Testing a native speaker's Japanese
めっちゃ難しいじゃん、何この漢字?
metcha muzukashii jan, nan kono kanji?
It’s so difficult! What is this kanji?!
Transcript
めっちゃ難しいじゃん、何この漢字?
metcha muzukashii jan, nan kono kanji?
It’s so difficult! What is this kanji?!
書いたことないよ
kaita koto nai yo
I’ve never written that before!
ズーン、落ち込んじゃったね
zuun, ochikonjatta ne
“Zuun”, you’ve become depressed
やだやだ、本当にやだ
ya da ya da, hontou ni ya da
Oh no, oh no, this is really not good
ごめんなさい、もう本当に許してください
gomen nasai, mou hontou ni yurushite kudasai
I’m sorry, please forgive me!
今日のトピックは、リベンジの動画です
kyou no topikku wa, ribenji no douga desu
Today’s topic is… a revenge video!
やだ
ya da
Oh nooo
今日は何? Joshuaが俺に何か教えてくれるって聞いたんだけど
kyou wa nan? Joshua ga ore ni nan ka oshiete kureru tte kiita n da kedo
What’s today’s video? I heard Joshua was going to teach me something
今回は僕がHitokiの日本語をテストするよ
konkai wa boku ga Hitoki no nihon go o tesuto suru yo
This time I will test YOUR Japanese!
複雑な日本語単語とか、ネットで見た日本が知らない日本語とか、 単に僕が面白いと思った単語をいくつか見つけたよ
fukuzatsu na nihon go tango to ka, netto de mita nihon ga shiranai nihon go to ka, tanni boku ga omoshiroi to omotta tango o ikutsu ka mitsuketa yo
I found complicated words, or words that Japanese people don’t know. Some are just words I thought were interesting.
俺難しい日本語苦手なんだよね
ore muzukashii nihon go nigate na n da yo ne
I’m not good at really difficult Japanese
どのくらい自信がある?10点満点だとしたら
dono kurai jishin ga aru? 10 ten manten da to shitara
What’s your confidence out of ten? (1-10)
全部で10個あるけど、どのくらい答えられると思う?
zenbu de 10 ko aru kedo, dono kurai kotaerareru to omou?
There’s ten words, how many do you think you can get?
ま、でも俺日本人だから、8かな
ma, de mo ore nihonnin da kara, 8 ka na
Well, I’m Japanese, so I guess I can get 8 (out of 10)
今日は厳しい先生になるね
kyou wa kibishii sensei ni naru ne
Today I will become the strict teacher!
まじで
maji de
Seriously?
ところで何を持っているの?
tokoro de nan o motte iru no?
By the way, what are you holding?
Go! Go! Gesture、俺が作ったゲームだぜ
Go! Go! Gesture, ore ga tsukutta geemu da ze
Go! Go! Gesture、the game that I made
カードを使うと、今はどんな気持ち?
kaado o tsukau to, ima wa donna kimochi?
How are you feeling right now, using a card? (to explain it)
ドキドキ、緊張するという意味でちょっと心臓がドキドキしてる
dokidoki, kinchou suru to iu imi de chotto shinzou ga dokidoki shiteru
“Doki Doki”, my heart is pounding a little because I’m nervous
最初の単語の準備はいい?
saisho no tango no junbi wa ii?
Are you ready for your first word?
うん、まあ、いつでもいいよ
un, maa, itsu de mo ii yo
Yeah, well, give it to me anytime
最初の言葉は、侃侃諤諤
saisho no kotoba wa, kankan gakugaku
The first word is “KanKan GakuGaku”
あ〜、か、侃侃諤諤?ね.......
aa, ka, kankan gakugaku? ne.......
Ohhh… “KanKan GakuGaku”, it’s obvious
侃侃諤諤の聞いたイメージは
kankan gakugaku no kiita imeeji wa
When I hear “KanKan GakuGaku”, the image that comes to mind is,
オノマトペで本当にカンカンになるというのは、怒っているの意味はちょっとイライラというオノマトペがあるけど、カンカンもすごく怒ってるの意味で
onomatope de hontou ni kankan ni naru to iu no wa, okotte iru no imi wa chotto iraira to iu onomatope ga aru kedo, kankan mo sugoku okotteru no imi de
KanKan is similar to IraIra(annoyed), but KanKan is way more angry
あんまり使わないけどそういうオノマトペもある
anmari tsukawanai kedo sou iu onomatope mo aru
I don’t use KanKan often, but I think there’s an onomatopoeia like that
だからカンカン、怒ってる、そしてガクガクはちょっと震えているやつがあるから
da kara kankan, okotteru, soshite gakugaku wa chotto furuete iru yatsu ga aru kara
GakuGaku probably means I’m shaking a little bit
侃侃諤諤は めっちゃ怒って震えてる
kankan gakugaku wa metcha okotte furueteru
So it means, I’m so angry that it’s making me shake
それは...
sore wa...
