J-Word Play: February ’12
ã“ã“より下ã«ã„る生ã物ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ
ã“ã“よりã—ãŸã«ã„ã‚‹ã„ãã‚‚ã®ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ
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The riddle asks, “What creature is below here?” Not a lot to go on, I know, but if you focused on the idea of “below” (下), you may have thought about that kanji’s 「ã‹ã€reading, which may then have lead you to think of ã„ã‹. This is a play on words, as 「以下〠(ã„ã‹; down, below, or under) has the same reading as the word for “squid.” Mmmm.
髪ãŒã„ã£ã±ã„ã‚る生ã物ã¯ä½•ã§ã—ょã†?
(ã‹ã¿ãŒã„ã£ã±ã„ã‚ã‚‹ã„ãã‚‚ã®ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†?)
食ã¹ã‚‹ã¨å®‰å¿ƒã™ã‚‹ã‚±ãƒ¼ã‚ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ (ãŸã¹ã‚‹ã¨ã‚ã‚“ã—ã‚“ã™ã‚‹ã‚±ãƒ¼ã‚ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)
In a close-knit community, nestled in the mountains of Fuji country, stands the home of Kazumi; three cubical stories of jet-black modern design, which make it utterly unique and utterly out of place sandwiched between its traditional neighbors. Yet somehow, sitting back behind the other houses, its dignified simplicity seems to keep it just Japanese…
When is Meat Day in Japan?
Photos from the 2012 New Year’s at Nishinomiya Shrine.
コーラã®ä¸ã«éš ã‚Œã¦ã„る生ã物ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?
(ã“ã†ã‚‰ã®ãªã‹ã«ã‹ãã‚Œã¦ã„ã‚‹ã„ãã‚‚ã®ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?)