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Satori Generation
is a Japanese language neologism used to describe young Japanese who have seemingly achieved the Buddhist enlightened state free from material desires but who have in reality given up ambition and hope due to macro-economic trends. The term was coined around 2010. The Satori generation are not interested in earning money, career advancement, and conspicuous consumption, or even travel, hobbies and romantic relationships; their alcohol consumption is far lower than Japanese of earlier generations.Michael HoffmanLife is too short for an undesirable satori''Japan Times'', 2013/03/31 They live in a period of Waithood and are NEET, parasite singles, freeters or hikikomori. The Satori generation in Japan is roughly equivalent to the Sampo generation in Korea,Beatrix TanSATORI GENERATION: THE NEW-AGE ENLIGHTENED STOICS OF JAPAN''RGNN'', November 23, 2015 and is somewhat similar to the Strawberry generation in Taiwan. See also * 9X Generation * Buddha-like mindset * N-po generation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satori
is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, "comprehension; understanding". It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, ''satori'' refers to a deep experience of ''kenshō'', "seeing into one's true nature". ''Ken'' means "seeing," ''shō'' means "nature" or "essence". ''Satori'' and ''kenshō'' are commonly translated as enlightenment, a word that is also used to translate bodhi, prajñā and Buddhahood. Definition ''Satori'' means the experience of awakening ("enlightenment") or apprehension of the true nature of reality. It is often considered an experience which cannot be expressed in words. While the term ''satori'' is derived from the Japanese verb "to know" (''satoru''), it is distinct from the philosophical concept of knowledge as it represents a transcendence of the distinction between one that knows and knowledge. D. T. Suzuki, a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were influential in the West, des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampo Generation
Sampo Generation (, "Three giving-up generation") is a neologism in South Korea referring to a generation that gives up courtship, marriage, and having kids. Many of the young generation in South Korea have given up those three things because of social pressures and economic problems such as increasing cost-of-living, tuition payments, and affordable housing scarcity. There is also the ''opo sedae'', or "five giving-up generation", which takes the same three and adds employment and home ownership. The ''chilpo sedae'' ("seven giving-up generation") further includes interpersonal relationships and hope, while the ''gupo sedae'' ("nine giving-up generation") extends to physical health and appearance. Finally, the ''sippo sedae'' ("ten giving-up generation") or ''wanpo sedae'' ("total giving-up generation") culminates in giving up life''.'' The Sampo generation is similar to the Satori generation in Japan. The origin of the word This term was used by the special reports team of Kyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neologisms
A neologism Greek νέο- ''néo''(="new") and λόγος /''lógos'' meaning "speech, utterance"] is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted into mainstream language. Neologisms are often driven by changes in culture and technology. In the process of language formation, neologisms are more mature than ''protologisms''. A word whose development stage is between that of the protologism (freshly coined) and neologism (new word) is a ''prelogism''. Popular examples of neologisms can be found in science, fiction (notably science fiction), films and television, branding, literature, jargon, cant, linguistics, the visual arts, and popular culture. Former examples include ''laser'' (1960) from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation; ''robot'' (1941) from Czech writer Karel Čapek's play ''R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)''; and ''agitprop'' (1930) (a portmanteau of "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of Japan
The demographics, demographic features of the population of Japan include population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, Population health, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects regarding the population. Population Historical population According to the Statistical Bureau of Japan, the population of Japan as of May 2022 is at 125.05 million, including foreign residents. The population of only Japanese nationals was 123.8 million in January 2021. Japan was the world's List of countries by population, eleventh-most populous country as of 2017. The total population had declined by 0.8 percent from the time of the census five years previously, the first time it had declined since the 1945 census. Since 2010, Japan has experienced net population loss due to falling birth rates and minimal Immigration to Japan, immigration, despite having one of the highest life expectancy, life expectancies in the world, at 85.00 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Ping
''Tang ping'' () is a lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021. It is a rejection of societal pressures to overwork, such as in the 996 working hour system, which is often regarded as a rat race with ever diminishing returns. Those who participate in ''tang ping'' instead choose to "lie down flat and get over the beatings" via a low-desire, more indifferent attitude towards life. It can be thought as the Chinese equivalent of the Hippie counter-culture movement. Novelist Liao Zenghu described "lying flat" as a resistance movement, and ''The New York Times'' called it part of a nascent Chinese counterculture. It has also been compared to the Great Resignation, a surge of resignations that began in the United States and much of the Western world at roughly the same time. The National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center, an institution affiliated to Education Ministry of China, listed the word as one of the 10 most popular memes for 2021 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N-po Generation
