Japanese listening diary · Day 254

A Blue Sky After Days of Rain

朝から真っ青な空に感謝
September 17, 2026
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Today, for the first time in a while, the sky has been bright blue since the morning. It had been raining for a long time, so having such a blue sky from the morning makes me feel so refreshed. For the first time in a while, I was finally able to hang my laundry outside. They say that getting morning sunlight makes your body produce happy hormones, but just looking up at the blue sky this morning made me feel really happy. I think the energy of the sun and the blue sky is amazing. Today, I want to spend the day feeling grateful for this sky. I've been in a great mood since the morning.

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No. 254Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
きょうはあさからひさしぶりにそらがまっさおです。ながいあいだあめがつづいていたので、あさからこんなにもあおいそらだときもちがはればれとします。ひさしぶりにせんたくものをそとにほすことができました。
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Vocabulary ことば

真っ青まっさおdeep blue; vivid blue
洗濯物せんたくものlaundry
干すほすto hang out to dry
浴びるあびるto soak up (sunlight)
感謝かんしゃgratitude; thanks

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