7 Japanese Sayings That Will Change the Way You See the World

Japanese — the culture and language that spring to life a rich linguistic and diverse semantic world of acceptance, fullness, poignance, poetic expression and paradox. Beyond the utterance of a single word or expression lies a deep and complex labyrinth of majestic meanings; most of which are not effortlessly translated to English. Here are seven words and expressions that will help you open your eyes to a new world, and your mind, to a new reality: <h2>1. Shouganai しょうがない (“It cannot be helped”)</h2> <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/11-japanese-words-that-say-more-than-english-ever-could/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Shouganai</a>, which means “it cannot be helped” or “no one can change or fix it”, is more than solely an expression. It is a mentality of total acceptance of a situation that is out of your hands, or beyond your control. It pertains to the passive force of patience that a person adopts, in an unwholesome experience or event. An example would be, “The coronavirus has perpetuated a global pandemic. Shouganai.” <a href="https://nickyh.medium.com/7-japanese-sayings-that-will-change-the-way-you-see-the-world-4df410f9d7f8">Website</a>