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This topic discusses translating Japanese words and phrases into English.

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What is the loose translation of Tenrai Kazi from Japanese to English?

Tenrai means 'divine, heavenly, godly' but kazi is not a Japanese word, you might mean kaze which means 'wind, breeze'.

What does Nihon to Igirisu ga itsu made mo nakayoshi ni naru you ni mean?

Something like

"Japan and the United Kingdom forever to be good friends first"

How do you read Japanese nicknames?

A nickname is a expressive name given in place of or supplemental to the given name of a person, place or object. It can also be the simple or truncated form of the given name which may occasional be used simply for easy of use (e.g. "Barbara", "Barb" or "Bert" for the name Robert). A nickname is sometimes considered desirable, reflecting a form of acceptance, but at times can be seen as a method of ridicule..

It is common in Japanese naming of nicknames to create abbreviations by using the first two sounds of two given names. Perhaps the most popular of these examples would be, KimuTaku, the nickname of super famous Japanese actor and singer, Kimura Takuya of the Japanese boy band group SMAP.

The same practice is also applied to foreign celebrities such as Brad Pitt who is more affectionately known as Burapi, Jimi Hendrix becomes the somewhat 'kawaii' sounding Jimihen and Leonardo DiCaprio shortens to the rather oddly imagined Dikapuri.

Furthermore, for any given Japanese female name or Japanese male name there are one or more warmhearted nicknames. To make these we simply add the ending "-Chan" to a stem. There are two kinds of stem. One consists of the full given name. Examples of this type are Tar?-Chan from Tar?, Kimiko-Chan. The other form of stem is a modified stem derived from the full given name.

Examples of these names are: Taro-Chan from Tar?, Kii-Chan from Kimiko. "-kun" is used to talk to men who are younger or the same age as the speaker. A man might address female inferiors by "-kun" usually in schools or offices. It can be attached to both surnames and given names. It isn't used amongst women or when talking to one's seniors.

Overall suffixes such as Chan and kun soften the name giving it an warmhearted, younger feeling. However, it's not unheard of to see women address each other as -Chan well into their later years of life. I find such practice endearing whenever I hear it.

What does the name Zexion mean in Japanese?

Zexion has no meaning in the Japanese language as it's origin is entirely English.

The understanding behind the Organization XIII nobody names is that they are scrambled forms of their original (non-nobody) names, with the addition of X.

Spoilers:

As such, "Roxas" is just "Sora" with an X added. Similarly, "Zexion" is actually "Ienzo" with an added X.

This applies to all Organization XIII members save for Xion, who is neither a nobody or Organization XIII member.

What does RyokouAnnaisho mean?

"(Ryokou)Annaisho " is a Japanese word and in English it means "Tourist Information"

What does 'Konata' mean when translated from Japanese to English?

此方 /ko na ta/ generally means 'this person, the person here, the person in question', it is a pronoun that can refer to any single grammatical person, depending on usage, its rather formal. Another meaning for it is 'this way, here'.

How do you spell sianara the Asian word for goodbye?

The spelling is sayonara, and it's the Japanese word for goodbye, not Asian. Asian is not a language.

What is 'miura' in English?

Miura means 'three bays'. The meaning could differ depending on the kanji used.

What does tokusetsu translate to in English?

This can be translated as "special installation."

What does ougan kokoro no megami mean?

I think that it means something along the lines of "spirit of the golden heart", I may be wrong but this is how I translated it. Breaking it down into its individual components:

1)"ougan/ougon" I think means gold or golden (can't find either word online individually so i am taking the translation from sentences with the word in it)

2)"kokoro" means heart so the sentence is about a golden heart

3)"no" is a particle that gives ownership to the previous word as in belonging to or of (such as watashi no namae {watashi translates into I} meaning my name and watashi no~ meaning ~of me or ~belongs to me) so the sentence refers to something belonging to or of a golden heart

4)megami translates into spirit or essence, therefore it is translated to "spirit/essence of a/the golden heart" with ougan kokoro being possessive of megami similar to president of the united states of america translated to"Amerika NO shacho" "united states of america NO president"

The Japanese language is very difficult for foreigners to understand, even though it is many times simpler than english (especially in pronounciation) the many differences in the grammar and order of the words makes things difficult to understand for foreigners. always remember this and pay very close attention when translating to or from japanese to avoid any confusion or misunderstandings.

What does Entei mean in English?

Entei in Japanese could mean 'gardener' and also 'dam, dike'.

What does the Japanese word kimono mean?

The literal translation of the Japanese word kimono, is "thing to wear." The kimono is a type of full length robe that is traditionally worn by men, women and children in Japan.

Why do Japanese You Tube comments tend to have English W's at the ends of their sentences?

It's short for "waratta", which means laugh. So it's basically like lololol, except less lame or something? 888 means 'hahaha'.

What does o mean in Japanese to English?

を (o) designates which part of the sentence is the object:
i.e,
watashi WA = I = Subject
watashi o = me = Object


What is meaning denwa bangou namban desuka?

The sentence generally is used to ask someone or someplace's phone number. It means "What is the phone number of..." . E.g if you say "Kaisha no denwa bango WA nanban deuka" it means Whats the company/workplace's phone number?" (kaisha = company/workplace).

Hontonii kawaii desu-Jo ne?

This can be translated as "It's certainly true. Everyone is cute."

How do I pronounce taiyoukou and is this site correct saying that it means sunshine in Japanese?

Yes 'taiyoukou' means sunlight. It is pronounced tai like tie, the 'ou' in you and kou are long 'o' sounds like in coal or oar, often shown by ō.

What does Toby mean in Japanese?

Toby does not mean anything in Japanese, and it is a short name for Tobias(Hebrew).

But, if it were spelled as Tobi, then it would mean 'construction worker, scaffold erector.'

What does the Japanese saying even a sheet of paper has two sides mean?

if you do something horrible, it dosent mean that your a horrible person, it just means at that time you did something wrong and you should have a second chance

What is the meaning of Moshi moshi?

'Moshi moshi' is used when answering a phone, and can sometimes be used to get someone's attention. (As in "Excuse me...")