What I Learnt Reading Manga #2- Studying Japanese

Let’s take a look at all the new words I learnt from chapter one of 神崎さん、ツノ出てますっ!?


You can check out chapter one of this manga for yourself below!


私のは打算的な一善だから

打算的・ださんてき is a な adjective meaning calculated or self-interested. In this sentence, the character is talking about how they are calculating / planning out the good deeds that they do every day.


この街では多くの神様が大祭で実際にそのお姿を顕現される

顕現・けんげん is a する verb that means manifestation. As in, a god’s appearance is manifested and can be seen by ordinary humans. This word implies that the abstract, or beings that usually can’t be seen, are given a visible form.


今日も舞のお稽古見てあげようか?

稽古・けいこ is a noun that means to practice. While there are many different ways to say “to practice” something, 稽古 invokes the idea of something being taught directly from someone who has mastered the act. It is often used when studying traditional Japanese arts.


いきなり破廉恥

破廉恥・はれんち is a な adjective that means shameless. As in, “how shameless of you to just reach out and grab my horns!”. It implies that the person doing the act does something that the receiver finds embarrassing.


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