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J-Word Play: January/February ’11

ByPaul Schuble

鏡の中にいる虫は何でしょう?

(かがみのなかにいるむしはなんでしょう?)


(SELECT THE AREA BELOW TO SEE THE ANSWER)

Answer: が(moth)
“What insect is in the middle of (a) mirror?” Well, the correct approach here is to recognize that the question isn’t asking what insect is in the middle of “a” mirror, but in the middle of “mirror.” The Japanese word for mirror is 鏡(かがみ). が means “moth.”


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