KANAE

Untranslatable words

Some Japanese words have no equivalent in our languages. More than expressions, they are ways of seeing — you do not translate them, you learn to inhabit them.

11 entries

By form All ProverbsFour charactersUntranslatable wordsStories behind wordsHaiku · By theme PatiencePerseveranceWorkDisciplineRelationsCourageHumilityLearningLifeSetback & ReboundNatureTime ·
  1. 068 One life, one meeting.
  2. 208 Let the water carry it away.
  3. 116 Know what is enough.
  4. 301 I know only what is enough.
  5. 297 Kept hidden, it becomes the flower.
  6. 281 Snow, moon, flowers.
  7. 136 Flowers, birds, wind, moon.
  8. 135 Plow when it shines, read when it rains.
  9. 137 Clear mirror, still water.
  10. 140 Sincere simplicity, quiet strength.
  11. 015 Never forget the beginner's spirit.