That is…
正解です
seikai desu
Correct!
本当に?本当に?
hontou ni? hontou ni?
Really?! Really?!
意味は、すごく怒っているだよ
imi wa, sugoku okotte iru da yo
Yeah it means, Heated (super angry)
あってると思わなかったの?
atteru to omowanakatta no?
You didn’t expect that?
いや知ってたよ
iya shitteta yo
Oh… of course I knew
そうだよね、もちろん
sou da yo ne, mochiron
Ah right, of course you knew
まじで?ちょっと漢字見せてよ
maji de? chotto kanji misete yo
Seriously?? Let me see the kanji
めっちゃ難しいじゃん何この漢字? 書いたことないよ
metcha muzukashii jan nan kono kanji? kaita koto nai yo
That’s SO difficult, what is that Kanji? I’ve never written that before
OK、次の単語は、一朝一夕
OK, tsugi no tango wa, itchou isseki
OK, the next word is… “icchou isseki” (One Morning, One Night)
これは別に難しい言葉じゃないんだけど
kore wa betsu ni muzukashii kotoba ja nai n da kedo
That’s not a very difficult word
やばい、これ見てる日本人から怒られちゃう
yabai, kore miteru nihonnin kara okorarechau
But this is bad, if I’m wrong, Japanese people watching will yell at me
これは多分小学生でも分かる言葉なんだけど、本当に忘れちゃった
kore wa tabun shougakusei de mo wakaru kotoba na n da kedo, hontou ni wasurechatta
This is a phrase even elementary students know, but I really forgot it
毎日頑張るの意味
mainichi ganbaru no imi
It means, “trying hard every day”
意味は、1日では起きない、もしくは1晩では起きない
imi wa, 1 ka de wa okinai, moshikuha 1 ban de wa okinai
It says it means “it didn’t happen in one day”/”Didn’t happen overnight”
ああそうだね、やべ、これ聞いたら絶対そうだってわかるけど
aa sou da ne, ya be, kore kiitara zettai sou da tte wakaru kedo
Oh yeah, ah that’s bad, when I hear that I definitely remember it
え、これマジで恥ずかしいな、これ本当にやばいよ
e, kore maji de hazukashii na, kore hontou ni yabai yo
Wow, this is seriously embarrassing, this is really bad
こいつバカだって怒られちゃう、やばい
koitsu baka da tte okorarechau, yabai
I’m going to get scolded for being an idiot, this is bad
え、これカットしていい?
e, kore katto shite ii?
Umm, it’s ok if I cut this?
ダメだよ、ちゃんと使わないと
dame da yo, chanto tsukawanai to
No, you have to use it!
これはリベンジの動画だよ
kore wa ribenji no douga da yo
This is a revenge video!
ズーン、落ち込んじゃったね
zuun, ochikonjatta ne
“Zuun” you became depressed?
この言葉は英語ですごく難しいから、英語ネイティブでもこの言葉わかるかわからないけど
kono kotoba wa eigo de sugoku muzukashii kara, eigo neitibu de mo kono kotoba wakaru ka wakaranai kedo
This word is hard in English, so I’m not sure if even English speakers know this word
でも、日本人がこの言葉を知っているかチェックしてみよう
de mo, nihonnin ga kono kotoba o shitte iru ka chekku shite miyou
But let’s see if Japanese people know this word
不撓不屈
futou fukutsu
“Futou Fukutsu” (No waiver, no bend)
戦わないことが一番いい
tatakawanai koto ga ichiban ii
“It’s best not to fight”
おー、多分合ってると思うよ
ou, tabun atteru to omou yo
Ohh, I think that’s it, I think that’s it
当たり?
atari?
I was right?
英語だと、負けることはない(折れることはない)
eigo da to, makeru koto wa nai ( oreru koto wa nai)
In English it means “Cannot be defeated” (indomitable)
俺が言ったのは、戦わないのがいい
ore ga itta no wa, tatakawanai no ga ii
But I said “Not fighting is best”
日本人はこの言葉知ってると思う?
nihonnin wa kono kotoba shitteru to omou?
Do you think Japanese people know this word?
