です。
でも, その四字熟語わでても面白いですね。
あれがとう~
at 8:16 am
I am a kid listening to this, and I have been doing this for quite a while! Yojijukugo is so fun, and easy (so are all of the other lessons)!
the most detailed lessons I have ever come across! I’d like to say thank you for the best lessons ever!
at 10:54 am
Lanie-san,
Thank YOU for your lovely comments! We really appreciate your positive feedback, and we’re really glad you’re enjoying the lessons and finding them useful.
これからもがんばってくださいね!
Kat/JapanesePod101.com