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🇯🇵 Japanese culture and festival words

The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.

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Temple & Culture

僧侶souryoMonk
ワイ(合掌の挨拶)wai ( gasshou no aisatsu )Thai greeting (wai)
徳を積むtoku o tsumuMake merit
線香senkouIncense
仏像butsuzouBuddha statue
文化bunkaCulture
伝統dentouTradition
靴を脱ぐkutsu o nuguTake off your shoes
敬うuyamauTo respect
出家式shukke shikiOrdination ceremony

At the Temple

teraTemple
僧侶souryoMonk
仏像butsuzouBuddha image
ワイ(合掌の挨拶)wai ( gasshou no aisatsu )To pay respect (wai)
線香senkouIncense
ろうそくrousokuCandle
徳を積むtoku o tsumuTo make merit
祈るinoruTo pray / chant
宗教shuukyouReligion
ひれ伏すhire fusuTo bow / prostrate
寄付するkifu suruTo donate
穏やかなodaya kanaPeaceful

Countries & Nationalities

kuniCountry
国籍kokusekiNationality
外国人gaikokujinForeigner
アメリカamerikaAmerica
イギリスigirisuEngland
中国chuugokuChina
日本nipponJapan
韓国kankokuKorea
フランスfuransuFrance
ドイツdoitsuGermany
インドindoIndia
言語gengoLanguage

Philosophy & Big Questions

哲学tetsugakuPhilosophy
人生の意味jinsei no imiThe meaning of life
幸せとは何かshiawase toha nanikaWhat is happiness?
倫理rinriEthics
自由意志jiyuuishiFree will
知恵chieWisdom
理性riseiReason
存在sonzaiExistence
意識ishikiConsciousness
運命unmeiFate
問いを立てるtoi o tate ruTo question things
視点shitenPoint of view
決まった答えはないkima tta kotae hanaiNo fixed answer
なぜ私たちはここにいるのかnaze watashitachi hakokoniirunokaWhy are we here?

Art & Painting

芸術geijutsuArt
色を塗るiro o nuruTo paint
絵筆efudePaintbrush
キャンバスkyanbasuCanvas
水彩suisaiWatercolor
油絵の具aburae no guOil paint
絵画kaigaPainting
美術館bijutsukanArt gallery
彫刻するchoukoku suruTo sculpt
傑作kessakuMasterpiece

Superstitions & Luck

不運fuunBad luck
お守りo mamoriAmulet
祠(ほこら)shi ( hokora )Spirit house
おばけobakeGhost
運勢unseiFortune
占い師uranai shiFortune teller
前兆zenchouOmen
ラッキーナンバーrakkiinanbaaLucky number
木を叩くおまじないki o tataku omajinaiKnock on wood
迷信深いmeishin fukaiSuperstitious

Zodiac & Horoscopes

星座seizaZodiac sign
運勢占いunsei uranaiHoroscope
十二支juunishiChinese zodiac
厄年yakudoshiUnlucky year
占いuranaiFortune reading
タロットカードtarottokaadoTarot cards
手相占いtesou uranaiPalm reading
占星術senseijutsuAstrology
吉日kichijitsuAuspicious time
運命の人unmei no ninSoulmate

Poetry & Stories

shiPoem
詩人shijinPoet
文学bungakuLiterature
昔話mukashibanashiFolk tale
あらすじarasujiPlot
shouChapter
比喩hiyuMetaphor
詩を詠むshi o yomuTo compose a poem
原稿genkouManuscript
出版社shuppanshaPublisher

Myths & Legends

伝説densetsuLegend
おとぎ話otogi hanashiFairy tale
ryuuDragon
ナーガnaagaNaga
巨人kyojinGiant
妖精youseiFairy
人魚ningyoMermaid
不死身fujimiImmortal
呪いnoroiCurse
魔法mahouMagic

Songkran Festival

水をかけるmizu wokakeruTo splash water
水鉄砲mizudeppouWater gun
白い粉ペーストshiroi kona peesutoWhite powder paste
年長者の手に水を注ぐnenchousha no teni mizu o sosoguPouring water on elders' hands
タイのお正月tai noo shougatsuThai New Year
防水bousuiWaterproof
パレードpareedoParade
仏像に水をかけるbutsuzou ni mizu wokakeruBathing the Buddha image
花柄シャツhanagara shatsuFlower-print shirt
大型連休oogatarenkyuuLong holiday

At the Temple Fair

星くじ引きhoshi kuji hikiStar lottery game
タイの輪踊りtai no wa odoriThai circle dance
風船割りダーツfuusen wari daatsuBalloon darts
タイの大衆演劇tai no taishuu engekiThai folk theater
野外映画yagai eigaOutdoor cinema
ずぶ濡れゲームzubu nure geemuDunk tank
射的shatekiShooting gallery
ふわふわ遊具fuwafuwa yuuguBouncy castle
野外ステージyagai suteejiOpen-air stage
縁日の景品ennichi no keihinCarnival prize
ものすごい人混みmonosugoi hitogomiHuge crowd
宝くじtakarakujiLottery ticket
年に一度の祭りnen ni ichido no matsuriAnnual fair
アイス屋さんの屋台aisu ya sanno yataiIce cream cart
福引きルーレットfukubiki ki ruurettoPrize wheel

Loy Krathong

クラトンkuratonKrathong
満月mangetsuFull moon
バナナの葉banana no haBanana leaf
花火hanabiFireworks
天灯tentouSky lantern
川に許しを乞うkawa ni yurushi o kouTo ask the river for forgiveness
川辺kawabeRiverside
ろうそくの明かりrousokuno akariCandlelight
満月の夜mangetsu no yoruFull moon night
クラトンの中のコインkuraton no nakano koinCoin in the krathong
水の流れmizu no nagareThe current
水面の反射suimen no hanshaReflection on the water
陰暦十二月inreki juunigatsuTwelfth lunar month
優美yumiGraceful
天灯を放つtentou o houttsuTo release a lantern

Architecture

建築家kenchikukaArchitect
設計図sekkeizuBlueprint
構造kouzouStructure
基礎杭kiso kuiFoundation pile
hariBeam
超高層ビルchoukousou biruSkyscraper
タイ建築tai kenchikuThai architecture
切妻屋根kirizuma yaneGabled roof
模型mokeiScale model
使用面積shiyoumen sekiUsable space
耐力壁tairyoku kabeLoad-bearing wall
図面どおりに建てるzumen doorini tate ruTo build to plan
建築資材kenchiku shizaiBuilding materials
建築許可kenchiku kyokaBuilding permit
家を設計するie o sekkei suruTo design a house

Buddhist Wisdom

カルマkarumaKarma
手放すtebanasuTo let go
無常mujouImpermanence
慈しみitsukushi miLoving kindness
涅槃nehanNirvana
五戒gokaiThe five precepts
善行は善を生むzenkou wa zen o umuGood deeds return good
輪廻rinneThe cycle of rebirth
中道chuudouThe middle path
サートゥsaatouSathu