Folktales
Gender Expressions and Relationships
Vocab
History
Guess the Anime
100

In Japanese folktales, animal characters can take the form of what?

Human beings

100

According to the old Confucian adage, who should obey? Name at least one.

Her father, in maturity her husband, and in old age her son.

100

what does Shujin or Kanai mean? 

Shujin means "main person"

Kanai means “inside house”

100

Who seemed to have equal relationships socially, politically, and economically in their daily lives earlier in Japan?

Women

100

My hero academia

200

What kind of animals appear in irui-kun folktales ? Name at least 2

Birds, foxes, mud snails, fishes, and frogs.

200

In what period did the relationship between males and females change?

The Edo period.

200

What does irui-kun mean?

Folktales that often contain animal characters that can take form of human beings.

200

What happened to women during the Heian period?

Their rights began to decline.

300

What are two kinds of beauty that Japanese folktales portray?

Visual & Emotional

300

The gender relations that we have in today's society began in what era?

Meiji Era

300

What does ryosai kenbo mean?

ryosai kenbo means "good wife and wise mother”

300

Before colonization, what kind of society was Japan?

It was a was a matrilineal society where women had the right to succeed to the property of a family.

400

What are the folk tales that have happy endings called?

sumiyaki-choja

400

What happened after World War II?

Equal rights between men and women was established due to a new constitution.

400

What does Otoko-masari mean?

A woman is superior to men physically, spiritually, and intellectually.

400

What roles did woman play in the I.E. system?

They were expected to not only obey their husbands but also to be strong as wives of warriors.

500

What does sumiyaki-choja represent?

Marriages in Japan with happy endings.

500

What are women doing in society today?

They are working outside instead of being at home and taking care of the children.

500

What does sumiyaki-choja mean?

Wonderful happy ending folktales.

500

What were the two periods that the I.E. system was develop in?

Kamakura and Muromachi periods