Magical Japanese
tv show

55 total episodes
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4 seasons
First Aired March 28, 2021
Genres:
Overview
Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

Mud
Season 3 - Episode 10 - 0h 10m
Air Date
July 19, 2023
Overview
This episode focuses on words related to doro, or mud. Since ancient times, Japanese people have gotten muddy in the rice paddies, cultivating their main staple. Perhaps because of this, there are a surprising number of expressions related to mud in Japanese. And reflecting such a place of hard work, many of them are used in business situations. From his home in Kyoto Prefecture, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan guides us through unique words born from "mud."