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The term otogi literally means 'companion', with the full name of the genre translating to 'companion tale'. This designation, however, did not come into use until 1725, when a publisher in Osaka released a set of 23 illustrated booklets titled Shūgen otogibunko ( Fortuitous Companion Library ).
The listening questions are based on Genki audio materials distributed through the OTO-Navi or on a CD included with the workbook. The audio recordings feature narrations of each lesson's dialogue, reading, and certain practice questions. The book's title Genki (from 元気) is an early vocab word meaning "lively" or "energetic."
Japanese painting, late 16th or early 17th century. Oto-hime (Princess Oto)'s name consists of the character also read otsu meaning "No. 2". [a] [1] Thus Oto-hime must have been the 'second daughter' or 'younger princess' of the Dragon King , as explained by folklorist Yoshio Miyao in his bilingual edition of the In Urashima fairytale. [1]
(桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) is the Japanese term for the Cherry Blossom and can either mean the tree or its flowers (see 桜). senryu 川柳, a form of short poetry similar to haiku. It is satiric. [13] shamisen [14] 三味線, a three-stringed musical instrument, played with a plectrum. sumi-e
Otogi-zōshi (お伽草紙) is a Japanese collection of short stories by Osamu Dazai.In this work, the author is giving the reader a reinterpretation of classic Japanese fairy tales such as Urashima Taro, Tanuki and the Rabbit, Tale of a man with a wen and the Tongue-cut Sparrow, and gives the characters a new dimension which go against the national spirit which the Imperial Japanese ...
Oto, the third album by Fluke, released in 1995; OTO Awards, a Slovak awards show; Otocinclus, a genus of armored catfish Zebra oto; Oto-Manguean languages, a large family comprising several families of Native American languages Oto-Pamean languages; Oto Melara, an Italian defense company, formerly known as Odero Terni Orlando
Otori (おおとり, Ōtori), also transliterated Ootori and Ohtori is a Japanese word meaning "large bird," "a key performer," [1] or a Japanese name. Written forms [ edit ]
Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.