Exploring Japanese through Buzzwords Learning Set

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流行語で学ぶ日本語 - 時代を旅する240の流行語

Exploring Japanese through Buzzwords - 240 Buzzwords that Travels through Time

✨ Why You’ll Love This Book

• 📚 Exploring Japanese Through Buzzwords: 240 Buzzwords That Travel Through Time. Step into the world of modern Japanese culture with 240 buzzwords that have shaped conversations from 2015 to 2024! This book takes you on a linguistic journey, uncovering how language reflects the trends, humor, and social dynamics of different eras. From “蛙化現象/Kaeruka Genshou” (Frog Effect) and “港区女子/Minato-ku Joshi” (Minato Ward Girls) to “親ガチャ/Oya Gacha” (Parent Gacha) and “無理ゲー/Murigee” (Impossible Game), each buzzword offers a glimpse into the mindset of Japan's younger generations and the vibrant language of online communities. Dive into each term with its original Japanese text, romaji, and easy-to-understand explanations that bring its context and usage to life. With bilingual examples in Japanese and English, even beginners can catch on to the latest trends. Plus, discover viral phrases like “ジワる/Jiwau” (It Hits Different), “湧いた/Waita” (I’m Hyped), and “それガーチャー！/Sore Gacha!” (That’s a Win!), unlocking the humor and creativity of Japan’s digital culture. Whether you're a language learner, pop culture enthusiast, or curious about Japan’s evolving lexicon, this book offers a fun, engaging way to connect with both the words and the world of modern Japan.
  
  
• 🗞️ Authentic Stories from Hiragana Times: Discover hand-picked articles from Hiragana Times, a bilingual magazine with over 38 years of publishing history and a global readership. Each article is crafted to help you explore Japanese culture and language through engaging real-life stories with side-by-side Japanese-English or Japanese-Chinese translations.
  
  
• 💡 Effortless Japanese Learning with Multilingual Support: Learn Japanese naturally with built-in Furigana (ふりがな, phonetic guides), Romaji (ローマ字, Romanized Japanese), and Chinese/English translations. Each story is designed to help you understand vocabulary usage, sentence structures, and grammar within authentic cultural contexts, making it easy to improve your reading comprehension.
  
  
• 🎧 AI Audio Reading and Interactive Learning: Enhance your learning experience with AI audio readings and word-by-word translations. Simply scan the QR codes in the book to access our AI language learning app, Kokomonster, where you can enjoy immersive digital content that brings each story to life.
  
  
• 🗣️ Practice Speaking with AI and Enjoy Lifetime Digital Access: With the app’s AI learning assistant, you can practice your pronunciation, expand your vocabulary, and improve your grammar accuracy. Your book purchase includes lifetime access to the digital content that corresponds with the book, plus 12 months of AI chat features to help you continue learning anytime, anywhere.
  

📖 What’s in the Book

Total 120 pages, Translations in English AND Traditional Chinese.

1. 🗨️ Internet Slang & Memes | ネット用語と流行りのネタ
   ジワる, 湧いた, それガーチャー！, はて？, 猫ミーム, おじさん構文, ちいかわ構文, ご査収ください, きまZ, 無限◯◯, はにゃ？, お疲れサマンサ, ぴえん, うっせーわ, わかりみが深い, 繊細さん, ぽえん
   
   
2. 💃 Fashion & Lifestyle | ファッションと暮らしのスタイル
   バレエコア, ネオデコラ, 地雷メイク, くすみカラー, スパダリ, 雰囲気イケメン, 顔パンツ, 耳つぼジュエリー, チベスナ顔, アクスタ, ヌン活, 着鉄, 花嫁バトン, ぬい撮り, ペア画, 港区女子
   
   
3. 📱 Social Media & Online Communities | SNSとオンラインの世界
   限界オタク, 推し変, オキラ / オキニ, インプレゾンビ, 動脈ピース, デジタル切腹, レスバ, 飲む○○, 風呂キャンセル界隈, アルモンデ, グミニケーション, オロポ, それガーチャー！, よき・よきよき, マウントをとる, 水色界隈・天使界隈, 耳つぼジュエリー
   
   
4. 💡 Social Phenomena | 社会の風潮と現象
   蛙化現象, 親ガチャ, 無理ゲー, ハラハラ, 墓友, ワン缶, パープル企業, こみこみで, 好ハオ(ハオい), デジタル切腹, 人生100年時代, おめあり, オヤカク, タイパ (Z世代), 陸上寿司, 天気痛, 繊細さん, おしゃピク
   
   
5. 🎮 Gaming & Entertainment | ゲームと娯楽
   無理ゲー, スパダリ, ととのう, ぬい撮り, 観る将, アクスタ, ゴン攻め, ネコノミクス, 人をダメにする⚪︎⚪︎, 鉄剤注射, ASMR, インスタ映え, ソロ活, コンプレックス広告, 好ハオ(ハオい)
   
   
6. 📖 Pop Culture & Trends | 大衆文化と流行
   異世界転生, 鬼野郎, 推し変, 死後離婚, おしゃピク, ゴン攻め, マスク依存症, ソフレ, わたがしグルメ, エコバッグ万引き, デカ盛り, インスタ萎え, KuToo, AK男子, チルる, タピる
   
   
7. ✅ Work & Daily Life | 仕事と日常生活
   キャパい, パープル企業, 限界オタク, ゆる部活, おさかなポスト, 未利用魚, 具なしラーメン, オイルおにぎり, ヌーハラ, スクールラブ, マイストロー, 内面婚活, 家族信託, 消えるSNS, 地毛証明書
   
   
8. 🌍 Environmental & Social Awareness | 環境と社会意識
   リボベジ, ネコノミクス, 親ラブ族, 熟成肉, 睡眠負債, 鉄剤注射, サギ写, フレンズ語, 多言語おみくじ, デジタル遺品, やさしい日本語, 特活, 緑提灯, ソフト神棚
   
   
9. 🎉 Expressions & Catchphrases | 流行語と決まり文句
   半端ないって, そだねー, ジワる, 湧いた, はにゃ？, よき・よきよき, レスバ, きゅんです, チラ裏, あたおか, 〜しか勝たん, うっせーわ, ぴえん, お疲れサマンサ, ご査収ください, はて？