いやわかんないと思う、普通の人はね、もちろん漢字の、なんかオタクは絶対分かるよ
iya wakannai to omou, futsuu no hito wa ne, mochiron kanji no, nan ka otaku wa zettai wakaru yo
I don’t think they know it. But of course Kanji otakus would know it
もう1回言うよ、何回も言うけど僕は四字熟語が苦手です、漢字が苦手です
mou 1 kai yuu yo, nan kai mo yuu kedo boku wa yon ji jukugo ga nigate desu, kanji ga nigate desu
I’ll say it one more time, I’m really not good at 4 kanji idioms, I’m not good at Kanji
じゃあ、僕に続いて発音してください、不撓不屈
jaa, boku ni tsuzuite hatsuon shite kudasai, futou fukutsu
Ok, so repeat after me “futou fukutsu” (indomitable)
あ、違う、発音、違う
a, chigau, hatsuon, chigau
Ah, wrong. Your pronunciation is wrong.
なんだこいつむかつく
nan da koitsu mukatsuku
What the heck is this guy, he’s annoying me!
イライラ
iraira
“IraIra” (irritated)
次の単語は、見た時とても面白いと思ったよ
tsugi no tango wa, mita toki totemo omoshiroi to omotta yo
The next word I thought was so funny when I read it
次は、積読
tsugi wa, seki yomi
It’s… tsundoku
やだやだ、本当にやだ、ごめんなさい、もう本当に許してください
ya da ya da, hontou ni ya da, gomen nasai, mou hontou ni yurushite kudasai
Oh no, this is seriously bad, please forgive me
ま、読むだよね、読むことなんだけど積読...
ma, yomu da yo ne, yomu koto na n da kedo seki yomi...
Well, I should read it, but I have a pile of books to read…
正解はたくさん本を集めるけど、それらの本を読まないで積んでいること
seikai wa takusan hon o atsumeru kedo, sorera no hon o yomanaide tsunde iru koto
The answer is, collecting a lot of books but not reading any of them
今まで聞いたことある?
ima made kiita koto aru?
Have you heard of this before?
そうだ、あるある
sou da, aru aru
I’ve heard of it
え、俺よくやっちゃうんだよ
e, ore yoku yatchau n da yo
I do this a lot
そういえば先輩が使ってたな、私積読よくしちゃうって言ってたから
sou ieba senpai ga tsukatteta na, watashi seki yomi yoku shichau tte itteta kara
Come to think of it, my senpai said it a lot because she often has a pile of books to read
僕たちは英語で、本をたくさん買うけど、それらを読まないっていう意味の単語はないよ
bokutachi wa eigo de, hon o takusan kau kedo, sorera o yomanai tte iu imi no tango wa nai yo
We don’t have a word in English that means “I bought a lot of books but I didn’t read them”
それを言うためには、今言ったように長い文を読む必要がある
sore o iu tame ni wa, ima itta you ni nagai bun o yomu hitsuyou ga aru
We have to say that long sentence to say that
これは、僕も知っていたし、とても綺麗な言葉なんだけど
kore wa, boku mo shitte ita shi, totemo kirei na kotoba na n da kedo
Okay, this one, I knew this one. This one is a beautiful word
それは木漏れ日
sore wa komorebi
It’s “Komorebi”
それはわかるよ
sore wa wakaru yo
I know that one!
木漏れ日は、木に光が差して、木の隙間から光がチラチラと見える様子
komorebi wa, ki ni hikari ga sashite, ki no sukima kara hikari ga chirachira to mieru yousu
Komorebi is the sunlight shines through the gaps between the trees
正解です、ピンポン!
seikai desu, pinpon!
That’s right!
