Japanese Mind Map

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    {{日本語}}
    ::icon(fa fa-circle)
    :::mm-nihongo
        Random words
        :::mm-random-words
            明後日　あさって　übermorgen or "the day after tomorrow" 😋
            :::mm-uebermorgen
            外人　がいじん　foreigner
            :::mm-gaijin
        Body
        :::mm-body
            手　て　Hand
            :::mm-hand
            毛 け　Hair
            :::mm-hair
        Manners
        :::mm-manners
            めしあがれ　enjoy your meal
            :::mm-enjoy
            Hiding your own opinion.
            :::mm-opinions
                本音　ほんね　Your true opinion
                :::mm-honne
                    音　おと　Sound
                    :::mm-oto
                建前　たてまえ　The culturally appropriate opinion
                :::mm-tatemae
        Grammar and spelling
        :::mm-grammar
            Some words are only a single mora. This bothers me.
            :::mm-one-mora
                気　き　Spirit
                :::mm-spirit
                木　き　Tree
                :::mm-tree
                目　め　Eye
                :::mm-eye
                絵　え　Picture
                :::mm-picture
            Many words are homonyms
            :::mm-homonym
                いちご
                :::mm-ichigo
                    苺　いちご　Strawberry
                    :::mm-strawberry
                    一号　いちご　Number one　"the best"
                    :::mm-number-one
            Some Kanji have multiple readings. This too bothers me.
            :::mm-multiple-kanji-readings
                新しい　あたらしい　New
                :::mm-atara-reading
                新　しん
                :::mm-shin-reading
            [
                Some characters in Katakana are very close to each other
                ソ so - ン ｎ
                ツ　tsu - シ shi
            ]
            :::mm-sontsushi
        Technology
        :::mm-tech
            [パソコン pasokon - perso-nal com-puter]
            :::mm-pasokon
        Math and Numbers
        :::mm-math
            七: なな　and　しち both mean 7, but しち sounds like death, so isn't always used
            :::mm-shichi
        Music
        :::mm-music
            Other Music
            :::mm-other-music
                [
                    新宝島
                    しんたからじま https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlZCmETvsY
                ]
                :::mm-shin-takarajima
                    新　しん　new. Often used in names such as 新宿 しんじゅく
                    :::mm-shin
                    [
                        宝島　たからじま
                        Treasure Island
                        しま　becomes じま　in a compound word I guess
                    ]
                    :::mm-takarajima
                Aiobahn
                :::mm-aiobahn
                    INTERNET YAMERO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51GIxXFKbzk
                    :::mm-internet-yamero-aiobahn
                        止めろ　やめろ　STOP
                        :::mm-aibahn-yamero
                    宙でおやすみ ちゅうでおやすみ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z8y7enYB30
                    :::mm-chuu-de-oyasumi
                        [
                            夢に落ちる　ゆめにおちる
                            Falling into a dream
                        ]
                        :::mm-yume-ni-ochiru
                        [
                            空が落ちる　そらがおちる
                            The sky is falling
                        ]
                        :::mm-sora-ga-ochiru
                鹿乃　Kano
                :::mm-kano
                    I can't write her name easily. The first Kanji is しか　and the second appears with かの　as you might expect
                    :::mm-kano-kanji
                    Has a very calming voice
                    :::mm-kano-desc
                    HOPE https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm34341377
                    :::mm-kano-hope
                        [
                            本当の君の顔
                            ほんとうのきみのかお
                            Your true face
                        ]
                        :::mm-kano-hontou-no-kimi-no-kao
                            君　きみ　You, familiar
                            :::mm-kano-kimi
                            本当　ほんとう　True
                            :::mm-kano-hontou
                            顔　かお　face
                            :::mm-kano-kao
                        [
                            本当の自分
                            ほんとうのじぶん
                            true self
                        ]
                        :::mm-kano-hontou-no-jibun
            Pop Music
            :::mm-pop-music
                [
                    初音ミク
                    はつねみく
                    Hatsune Miku
                ]
                :::mm-hatsune-miku
                    [
                        初音　はつね
                        First warbling of the New Year
                    ]
                    :::mm-hatsune
                    ミク　Miku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dYB0xfE7qs
                    :::mm-miku
                    エビチャーハン - You're saying a shrimp fried this rice!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s742C0v5SFI
                    :::mm-youre-saying-a-shrimp-fried-this-rice
                        You can't escape Shrimp Miku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgCJhuOmW6Y
                        :::mm-shrimp-miku-sees-you-when-youre-sleeping
                        海老 えび　Shrimp
                        :::mm-ebi
                        炒飯　ちゃーはん Cha-han https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chahan_%28dish%29
                        :::mm-cha-han
                YOASOBI
                :::mm-yoasobi
                    [
                        夜　よる　Night
                        遊び　あそび　Play
                    ]
                    :::mm-yoasobi-meaning
                    YOASO鼻 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2VryLndqhg
                    :::mm-yoaso-bi
                        鼻　はな　Means nose, but sounds like bi in Chinese.
