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It is a style of Japanese where you write like in Japanese but pronounce like in Chinese, so the character for "rain" (雨) would be pronounced "ame" in Japanese but pronounced "yu" in Chinese, and likely it would be "yu" and not "ame" in onyomi.
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Why is it difficult to read and write in Japanese?
The main reason why Japanese is quite difficult to read and write is because there are literally thousands of characters that must be memorised in order for one to be called fluent. There are approximately 3,000 characters that are necessary for everyday life in Japan.Personally, I believe the hardest part of Japanese is the fact that there are two different readings for each character: onyomi and kunyomi. Onyomi is the pronunciation which mimics the sound taken from Chinese, while kunyomi is the 'Japanese' pronunciation. I personally find onyomi to be harder, as this is the pronunciation which is mostly used when two or more characters or used together to create a word. The problem with this is that there are countless different pronunciations that are possible. This means that there are many different ways to read different character combinations.
How do you count in Japanese 1 to 10?
Onyomi: ichi (1), ni (2), san (3), shi (4), go (5), roku (6), shichi (7), hachi (8), kyuu (9), juu (10). Kunyomi: hito (1), futa (2), mi (3), yon [yo] (4), itsu (5), mu (6), nana (7), ya (8) kokono (9), to (10).
What is zangetsu translated to English?
Zangetsu is Ichigo's sword in the show Bleach. He may be a sword, but he has a independent mind of his own. His name also means Moon Cutter. He is also the physical form of ichigo's powers. He can also turn into Ichigo's signature move "getsusgatensho" while using "saigo no getsuga tensho" or "final getsuga tensho" however, this attack removes all traces of Ichigo's reiatsu and turns him back to a human. Ichigo then tries to resurrect his powers with the help of fullbring. (ch.437)
What is hari kari?
Hari kari, also known as sepuku, is an ancient form of ritual suicide that defeated samurai, or those whose shame was 'too unbearable' would use to restore their honor in death. In sepuku, one would take a wakizashi (short sword) and dissembowel oneself. The less noise you made while doing this, the braver you were and therefore the more honorable, however this did not last long as not long after you had begun, a close friend, comrade, or enemy would put you out of your misery by cleaving your head from your shoulders in one swift blow of the katana (another Japanese sword). Even though in modern times the prospect of decapitating one of your friends or relatives sounds completely against normal 'friendly' behavior, being asked to asist your friend or enemies' escape from shame was considered a great honor, as was using this as a tool to escape. This is why the in the imperialistic wars that followed japan's modernisation post Admiral Perry's opening of it in 1853 to the west, the Japanese had no concept of the POW, as they believed that a combatant should either fight to the last breath, or if captured, die 'honorably' in ritual suicide, known as hari kari or sepuku. A good example of this ritual can be found in Tom Cruise's movie "the last samurai"Note: The act of performing as one's second is known as kaishaku. Often times it would be performed with the katana of the Samurai commiting Hara kiri. It was considered disrespectful for the head to come completely off and thus a small connecting flap of skin was usually left. This is very difficult to do and was generally viewed as a bad omen should it not be performed correctly.AnswerThe actual word is "hara kiri", Japanese for "stomach" and "cut" respectively. "Seppuku" is the Onyomi (Chinese origin) pronunciation of the same, but with the Chinese characters reversed ("Cut Stomach"). The most horrifyingly graphic description I read of this process was in James Clavell's "Shogun". Apparently two slices to one's own abdomen with one's sword, that which is within shall fall out into one's lap, and soon after one's head is sliced off by one's friend in order to end one's suffering. Sound's like a rough way to go...Hara-kiri (often misheard and mis-spelt) is the Japanese term for ritual suicide and literally means "stomach cutting".When you cut your stomach. :)Ritualistic suicide practiced by Japanese Samurai by sitting on your own sword.
