Punny Japanese: There's Some Ginger! edo@punnyjapanese.com
This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Friday, August 3, 2018
"90"
Zさん:"The kanji in 酔わす makes me smile. Apparently drinking 89 bottles of sake is ok, but 90 qualifies as drunk. Well, I guess the line had to be drawn somewhere."
Z-san explains: "酔わす(yowasu) means to get drunk. The kanji 酔 looks like it's comprised of the Sake, 9, and 10 kanji characters."
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