Monday, October 10, 2011

萌日

きょう は じゅうがつとおか です。
In Kanji it is 十月十日.
There is a Kanji 萌. Which seems like a combination of the four Kanjis.
Actually, there is a special meaning of 萌 in Japanese culture, about which
we had a interesting discussion with 松本先生 と Martin さん.
We were told that 萌 means weird かわい.
Here I give some examples of 萌の物。
宅男 like this kind of things.







Recently in China, there is a popular Japanese dog. It is a symbol of 萌 in China. Extremely cute!





For Martin さん:The original meaning of 萌(芽) in Chinese is
A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.


3 comments:

  1. That dog is on the cover of a book in the Columbia bookstore! The book is called something like "The Cutest Dog in the World". I agree...it's pretty cute...

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  2. aha, the dog is ゆうめい even in アメリカ!

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  3. そうですか。とてもおもしろいですね!

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