次の単語は、Hitokiが本当にオノマトペマスターかどうかを確認する挑戦となります
tsugi no tango wa, Hitoki ga hontou ni onomatope masutaa ka dou ka o kakunin suru chousen to narimasu
The next one will challenge if you’re really an onomatopoeia master
次の単語は、オノマトペ
tsugi no tango wa, onomatope
The next word is an onomatopoeia
ああ、絶対知ってるよ、じゃあ
aa, zettai shitteru yo, jaa
Oh, then I’ll definitely know it then
でも、これはレアなオノマトペだって言ってたよ
de mo, kore wa rea na onomatope da tte itteta yo
But they said this one is a rare onomatopoeia
それは、もっちり
sore wa, motchiri
Ok, it is… “Mocchiri”
うん、もっちりは分かるよ
un, motchiri wa wakaru yo
Mochiri? I know Mochiri
もっちりは、お餅を考えるとイメージしやすいんだけど
motchiri wa, omochi o kangaeru to imeeji shiyasui n da kedo
It’s easy to remember “Mochiri” if you imagine mochi rice cakes
もっちりは柔らかくてちょっと伸びる感じ
motchiri wa yawarakakute chotto nobiru kanji
It’s the texture of something soft and slightly stretchy
多分合っているけど、単語読むの間違えちゃった、もっちりじゃなかった、違う単語だった
tabun atte iru kedo, tango yomu no machigaechatta, motchiri ja nakatta, chigau tango datta
You’re probably correct. I read it wrong. It’s not Mocchiri, it’s a different word
もっさりだった
mossari datta
It’s “Mossari”
もっさりも分かるよ
mossari mo wakaru yo
Ah, I also know Mossari 94 00:05:11,675 --> 00:05:18,348 It’s like when there are too many threads or hairs that it becomes thick
髪の毛みたいにこういう糸、繊維がたくさんあるものがちょっと多すぎる時にもっさりしているっていうね
kaminoke mitai ni kou iu ito, sen'i ga takusan aru mono ga chotto oo sugiru toki ni mossari shite iru tte iu ne
Like hair, when there's too much of this stringy, fibrous stuff, you say it's mossari.
本当? この言葉に別の意味がある?
hontou? kono kotoba ni betsu no imi ga aru?
Really? Is there another meaning for this word?
別の使い方とかある?
betsu no tsukaikata to ka aru?
Can it be used for anything else?
Googleによると、もっさりは、コンピューターを使っている時に、オンラインに行って、Webサイトのローディングがすごく遅いときのこと
Google ni yoru to, mossari wa, konpyuutaa o tsukatte iru toki ni, on rain ni itte, Web saito no roodingu ga sugoku osoi toki no koto
Google says it means if you’re using a computer but the website is loading soooo slow, it’s “Mossari”
絶対使わないよ
zettai tsukawanai yo
It’s never used like that
これはHitokiが知らないんじゃなくて、Googleが知らないんだね
kore wa Hitoki ga shiranai n ja nakute, Google ga shiranai n da ne
So this one is not like you don’t know, it’s like… google doesn’t know
誰もその使い方してない
dare mo sono tsukaikata shitenai
No one ever uses it that way
もし動画をクリックして、再生にすごく時間がかかったら、その時に使うオノマトペはある?
moshi douga o kurikku shite, saisei ni sugoku jikan ga kakattara, sono toki ni tsukau onomatope wa aru?
If you click a video and it takes a really long time to load, is there an onomatopoeia for that
いや、ないな
iya, nai na
No there’s nothing
この単語は僕だね、この単語は難しくないよ
kono tango wa boku da ne, kono tango wa muzukashiku nai yo
I think this word is not hard
でも面白いと思うけどね、猫舌
de mo omoshiroi to omou kedo ne, nekojita
But I think it’s a funny word, “Nekojita” (cat tongue)
この単語面白いよね?
kono tango omoshiroi yo ne?
That’s a funny word, isn’t it?
そうだね、猫舌は熱いものを飲んだり食べたりすぐできない人
sou da ne, nekojita wa atsui mono o non dari tabe tari sugu dekinai hito
Yeah, it describes people with a sensitive mouth that can’t eat hot things
うん、その通り
un, sono toori
Yeah, exactly
熱い食べ物を食べた時にすぐに口を火傷する人だって
atsui tabemono o tabeta toki ni sugu ni kuchi o yakedo suru hito da tte
It said someone who when they eat hot food, they burn their mouth easily
俺全然猫舌じゃないんだけど、Joshuaは猫舌?
ore zenzen nekojita ja nai n da kedo, Joshua wa nekojita?
I’m not a cat tongue at all, but Joshua is right?
うん
un
Yeah
あ、そうなんだ
a, sou na n da
Ah, I thought so
OK、次の単語は、金継ぎ
OK, tsugi no tango wa, kintsugi
Ok the next word is “Kintsugi”
わかんないけど、金継ぎって聞いた時に、最初にイメージしたのは俺たちの伝統文化でさ
wakannai kedo, kintsugi tte kiita toki ni, saisho ni imeeji shita no wa oretachi no dentou bunka de sa
I’m not sure but when I hear “Kintsugi” I think of traditional culture
お皿が割れた時に、この割れたものを戻すんだけど、その時になんかのりじゃなくて金を使って直すんだよねお皿を
osara ga wareta toki ni, kono wareta mono o modosu n da kedo, sono toki ni nan ka nori ja nakute kin o tsukatte naosu n da yo ne osara o
When a plate breaks, you don’t use glue to fix it, you use gold
それを金継ぎって多分言ってた気がするんだけど
sore o kintsugi tte tabun itteta ki ga suru n da kedo
I think they might have called that “Kintsugi”
正解です
seikai desu
That’s Correct!