N-po generation (Hangul: N포세대; Hanja: N抛世代; RR: ''N-posedae'', "Numerous giving-up generation") is a new term for the generation of people who have given up on numerous things in South Korea. It first began as Sampo generation, and was then expanded to the 'Generation who gave up on ''n'' number of things'. Sampo Generation refers to a generation that has given up three things: dating, marriage, and having children, while Opo Generation has given up five things, adding owning a home and having a career to the list of things given up on by the Sampo generation. The Chilpo generation refers to the generation who gave up seven things, adding hope/hobby and human relations to Opo generation. Currently, many young people in their 20s and 30s in South Korea are giving up on dating and marriage and putting off having children without a commitment, on the grounds that they cannot afford to take care of themselves, let alone a family, due to economic and social pressures such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddha-like Mindset
Buddha-like (), or fo xi using its Chinese pronunciation, is a buzzword used in China to describe young people who reject the rat race of the contemporary workaholic Chinese society in favour of a tranquil, apathetic life. The term is a neologism combination of two Chinese characters: "fó" (), meaning "Buddha"; and "xì" (), meaning "series" or "school". Young people who uphold the Buddha-like mindset are referred to as Buddha-like youths () or Generation Zen. The term originated in a 2014 issue of the Japanese women's fashion magazine ''Non-no'' to refer to Japanese men who had progressed from being herbivore men to being monk-like men who consider it too exhausting to even bother interacting with women and enjoy being by themselves. The term has been also applied to numerous areas such as parenting, employment, online shopping, fandom, dating and interpersonal relationships. Although the word is inspired by the Buddhist doctrine of becoming spiritually satisfied through giving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9X Generation
Thế hệ 9X (literally "9X Generation", often referred to simply as 9X) is a Vietnamese term for people born during the 1990s. The usage of 9X was used to refer to both Vietnamese people and people of varying Asian cultures born during the 1990s. The 9X generation of Vietnam refers to those that grew up during the development of Vietnam's economy, information technology, and other influential events that opened Vietnam to the world. They are described as being a progressive and rebellious generation. They are often described as being more confident than members of older generations, they dare to freely pursue personal interests, and are more proficient in foreign languages. Technology, specifically the internet, is an important part of their lives. They are also willing to reject established traditions, ignore elder class values, listen to classical music, and follow foreign fashion trends and life styles. See also * Buddha-like mindset * Demographics of Vietnam * Generation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Generation
Strawberry generation (; or ) is a Chinese-language neologism used in Taiwan for Taiwanese people born from 1990s onwards who "bruise easily" like strawberries – meaning they cannot withstand social pressure or work hard like their parents' generation; the term refers to people who are insubordinate, spoiled, selfish, arrogant, and sluggish in work. The term arises from the perception that members of this generation have grown up being overprotected by their parents and in an environment of stability, in a similar manner to how strawberries are grown in protected greenhouses and command a higher price compared to other fruits. The term gained prominence in the Taiwanese press, as it could be a way to designate a rising demographic or psychographic in terms of consumer behavior. Ironic usage In an ironic reference to the term, a 2008 student-led political movement in Taiwan started the Wild Strawberries Movement. This movement was in response to the visit of China's Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikikomori
, also known as acute social withdrawal, is total withdrawal from society and seeking extreme degrees of social isolation and confinement. ''Hikikomori'' refers to both the phenomenon in general and the recluses themselves. ''Hikikomori'' have been described as loners or "modern-day hermits". Estimates suggest that half a million Japanese youths have become social recluses, as well as more than half a million middle-aged individuals. Definition The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare defines ''hikikomori'' as a condition in which the affected individuals refuse to leave their parents' house, do not work or go to school and isolate themselves away from society and family in a single room for a period exceeding six months. The psychiatrist Tamaki Saitō defines ''hikikomori'' as "a state that has become a problem by the late twenties, that involves cooping oneself up in one's own home and not participating in society for six months or longer, but that does not see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeter
In Japan, a is a person who is unemployed or lacks full-time employment, excluding housewives and students. Freeters average 15 to 34 years of age. Freeters may also be described as '' underemployed''. These people do not start a career after high school or university, but instead earn money from low-paid jobs. The word ''freeter'' or ''freeta'' is thought to be a portmanteau of the English word ''free'' (or perhaps ''freelance'') and the German word ''Arbeiter'' ("labourer"). ''Arubaito'' is a Japanese loanword from ''Arbeiter'', and perhaps from ''Arbeit'' ("work"). As German (along with English) was used in Japanese universities before World War II, especially for science and medicine, ''arubaito'' became common among students to describe part-time work for university students. This term was coined by part-time job magazine ''From'' ''A'' editor Michishita Hiroshi in 1987 and was used to depict a "free" worker that worked less hours, earned pay hourly instead of a monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
