gogen – Self Taught Japanese

More about the origin of the Japanese word くるま (kuruma) [a confession]

In my last post, I wrote about how the Japanese word “くるま” (which means “car”) originated from the words ”来る” (to come) and “魔” (devil). While these two words are actual words with the meanings I specified, the truth is that they have nothing to do with the word ”くるま”. After all, my post yesterday was written on April… Read More »

The interesting origin of the Japanese word ”くるま” (kuruma)

(Disclaimer: this was an April fool’s joke.) I always enjoy researching word origins of Japanese words, since you usually learn a little of history, culture, and it often helps you remember that word or its meanings. In this post I’d like to talk about the origin of the word “くるま” (kuruma) which means “car”, and… Read More »