Japanese Idioms Research Articles

Japanese Idiom Learning through Cognitive Linguistics Concept (Idioms Presentation)

Idioms in Japanese are crucial and intricate for pupils to acquire, as they necessitate rote memorization. Occasionally, the figurative interpretation of an idiom involving a Japanese language cannot be inferred from its literal definition. Consequently, pupils must commit them to memory without relying on any mnemonic devices. An effective approach to consider is the application of the principles utilized in cognitive linguistics. Specifically, this involves elucidating the connection between the literal meaning of words and their figurative meanings by examining three rhetorical devices: metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche. The purpose of this is to offer further support to Japanese language students in comprehending the significance of each idiom they acquire. This study aims to implement a series of steps to teach 27 idioms in the Japanese language to fourth semester students. The objectives of this research are: (1) to describe the figures of speech present in each idiom used as teaching material; (2) to assess the learning outcomes of Japanese idioms after applying three figures of speech to connect the lexical and idiomatic meanings; and (3) to determine if there is a significant difference between the experimental class, where students were given explanations using the three figures of speech, and the control class, where students studied independently. The data analysis reveals that the connection between the literal meaning and figurative meaning of each idiom can be illustrated through the use of metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche. Furthermore, the t-test analysis demonstrates a notable disparity between students who were taught idioms by utilizing associated figures of speech, as opposed to those who simply memorized them independently. Essentially, using figures of speech to illustrate connections between ideas is significantly more impactful than doing so without them. Moreover, acquiring idioms through this method is widely regarded as significantly more pleasurable and accessible for pupils to actively participate in.

Teaching with Conceptual Metaphors: A Cognitive linguistic approach to Japanese Idioms Teaching

In recent studies, the importance of developing metaphorical competence for L2 learners has been highlighted by many cognition linguists. Applying metaphor instruction in language education is increasingly considered as an effective way of improving language teaching. This paper discusses the underlying metaphorical structures and semantic construction of Japanese idiomatic expressions centered on idioms of human body. Based on that, this paper attempts to explore some strategies for Japanese idioms teaching to Chinese JFL learners from the basic perspectives of conceptual metaphors.

JAPANESE IDIOMS USE LIMBS THEIR MEANING OF DECLARATION NATURE AND BEHAVIOR

Expressive expressions that cannot be explained logically or grammatically are called idioms. Types of idioms based on their constituent elements are divided into six types, namely idioms with names of body parts, colors, animals, plants, numbers, and natural objects. Then based on the type of meaning, idioms are divided into five types, namely idioms that express feelings/senses, nature or behavior, actions or activities, degrees or values, and the life of society or culture. The purpose of this research is to describe the meaning idiomatical idioms of the body that express nature and behavior. The method used is method qualitative descriptive. The results of this study are Japanese idioms using limbs that are found as many as 24 data, 11 idiom data which states the nature and 13 idiom data which states the behavior.

Unveiling cultural intelligence: A comparative study of Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions

This paper delves into the realm of cultural intelligence inherent in Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. In the context of intercultural communication, Indonesian speakers utilize diverse cultural intelligence frameworks to express various facets of Japanese culture, with language serving as a prominent component. While a plethora of studies have examined idioms from semantic and semiotic perspectives, a notable gap exists in the literature regarding the exploration of cultural intelligence within idiomatic expressions in both languages, encompassing both structural and semantic analyses. Filling this research void, the present study aims to elucidate the concept of cultural intelligence, specifically focusing on the comprehension of Japanese and Indonesian idioms, particularly those related to the notion of "face". Employing a descriptive research approach, data comprising 16 Japanese idioms and 13 Indonesian idioms were meticulously examined to unveil the cultural significance within each group. The idioms were sourced from various dictionaries and specifically focused on expressions related to body parts, especially the face, which are commonly employed in everyday life. These idiomatic expressions were systematically classified into three categories and subjected to comprehensive analysis. The findings reveal that the majority of the idioms convey emotions, personal characteristics, and concepts of honor, thereby reflecting both cultural similarities and differences between Indonesian and Japanese cultures through idiomatic expressions. This study sheds further light on the intersection between cultural intelligence and idiomatic language, enhancing our understanding of how culture influences language use and interpretation.