                        :::mm-hana-bi
                    [
                        怪物　かいぶつ
                        Monster
                        BEASTARS opening song
                    ]
                    :::mm-kaibutsu
                        [
                            強くならたい
                            つよくなりたい
                        ]
                        :::mm-tsuyoku-naritai
                            強い　つよい　To be strong or resilient
                            :::mm-tsuyoi
                            なりたい　To want to become something
                            :::mm-kaibutsu-naritai
                [
                    Minami
                    美波
                    みなみ
                ]
                :::mm-minami
                ZUTOMAYO https://zutomayo.net/
                :::mm-zutomayo
                    [
                        優しく Last Smile
                        やさしく Last Smile 
                        Kind Last Smile
                    ]
                    :::mm-yasashiku-last-smile
                        [
                            優しくなりたい
                            I want to be kind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-z0-W61xLw
                        ]
                        :::mm-yasashiku-naritai
                        [
                            本当は十一時に寝たんだ
                            ほんとうはじゅういちじにねたんだ
                        ]
                        :::mm-hontou-wa-juuichi-ji-ni-netanda
                            本当　ほんとう　Truth
                            :::mm-yasashiku-hontou
                            十一 じゅういち　Eleven
                            :::mm-yasashiku-juuichi
                            時　じ　Hour, o'clock
                            :::mm-yasashiku-ji
                            に　Particle indicating movement or pointing to where or when
                            :::mm-yasashiku-ni
                            寝た ねた　Was sleeping
                            :::mm-yasashiku-neta
                            んだ　Explanation particle
                            :::mm-yasashiku-nda
                    もりもり has some cool ZUTOMAYO shitpost videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t3aYNmUQww
                    :::mm-morimori
                    歌声　うたごえ　Singing voice.
                    :::mm-utagoe
                        声　こえ　Voice
                        :::mm-koe
                        歌　うた　Song
                        :::mm-uta
                        [
                            ACAねさんの歌声はきれいです
                            ACA-ne-san's singing voice is beautiful.
                        ]
                        :::mm-acane-no-utagoe
                    My favorite J-Pop band
                    :::mm-liebe-zutomayo
                    はゔぁ　Have a
                    :::mm-hava
                        [
                            tell me tell me
                            crunchy crunchy crunchy
                            crunchy crunchy crunchy
                            なあああああ
                        ]
                        :::mm-hava-crunchy
                        Song has a really weird name with vu ゔ
                        :::mm-vu
                        物語　ものがたり　Story
                        :::mm-monogatari
                            [
                                洞窟の物語
                                どうくつのものがたり
                                Cave Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_Story
                            ]
                            :::mm-cavestory
                    胸の煙　むねのけむり https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQPgM-9LatM
                    :::mm-mune-no-kemuri
                        [
                            My favorite line:
                            辛いより、もっと辛いより
                            it's painful, more than painful
                        ]
                        :::mm-tsurai-yori
                            辛い　つらい　painful or spicy
                            :::mm-tsurai
                                I saw this word in Japanese restaurants
                                :::mm-tsurai-spotted
                    花一匁 はないちもんめ
                    :::mm-hana-ichi-monme
                        [
                            It's a game played by schoolchildren.
