Magical Japanese

tv show

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55 total episodes

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4 seasons

First Aired March 28, 2021

Overview

Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

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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."