びっくりした
bikkuri shita
Were you surprised?
そうでしょう
sou deshou
That’s right
これも別のすごく限定的な言葉だよね
kore mo betsu no sugoku genteiteki na kotoba da yo ne
That’s another really specific word, right?
そうだね
sou da ne
Right
見てよ、リベンジが失敗している
mite yo, ribenji ga shippai shite iru
Oh no, look at this. My revenge is failing
今の気分はね、今はねこれだね
ima no kibun wa ne, ima wa ne kore da ne
My mood right now is this
ニコニコ
nikoniko
“Niko Niko” (Smiling)
もうズーンじゃないのね
mou zuun ja nai no ne
It’s not “Zuun” (Depressed) anymore
今度さ、やりに行かない? 普通に東京でもできるから多分面白いと思うよ
kondo sa, yari ni ikanai? futsuu ni toukyou de mo dekiru kara tabun omoshiroi to omou yo
Let’s try it (gold repairing) sometime. You can do it in Tokyo, I think it’ll be fun
一緒にやりに行こうよ
issho ni yari ni ikou yo
Oh together? Let’s try!
これは最後の言葉だけど、準備はいい?
kore wa saigo no kotoba da kedo, junbi wa ii?
This is the last word, are you ready?
一期一会
ichi ki ichie
“Ichigo Ichie” (One time, One meeting)
これね俺好きな言葉なんだよ
kore ne ore suki na kotoba na n da yo
This is my favorite phrase
人生って面白くて、どこで誰に会うかって全然わからないじゃん
jinsei tte omoshirokute, doko de dare ni au ka tte zenzen wakaranai jan
Life is interesting, you never know where you’ll meet someone
例えば旅行に行って知らないお店に入って、たまたま隣に座った人とちょっと話したらすごく仲良くなれた
tatoeba ryokou ni itte shiranai omise ni haitte, tamatama tonari ni suwatta hito to chotto hanashitara sugoku nakayoku nareta
For example, if I go on a trip and went to a restaurant, I happened to strike up a conversation with the person next to me and we became friends
多分その人とはもう会うことはないかもしれない
tabun sono hito to wa mou au koto wa nai ka mo shirenai
Probably I’ll never see that person again
だけど、その時一緒に時間を使って仲良くなれた、1回の出会い、運命的な出会いっていうのが一期一会
da kedo, sono toki issho ni jikan o tsukatte nakayoku nareta, 1 kai no deai, unmeiteki na deai tte iu no ga ichi ki ichie
But we spent time together and were friends in the moment. It’s that kind of one-off encounter, a once-in-a-lifetime experience
おー、説明うまくできました
ou, setsumei umaku dekimashita
Wow, that was a really good explanation
ありがとうございます
arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you
1つの言葉が、1分の長い説明を意味するなんて信じられる?
1 tsu no kotoba ga, 1 bun no nagai setsumei o imi suru nante shinjirareru?
Can you believe that one word can have a whole minute long explanation
OK、合格だね
OK, goukaku da ne
OK… you… passed!
じゃあ、みんな、バイバイ
jaa, minna, bai bai
Ok then, everyone… bye bye!
Video and Japanese captions: Onomappu on YouTube. English: the channel's own captions.
Words at N2 and above
- 御免your pardon,declining (something),dismissal,permissionN2
- どきどきthrob,beat (fast)N2
- 満点perfect scoreN2
- 熟語idiom,idiomatic phrase,kanji compoundN2
- 積むto pile up,to stackN2
- 隙間crevice,crack,gap,openingN2
- 餅sticky rice cakeN2
- 火傷burn,scaldN2
- 信ずるto believe,to believe in,to place trust inN2
- 俺I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun)N1
- 面白いinteresting, amusingN1
- 正解correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution)N1
- 落ち込むto fall into, to feel down (sad)N1
- 不当injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalidN1
- 直ぐimmediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, uprightN1
- 期period, timeN1
- 自信self-confidenceN1
- 若しくはor, otherwiseN1
- カットcut, cuttingN1
- 当たりhit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhoodN1
- 挑戦challenge, defianceN1
- 繊維fibre, fiber, textileN1
- 再生playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, rN1
- 限定limit, restrictionN1
- 運命fateN1