                            Two teams play じゃんけん, rock paper scissors,
                            against each other, one player at a time.
                            There's also a song chanted between each round. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FdxspRjiEjs
                        ]
                        :::mm-hana-ichi-monme-desc
                            宵々古今 よいよいここん by REOL also mentions this game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IK6eLTNV1k
                            :::mm-hana-yoiyoi-kokon
                    こんなこと騒動 こんなことそうどう https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlA-Z7zSLHU
                    :::mm-konna-koto-soudou
                        [
                            My favorite part of the song:
                            いつしか現れる
                            同じ熱の途方もない憂いにも
                            いつしか助けられる
                            まだ諦めの**悪い夢**に頼ってしまうから
                        ]
                        :::mm-endless-sorrow
                            悪い　わるい　Bad.
                            :::mm-warui
                                ワルイージ　Waluigi gets his name from this word. https://mario.fandom.com/de/wiki/Waluigi
                                :::mm-waruigi
                            夢　ゆめ　Dream ###mm-yume-ni-ochiru
                            :::mm-yume
                    [
                        ばかじゃないのに
                        Even though I'm not stupid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmFIVOR1-I
                    ]
                    :::mm-baka-janai-noni
                        ばか　Stupid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNeyqFfXf7k
                        :::mm-baka
                        じゃない　Negating the adjective
                        :::mm-janai
                        「靴に石入っても」 Even if a stone gets into my shoes
                        :::mm-kutsu-ni-ishi
                            靴　くつ　Shoes
                            :::mm-kutsu
                                靴下　くつした　Socks
                                :::mm-kutsushita
                                上着　うわぎ　Jacket
                                :::mm-uwagi
                            に　Particle marking movement to something. Similar to nach
                            :::mm-ni
                            石　いし　Stone
                            :::mm-ishi
                            入って　Enter, go into
                            :::mm-haitte
                            も　Particle which has a meaning of also
                            :::mm-mo
                BTS
                :::mm-bts
                    They sing Japanese songs too, even though they're Korean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IHwqdz8Xhw
                    :::mm-bts-japanese-korean
        Youtubers
        :::mm-youtubers
            Kaname Naito
            :::mm-kaname-naito
                やつ Random object or derogatory reference to person https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcSmpXFEn8
                :::mm-yatsu-kaname
                    [
                        In the song 暗く黒く　くらくくろく by ZUTOMAYO:
                        やつが暗く黒く
                        やつがくらくくろく
                    ]
                    :::mm-yatsu-ga-kuraku-kuroku
                        やつ　That thing
                        :::mm-yatsu
                        暗く　くらく Dark
                        :::mm-kuraku
                        黒く　くろく Black
                        :::mm-kuroku
                        暗く黒く　Pitch black, very dark
                        :::mm-kuraku-kuroku-explanation
        Vtubers
        :::mm-vtubers
            [
                森カリオペ
                Mori Calliope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW3-enNF1-4
            ]
            :::mm-mori-calliope
                Left for Dead Lullaby
                :::mm-lullaby
                    愛の唄でおやすみよ
                    :::mm-lullaby-ai-no-uta-de
                    愛　あい　Love
                    :::mm-lullaby-ai
                    唄　うた　Song, only traditional
                    :::mm-lullaby-唄
                        歌　うた、Song, any song
                        :::mm-lullaby-歌
                    おやすみ　Rest、Sleep
                    :::mm-oyasumi
                [
                    未来島
                    みらいしま
                    Future Island - One Piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sb4wxbHh-4
                ]
                :::mm-mirai-shima
                    [
                        未来最高
                        みらいさいこう
                        "The future rules" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsDleJoDnjE
                    ]
                    :::mm-mirai-saikou
                    I don't like the song that much, but it's funny how Mori exaggerates the pronunciation of 正義　せいぎ
                    :::mm-seigi-exaggerate
                        正義　せいぎ　Justice
                        :::mm-seigi
                            The Marines in One Piece have this written on their uniforms https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Justice
