万年床 Unmade Bedding

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 18:13
万年床

unmade bedding


The word:
Closer look at the kanji:
B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced

万年床
man nen doko
unmade bedding

万 man 10,000
年 nen year(s)
床 doko bed, floor, tatami


百万 hyaku man - 1,000,000 - a million [B]
 万歳 ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray! [usually said 3 times in a row] [B]
来年 rai nen - next year [B]
半年 han toshi - half a year [I]
病床 byou shou - sick bed [A]
床屋 toko ya - barber shop [A]


Fred keeps an orderly house.

SUGGESTED USAGE:

１０年間敷きっぱなしの万年床は、僕の自慢だ。
juu nen kan shikippanashi no mannendoko wa, boku no jiman da.
My 10 year long unmade futon is the source of my pride.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

１０年間 juu nen kan - 10 year long the KAN makes it 10 years long instead of just the tenth year.
 敷きっぱなし shikippanashi - left spread out SHIKU means spread out, laid out; PANASHI comes from HANASU and means left loose
 の no - the possessive This connects SHIKIPPANASHI with MANNENDOKO
 僕の boku no - my I with the possessive particle
 自慢 ji man - pride
だ da - the simple form of DESU

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Pianogirl123's picture

床屋。。。

Submitted by Pianogirl123 on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 14:17.

Do they do haircuts in tatami rooms?

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