CHINESE AND JAPANESE PHRASEOLOGISMS: A COMPARATIVE ASPECT

The article is devoted to the study of the phraseological fund of the Chinese and Japanese languages, in particular to the comparative analysis of phraseological units from the point of view of their form, structure, features of drawing hieroglyphic signs, semantics and national-cultural components contained in them. The national-cultural specificity of the Chinese and Japanese phraseology is closely related to the characteristic features of the people’s consciousness, the relationship between the language and thinking, the language and culture, therefore the main research approach is primarily comparative, linguistic and cultural. The work examines the development of the Chinese language and culture on the formation and development of the phraseological system of the Japanese language, outlines the relationship between the Chinese and the Japanese idioms. A comparison of the forms of drawing hieroglyphs represents changes in the writing systems of the Chinese and Japanese languages, caused by the historical processes of the development of both languages. The diversity of language habits is reflected in the change in the order of words in a phraseological unit in the Japanese language while preserving the original meaning of the Chinese original source. A number of Japanese idioms borrowed from the Chinese language demonstrate the process of adaptation to the features of the Japanese language, which is determined by the change of certain components in the structure of the phraseology. Despite the close ties and borrowing of elements of the Chinese language and culture, the Japanese language has created its own, purely Japanese, phraseological units that contain national and cultural components that reproduce elements of the people’s lifestyle, customs and historical facts. The composition, structure, national and cultural connotation of the actual Japanese idioms distinguish them from idioms built with the norms of the wenyan, the classical Chinese language. They came from the Chinese language and then became entrenched in the language and consciousness of the Japanese people.

한ㆍ일 전통 스포츠 유래 관용표현 대조고찰 －씨름ㆍ활쏘기ㆍ말타기를 중심으로－

This study focused on idioms derived from traditional Korean and Japanese sports such as “Ssireum/Sumo, Archery, and Horse Riding,” and compared the characteristics of their meanings and ideas.BR The number of Japanese idioms that were derived from

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Anxiety and Americanness

This paper examines the work of Japanese-American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi as he expressively naviates his dual identity. Working within Modernist and Folk styles, his work blends Japanese idioms with American folk art influences as well as that of European modernism, engaging with global art practices. This conglomeration of influences, in addition to his public fame as an artist, came under scrutiny during World War II as Kuniyoshi’s position as an American was threatened. This artist’s work in propaganda against Japan further complicated his modes of expression through his art as he was challenged to refine his representational codes in order to protect himself. Kuniyoshi’s oeuvre nuances the role of the artist in relation to nationalism, challenges conceptions of Modernist appropriative styles, and questions what it means to be an American.

Application of Cognitive Linguistics in the Teaching of Japanese Idioms

The teaching of idioms is an important part of Japanese teaching. However, many students are fettered by traditional learning methods and learning thinking. They believe that idioms can only be acquired by rote memorization. Incomplete understanding and learning results in low learning efficiency, and some students even avoid learning idioms. From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, this article explores the teaching application of Japanese idioms and provides new ideas for idiom learning.

Komparatif Makna Idiom ‘Ki’ dengan Idiom dalam Bahasa Indonesia ‘Hati’ Ditinjau dari Makna Leksikal – Kajian Linguistik Kognitif-

This study trying to describe the relationship between lexical meaning and the idiomatical meaning of ‘ki’ in the Japanese language idioms and ‘hati’in Indonesian language Idiom by using perspective of cognitive linguistic. This study classified as a basic research category, because this research was conducted to find new theories about how idioms get to motivated from the relationship between lexical meaning and idiomatic meaning in the cognitive linguistics point of view, finds differences and similarities between Japanese and Indonesian idioms. Then contrasted the idioms using the matching techniques of linguistics. From the analysis result, it can be seen that there are idioms from both languages that have different lexical meanings, but have similar idiomatic meanings. That happens because there are similarities between the point of view in looking at the ki and hati, even though there are cultural differences. It was also found that between ki idioms and hati, ki idioms have a more variants, in one category of idioms which has the same idiomatic meaning than hati idioms. Then from both ki idioms and hati idioms, some idioms show an extension of idiomatic meanings that are more broader than the basic idiomatic meanings, where it shows the emergence of polysemic meanings of some ki idioms and hati idioms.