                            :::mm-marine-seigi
                            まさよし　is an alternate reading of 正義 used as a family name
                            :::mm-masayoshi
            [
                Gawr Gura
                AKA Gooba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U6eHY1M9WM
            ]
            :::mm-gooba
                強風オールバック https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMQ4P-vI3JI
                :::mm-gooba-kyoufuu
                    [
                        強風　きょうふう
                        A windstorm
                    ]
                    :::mm-starkwind
                    [
                        オールバック
                        all back
                    ]
                    :::mm-orubakku
                    [
                        天気はいいのに進めない
                        Even though the weather is nice I can't proceed
                    ]
                    :::mm-tenki-wa-ii-noni-susumenai
                        天気　てんき　Weather
                        :::mm-tenki
                        は　Subject particle
                        :::mm-ha
                        いい　Good. Can sound suggestive in the wrong context
                        :::mm-ii
                        のに　Particle　"even though"
                        :::mm-noni
                        -ない　Negates the verb
                        :::mm-nai
                        進め　すすめ　To proceed or move forward
                        :::mm-susume
                            [
                                in ZUTOMAYO's song 「秒針を噛む」 they also use this word
                                「本当を知らないまま**進む**のさ」
                                I'm moving forward without knowing the truth
                            ]
                            :::mm-zutomayo-forward-truth
                                本当　ほんとう　Truth
                                :::mm-hontou
                                を　Particle that indicates the object of the verb
                                :::mm-wo
                                知ら　しら　I know
                                :::mm-shira
                                のさ　Filler particle used in songs
                                :::mm-nosa


            [
                小鳥遊キアラ
                Takanashi Kiara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qlak8h_wo
            ]
            :::mm-takanashi-kiara
                [
                    小さい　ちいさい　Small
                    鳥　とり　Bird
                    遊ぶ あそぶ Play. YOASOBI
                ]
                :::mm-small-bird-play
                いいやーいいやーいいやー https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5yfM_UlucY
                :::mm-iiya-song
                    いいや　A dismissive phrase．"Psh. Whatever"
                    :::mm-iiya-word
                    [
                        能天気スタイル
                        のうてんき Style
                        a laid-back and carefree style
                    ]
                    :::mm-noutenki-style
                        天気　てんき　Weather
                        :::mm-tenki-2
            犬神ころね Inugami Korone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSs9-NDP3E
            :::mm-inugami-korone
                [
                    犬神　いぬがみ
                    A dog god created by torturing a dog. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inugami
                ]
                :::mm-inugami
                指　ゆび　finger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXwtHDze88
                :::mm-yubi
                犬　いぬ　dog
                :::mm-inu
                [
                    犬がいます。
                    There is a dog.
                ]
                :::mm-inu-yes
                [
                    犬がいません。
                    There is no dog.
                ]
                :::mm-inu-no
                [
                    神がいます。
                    There is a god.
                ]
                :::mm-kami-yes
                [
                    神がいません。
                    There is no god.
                ]
                :::mm-kami-no
                [
                    犬神がいます。
                    There is a dog god.
                ]
                :::mm-inugami-yes
                [
                    犬神は指がほしいです。
                    The dog god wants fingies.
                ]
                :::mm-inugami-yubi-hoshii
                [
                    犬神に指をあげなさい。
                    Give the dog god fingies!
                ]
                :::mm-inugami-yubi-agenasai
                [
                    美味しい指です。
                    They're tasty fingies.
                ]
                :::mm-oishii-yubi
                    美味しい　おいしい　tasty, delicious, lecker
                    :::mm-oishii
        Anime
        :::mm-anime
        Learned in Japan
        :::mm-nihon-ni
            冒険 ぼうけん　adventure
            :::mm-bouken
                [
                    learned from おしれのぼうけん
                    Oshire's Adventure,
                    a book I bought in Japan
                ]
                :::mm-oshire-no-bouken