Nihongo no Tane 133裸の文化Naked Culture | Japanese Immersion podcast

Japanese culture about nakedness is different from the occidental one. Japanese people go to onsen naked while most occidental people would feel embarrassed for doing this. In this podcast, Yumi talks about it, and about the changes over time around this culture.

 

KEY VOCABULARY:

1. 恥(は)ずかしがる to be shy of; to be bashful
2. お相(す)撲(もう)さん Sumo wrestler(s) [affectionate way of calling sumo wrestlers]
3. まる見(み)え full view; completely visible [まるprefix for “whole/total/all”/full; 見(み)え noun form of 見(み)える (to be visible)]
4. 伝統(でんとう)国(こく)技(ぎ) traditional national sport
5. 競(きょう)技(ぎ) competition; game; match; contest
6. まる出(だ)し bare; fully exposed
7. 明(めい)治(じ)時(じ)代(だい) Meiji period (1868-1912)
8. 禁(きん)止(し) prohibition
9. 根(ね)強(づよ)くfirmly; persistently [adverb form of 根(ね)強(づよ)い (firm; persistent; deep-seated; deep-rooted)
10. 銭湯(せんとう) public bathhouse [銭(せん) (coin); 湯(とう) (bath water; warm water)]
11. 展(てん)示(じ) する to exhibit; to display
12. 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう) designated swimming area beach
13. 彫刻(ちょうこく)家(か) sculptor [彫刻(ちょうこく)(carving; sculpture); 家(か) (suffix for some professions or title for people with highly skill)
14. 裸(ら)体(たい) naked body; nudity
15. 矛(む)盾(じゅん)する to contradict [矛(む)盾(じゅん) (contradictory)]
16. 価値(かち)観(かん) sense of values; value system [価値(かち) (value); 観(かん) (view)]
17. 普(ふ)段(だん) usual; ordinary
18. 基(き)準(じゅん) standard
19. 中(ちゅう)世(せい) Middle Age
20. 股(こ)間(かん) crotch; groin [股(こ) (groin; thigh); 間(かん) (between)]

 

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