Favorite Japanese Words?

Last year I was reading a poem and I came across the word せせらぎ which means “the sound of a babbling brook,” and there are so many unique Japanese words I love.

There’s also the kanji 胤 which is another way of writing 種, but means more like offspring. I just love how well balanced the character is.

I also like the word 出藍 which just means “a pupil surpassing their master” which I think is nice goal to strive for.

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  1. My favourite kanjis are 骨 and 滑!
    The second one is for slipping and it’s hilarious that it’s just 3 little zoomy marks added on the bone kanji 😂😂

  2. [妙味] *Myoumi* – Exquisiteness.

    [機微] *Kibi -* Subtleties / Niceties / Inner workings / Secrets.

    [泡沫] *Utakata* – Bubble on the surface of a liquid / Ephemeral / Transient.

    [灯火] *Tomoshibi -* Light / Lamp / Torch.

    There are so many more…

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