EPISODE · Jan 9, 2022 · 4 MIN
#114. Japanese Traditional lucky charm
from jENI NO PIKA PIKA NIHONGO 日本語
こんにちは。 ジェニです。 Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese tradition of good luck charms. When you go to a New Year's visit to the shrine, you buy a lucky charm to bring you happiness. There are many kinds of lucky charms, such as Manekineko(招き猫), cranes(鶴), and daruma dolls(だるま). And then you buy a fukubukuro(福袋), a bag that is supposed to contain something better than the price of the bag, but you don't know what it contains. 縁起物(Engimono、lucky charm ) 招き猫(Maneki Neko、beckoning cat) 鶴(Tsuru, crane) 門松(Kadomatsu,) 福袋(Fukubukuro, mystery package with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price) Have a good day. じゃあまたね。
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こんにちは。 ジェニです。 Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese tradition of good luck charms. When you go to a New Year's visit to the shrine, you buy a lucky charm to bring you happiness. There are many kinds of lucky charms, such as Manekineko(招き猫), cranes(鶴), and daruma dolls(だるま). And then you buy a fukubukuro(福袋), a bag that is supposed to contain something better than the price of the bag, but you don't know what it contains. 縁起物(Engimono、lucky charm ) 招き猫(Maneki Neko、beckoning cat) 鶴(Tsuru, crane) 門松(Kadomatsu,) 福袋(Fukubukuro, mystery package with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price) Have a good day. じゃあまたね。
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