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Level: Yojijukugo

Feeling great? Feel blue? It’s amazing what a difference two kanji will make. The Japanese language has two fantastic words to describe these states. Today we’ll learn two yojijukugo (4 kanji compounds) which start with the same two Chinese characters but have extremely different meanings after adding the final two.

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16 Responses to “Yojijukugo #3 - Extreme Highs and Lows”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, have you experienced ikitōgō? With whom?

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Eric says:

another great lesson ! :mrgreen:

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Peter says:

Eric-san, ありがとうございます! :dogeza:  There are a few exceptionally good ones coming up! Really practical, useful and above all….they will wow your friends. I mean really wow! :grin:

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maxiewawa says:

I’m looking to get “Adventure Of English”, for my audio book, it’s also 12 hours.

I’d be interested to find out what everyone else got, you can tell a lot about people about what words they get, right?

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プチクレア says:

今朝人気な携帯ストラップを落としたから今意気消沈していますよ。。。 :cry:

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Brian says:

Yeah, thanks for starting this series. I’ve wanted to learn more of these phrases and I even have a book on them, but it’s kinda hard to just sit down and start memorizing them. It’s far easier to just get two every week, along with a breakdown of meaning and some context. I really appreciate it!

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プチクレア says:

見つかった!!!! 意気揚々になちゃったわ!!! :kokoro:

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fudatsu says:

意気揚々ですね。The way Peter said that, I could see hearing it in a hip hop song. ahahah

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Peter says:

Fudatsu-san, 面白い! :lol:  

プチクレアさん、よかったですね!意気消沈の使い方はバッチリでしたけど、意気揚々は後もう少しらしい。。。まもなく森先生が説明してくれます。森先生、よろしくお願いいたします。 :dogeza:

Brian-san, yes. This series is really fun! And we have few lessons coming up that are really something! Thanks for the feedback! :grin:

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Yuki says:

どうもどうも、森です。 :mrgreen:

「見つかった!!!! 意気揚々になちゃったわ!!! :kokoro: 」←ちょっと面白い文です。
「意気揚々=やる気まんまん!」が一番近い意味です。

たとえば、
「意気揚々で大学のテストを受けた。」=「やる気まんまんで大学のテストを受けた。」
「指輪を買って意気揚々と彼女にプロポーズした」=「指輪を買って、やる気まんまんで彼女にプロポーズした。」

どうです?ムズイ??

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PrettyNappy says:

This is a great series! I can definately see how using these phrases can give you a conversational edge. I can’t wait to use them in my next class! :mrgreen:

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プチクレア says:

森先のおかげで勉強になりました。いつもありがとうございました!

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プチクレア says:

森先生のおかげで勉強になりました。いつもありがとうございました!

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spidey says:

私の 意気投合 の 経験 は 。。。殆ど毎日です。 :hachimaki:

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タネ says:

新しい仕事で会った女の人と心理学の研究の話で意気投合しました。本当に楽しかった話でしたわ。 :grin:

自分の研究がうまく進んでいないから意気消沈しています。 :hachimaki: でも、研究なんていつも一進一退ですね。 :roll:

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Mayumi says:

タネさん、
すごい!3つの四字熟語を使いこなしていますね!!拍手喝采!! :kokoro:

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