THE FORM AND MEANING OF IDIOM RELATED HUMAN BODY IN JAPAN AND MINANGKABAU LANGUAGE

<em>This study discusses Japanese and Minangkabau idioms that relate to members of the human body, namely the head, face and hands. This research was conducted to analyze the form of idioms using a semantic approach with idiomatic theory. The method used in this paper was descriptive analysis of qualitative. Data sources were observed from the book that contained Japanese idioms and language Minangkabau. Based on the results of many studies. It is found that idioms with limbs that declare of good feelings in psychological feelings and personality feelings. In Japanese there is the idiom named "atama ga agaranai" and the Minangkabau language "gadang kapalo" which relates to the shape and meaning of the limbs. The meaning of idom in Japanese is not the real meaning. While the meaning of idioms in the Minangkabau language, the meaning of idioms shows the figurative meanings and many vocabularies in the form of poetry or “pepatah petitih” whose proverbs have meaning and form resembling idioms. Whereas in Japanese do not have rhymes, petitih and so on.</em>

Analisis Semantis Idiom Bahasa Jepang yang Menggunakan Leksem Mata

The research entitled Semantic Analysis of Japanese Idiom Using Eye Lexem, aims to 1) describe the lexical meaning behind the forming element of Japanese language idioms using eye lexem 2) describe the idiomatic meaning behind the forming element of the Japanese language idioms using eye lexem. The research belong to descriptive qualitative especially using reading and noting method. The result shows that there are 25 eye lexeme idioms, among other things 7 idioms belong to sentiment, 2 of them belong to characters, 12 of them belong to the action and behavior, and 4 of them belong to the value and degrees. Based on the results according to the data source, there are no idioms stating the culture of society. However, it can be concluded that the Japanese idioms using eye lexem are still frequently used.

Neko ‘Cat’ in Japanese Idioms (Meaning and Figure of Speech Analysis)

Generally, idioms are formed with words related to the sense of taste, human body, color, numbers, growth, natural objects and animals. In this study, a Japanese idiom that is formed from neko ‘cat’ is discussed. This study is a qualitative research that aims to find out the lexical and idiomatical meaning of the idiom containing word neko and the figure of speech. The data are idioms with the word neko in 101 Japanese Idioms by Michael L. Maynard, and website (https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp). The results are that 13 idioms that use neko. Some idioms have a difference between lexical and idiomatic meaning. However, there is a link between the lexical and idiomatical meaning with the cultural and historical approach of the lexical used. Data contained in the 8 figure of speech Metaphor, namely neko mo shakushi mo (猫 も 杓 子 も), neko ni koban (猫に小判), neko no hitai (猫の額), neko ni matatabi (猫にまたたび), neko in katsuobushi (猫に鰹節), neko no kubi ni suzu o tsukeru (猫の首に鈴を付ける), neko no ko ippiki inai (猫の子一匹いない), neko o koroseba shichidai tataru (猫を殺せば七代祟る. Then 5 figure of speech are included in metonymy, namely neko no te mo karitai (猫の手も借りたい), neko o kaburu (猫 を か ぶ る), karite kita neko (借りてきた猫), neko o ou yori sakana o noke yo (猫を追うより魚をのけよ), and neko o ou yori sara o hike (猫を追うより皿を引け).

Analisis Metafora Pada Idiom Bahasa Jepang Yang Berunsur Mushi ‘Serangga’

(Title: Metaphorical Analysis of Japanese Idioms Containing Insect Elements) This research Metaphor analysis for Japanese idiom formed from the word insect. This research aims to describe the lexical and idiomatical meaning in Japanese idiom formed from the word insect and explains the metaphor contained in these idioms. The data in this research is taken from the Reikai Kanyouku Jiten idiom dictionary, 101 Japanese idioms, and website www.weblio.jp. The data is collected using the referring method with competent involvement and note-taking technique. Furthermore, the extralingual equivalent method is used to analyze the structure and type of metaphor. While the informal method is used to present the results of data analysis. Based on the data analysis, it was concluded that overall Japanese idioms that use the word insect have a negative meaning. In addition, most idioms show that insects are very influential animals in the lives of Japanese people.

