[For Seniors] That phrase too! A fun 3-choice abbreviation quiz

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Abbreviations you hear and see on TV and in magazines.

There are many kinds of abbreviations used in politics and across different generations.

Some older adults may know these abbreviations through conversations with their children or grandchildren.

On the other hand, there may be terms you’ve “kind of heard of,” but don’t actually know what they stand for.

So this time, we’re introducing a “Quiz on Abbreviations for Older Adults.”

If it’s an abbreviation you know, you can enjoy answering it; if it’s one you don’t know, you can learn something new.

To make it easy for many older adults to participate, it’s a multiple-choice quiz with three options.

Please enjoy a fun time with the “Abbreviation Quiz for Older Adults.”

[For Seniors] That word too! Enjoyable 3-Option Abbreviation Quiz (11–20)

Enka

theatrical song
Speech Song
performance song

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Speech Song

Enka is an abbreviation of “enzetsuka,” meaning “speech songs.” These “speech songs” were created during the Freedom and People’s Rights Movement of the 1870s, turning anxieties and criticisms about politics and society into song. At first, they were mainly sung by people equivalent to today’s university students, but gradually political activists began performing them. Songs like “Dynamite Bushi” and “Oppekepe Bushi” are said to have been popular.

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In conclusion

Haven’t you also made some new discoveries, like realizing that words you often use or hear in everyday life are actually abbreviations? There are many cases, such as abbreviations of foreign terms that evolved uniquely in Japan, or long-standing Japanese words that have changed over time.

Beyond the examples in this article, our daily lives may be filled with even more abbreviations.

It could be fun to research them together with older adults as well.