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Japanese to English
This topic discusses translating Japanese words and phrases into English.
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What does Ori mean in Japanese?
Depends on how it is written. 折 /o ri/ means 'opportunity, chance'; 折り /o ri/ can mean 'fold (like in a paper)' as well as 'chance'; 檻 /o ri/ means 'cell (of a jail), cage'; 澱 /o ri/ can mean 'sediment, grout (BrE), lees (stuff that settles at bottom of liquid)'.
What does watashi WA fukushu gozen mean in Japanese?
With that romanization it won't mean anything as a sentence.
Watashi WA : I...
Fukushu : sidekick, assistant
Gozen : (in the) morning, a.m.
What does koji mean in Japanese?
It could mean 'tradition', 'origin', 'orphan' among many others.
[Japanese words between 1 and 3 syllables long can usually have a wide variety of meanings, depending on how they are written (kanji). Without the context or kanji provided I can't provide you with your exact answer.]
What does Futari no onnanoko to ryoushin mean in English?
It roughly means "Two girls and their Parents"
How do you say 'welcome to Japan' in Japanese?
The phrase "welcome to Japan" would be 日本へようこそ (nihon e youkoso) in Japanese.
日本 (nihon) - Japan
へ (e) - to
ようこそ (youkoso) - welcome
What is the difference between 太陽 and 陽 which are both supposed to mean sun?
太陽 is read 'taiyou' and is the most common and official word for 'sun' in Japanese. 陽 reads 'hi' like in "him" and is less common than 'taiyou' and 日 which also reads 'hi' and is a more common word for 'sun' (it also can mean 'day' and 'event'). There are other words for sun like お天道様 : 'otentou-sama' which are old and rather literary.
What does O-genki Desu ka mean in English?
This can generally be translated as: (by line)
O genki desu ka?
How are you?
Watashi ha genki desu.
I am well.
Anata ha daijoubu desu ka?
Are you all right?
Watashi wa Sasuke anata wo aishi?
This sentence would be said to a person named "Sasuke".
Watashi WA = I
Sasuke = name
Anata wo aishi = love you
"I... Sasuke, I love you..." would be a literal translation.
What does -san mean after a name in Japanese?
It's an honourific and means something like 'Mr.' or 'Ms."
How do you translate Be the change that you wish to see in the world into Japanese?
"Sekai wo kawaritakattara sekai ni kawaritaimono ni narinasai."
seh-kai oh kah-wah-ree-tak-KOT!-tah-rah seh-kai nee kah-wah-ree-tai-moh-no nee nah-ree-nah-sigh
What does Kasa mean in Japenese?
Kasa can mean a few different things.. It directly translates to "shade" or "umbrella", but it can also be said to refer to varieties of traditional Japanese hats. This is an infrequent term when referring to hats, due to the fact that "kasa" becomes the suffix "-gasa" as the more specific name of the hat is more commonly used (ex. Jingasa meaning "war-hat").
Where can you find Romanji Japanese words?
What word do you want in romaji? Type "how to say _____ in Japanese" into a Google search, and romaji for the word will come up so you can pronounce it. By the way, it's "Romaji" not "Romanji". Roma is the Japanese word for Rome.
In Japanese what does are mean?
Kore (this), Sore (that, near the person being spoken to), Are (that over there)
Alternatively, 'are' is a verbal exclamation indicating confusion, like someone saying 'huh?' or 'wait, what?'.
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'Sore' means 'that' and is used in case of referring something close to the listener and far from the speaker. 'Are' also means 'that' and is used when the object of reference is far from both listener and speaker.
Corrected the first part then saw it was already addressed in the last part. Definitely use "are?!?" when surprised, confused or searching for something.
How can you reply to anata ni aitai?
watashi/boku mo aitai = i also want to meet
aitakkunai = i don't want to meet
Why doesn't Japan have the letters Q U Y Z?
Because the Japanese spoken language is not based on the Latin alphabet, but rather a specific syllabary that make up 50 syllables (in which the ordering is referred to as gojū-on [五十音], similar to how the rest of the world spell their ABCs, but in Japanese, the order is in A-I-U-E-O). For written scripts it would reflect that in two different styles: hiragana and katakana. In addition, Chinese ideographs (also referred to as kanji [漢字]) are also used in conjunction with the aforementioned for specific terms (e.g. certain nouns and verbs) to complete a sentence.
What are all the Greetings in Japanese?
I don't know every greeting, but here are a few:
Ohaiyo-gozaimasu : very polite way of saying good morning
Ohaiyo: less polite way of saying good morning
Konichiwa: hello
Konbanwa: A greeting used in the afternoon (like saying "evening" in English)
Osu: A very casual greeting (can be used like "'sup" in English)
Chizu: casual greeting
Gokigenyou: A very formal way of saying both Hello and Good-bye
Yo: just like in English
Hi: just like in English
