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Hanakin: What does it mean? (Dead Japanese Slang) | Japan Station 186

DEC 2, 202517 MIN
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language

Hanakin: What does it mean? (Dead Japanese Slang) | Japan Station 186

DEC 2, 202517 MIN

Description

On this episode of Japan Station, I dig into the world of dead Japanese Bubble Era slang. Specifically, I talk about the term hanakin (花金). Also I talk about the days of the week during World War II in Japan.

👉Topics Discussed

  • What is hanakin
  • What hanakin means
  • About the kanji used to write hanakin
  • How I learned the days of the week in Japanese
  • How there were no weekends during World War II in Japan
  • And much more!
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👉Support on Patreon & Ko-fi 👉Affiliate Links

Use my Mobal affiliate link to get a 10% discount on their voice & data plan. Their voice & data plan is perfect for those who want a Japanese phone number while in Japan. Using this link gets you a discount and it provides me with a small commission which I use to fund JapanKyo.

👉Links, Videos, Etc.

None this time.

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