This week’s idiom is 四苦八苦 (しくはっく). I found this one in my Chibi Maruko no Yojijukugo Shitsu book. The compounds in this idiom are 四苦 and 八苦, which mean four kinds of suffering and eight kinds of suffering, respectively. Since this is a lot of suffering in one, it means to be in distress. Like,… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 四苦八苦
This is a back entry, so I’m going with a relatively easy yojijukugo that I believe can be found on the Kanji Kentei Level 3. This week let’s look at 気分転換 (きぶんてんかん) This idiom is made up of two compounds, 気分 and 転換. 気分（きぶん kibun）which pretty much means mood. 転換（てんかん tenkan）which means conversion. So, put that… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 気分転換
Back for week two of ‘Weekly Yojijukugo” and this time we’re looking at 古今東西 – ここんとうざい This week’s yojijukugo is made up of the characters: 古今ーここん – old and modern (now) 東西ーとうざい – east and west The literal meaning of this compound is “from old to new and anywhere (from east to west).” So it means regardless… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 古今東西
Never the one to take a break, I’m back to toying with the idea of trying the Kanji Kentei. What is the Kanji Kentei? Unlike the JLPT, the Kanji Kentei is intended for native speakers to test their understanding of kanji. Depending on the level, this test requires you to read, write, differentiate between homonyms,… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 無我夢中