Metafora Tangan dalam Idiom Bahasa Jepang Berdasarkan Teori Metafora Konseptual

This thesis is a conceptual metaphor research which analyse the element te ‘hand’ in the Japanese idioms. The purpose of this research is to know the te 'hands' image scheme in Japanese idioms and analyze it based on the conceptual metaphors. The data source in this research were taken from the dictionary of idiom “iitai naiyou kara gyakuhiki dekiru reikai kanyouku jiten” by Inoue Muneo. The amount of the data found and analysed were 59 and the amount of data presented were 15. The results of data analysis describe the idiom with the main element of the hand are filled with metaphorical expressions because the hand is the most used body part for activities. The results of the analysis also show eight concepts of hand, which are : HAND as ACTIVITIES/JOB, POSSESSION, LINK, ATTITUDE, TACTICS, CAPABILITY/SKILLS, SUPPORT, and EXPERTISE.To understand the concept of hand, it is useful to not only use ontological metaphors analysis, but in terms of the hand that has a spatial orientation, it must be analyse with orientational metaphors.

IDIOM ‘SARU’ SEBAGAI REFLEKSI KONSEP PEMIKIRAN MASYARAKAT JEPANG TERHADAP MONYET

(Title: Idiom ‘Saru’ as a Reflection of Japanese People Thinking Concept Towards Monkey ). This research is an anthropological linguistic study that is conducted by examining the idioms that use the word "saru" (monkey) as the object of study. This study aims at analyzing the basic concepts of people's thought about the word "saru" (monkey) through the use of its idioms. The researcher collected the data of the idioms that use the word "saru" through literature studies that cover the literature containing Japanese idioms and interviews of Japanese people living in Yogyakarta. The focus of this research is the correlation between literal meaning and metaphorical meaning in idioms that contain the word "saru". The correlation of the meaning is traced using a diachronic perspective to see the concept of Japanese people's thought towards monkeys. According to the results of the study, the researcher found 11 idioms that use the word "saru", namely Sansaru, Sarugi, Sarugutsuwa, Sarushibari, Sarutsunagi, Sarujie, Sarugashikoshi, Sarumane, Sarushibai, Saruboo, and Saruni. From the relationship between the literal meaning and the metaphorical meaning of the 11 idioms, the result shows that Japanese people have 3 concepts towards monkey, which are as a holy and sacred animal, as an animal that possesses the magical power to make something quiet, and as an animal resembling the human being.

Konseptualisasi Citra Hara ‘Perut’ dalam Idiom Bahasa Jepang

Hara simply means belly, but for Japanese people it means more than physical. Hara is a concept, an important concept related to Japanese human life. This paper discusses the conceptualization of hara image for Japanese people. The study utilizes 25 idioms that contain hara ‘belly’ word that are obtained from several dictionaries of Japanese idioms. This paper is firmly grounded in cognitive linguistics, which relates linguistic expressions to human cognitive experience. The tool for analysis employed in this paper is the “conceptual metaphor theory” pioneered by Lakoff and Johnson. This theory considers human perception, parts of the body, and people’s worldview as the basis for the structure of human language. The analysis of this paper results that metaphorically, hara ‘belly’ is an entity and a container, which contains important elements for humans, such as life, mind, feeling, mentality, and physical. The concept of hara 'belly' for Japanese people is to have a spiritual, psychological, social and cultural, biological, and physical image. Keywords: conceptualization, conceptual metaphor, hara ‘belly’, idioms, imagee.

Strategic Guidelines for Learning Japanese Idioms in Spoken Language

Strategic Guidelines for Learning Japanese Idioms in Spoken Language

A Constrastive Study on the Japanese and Korean idioms -An analysis of Four Types of patterns of Japanese idioms-

A Constrastive Study on the Japanese and Korean idioms -An analysis of Four Types of patterns of Japanese idioms-

회화체에서의 일본어 이디엄(idiom) 특성

회화체에서의 일본어 이디엄(idiom) 특성

調音動態から見た「剰余」の声—日本語の慣用句「口をとがらせる」「口をゆがめる」とその周辺—

調音動態から見た「剰余」の声—日本語の慣用句「口をとがらせる」「口をゆがめる」とその周辺—