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Japanese to English
This topic discusses translating Japanese words and phrases into English.
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What does Ore ni kekkon wo shite kudasaimasenka mean?
The 'wo' is not necessary. It would mean 'would you please marry me?'.
What does shinboutamaran mean?
Shinbo means patience and tamaran means unbearable or unendurable so it literally means unbearable patience or you can't stand waiting for something.
What does the Japanese word ban mean?
There are a few different meanings for the word 'ban' in Japanese. Some of the most common would be"
- 番 - number
- 晩 - evening
- 盤 - tray; disk
- バン - bun; van
What does kohaku mean in Japanese?
The word ç¥ç€ (kohaku) means 'amber' in Japanese. The word 紅白 (kouhaku) is also often used to refer to the annual music show on New Year's Eve and means something along the lines of 'red and white' or 'red white'.
Katakana is the youngest of the three Japanese set of alphabetic characters, or better said syllabary. 片仮名 /ka ta ka na/ as the writing suggests, it means 'one of the two kana' or 'fragmentary kana'. (kana is the term referred to hiragana and katakana together.)
As to why they are called syllabary rather than alphabet, it is because they each do not represent a single sound like 'm', 't' or 'ch' alone, but the combination of those consonants with each of the five vowels (a, i, u, e, o).
Since katakana was taken from kanji, its characters have a more angular shape, in contrast to hiragana which are curvy and thus more flexible for calligraphic writing. Some characters are similar to their counterparts in hiragana. Examples: (the group 'k')
ka - ki - ku - ke - ko
か - き - く - け - こ : Hiragana
カ - キ - ク - ケ - コ : Katakana
Katakana is basically created to write non-Japanese words such as loanwords, names or titles of places and people etc in Japanese. But in actual usage it's also common for it to be used instead of hiragana or even kanji, since it has a stylish sense to it. Sometimes, even if slightly, its eye-catching shape provides emphasis and/or signifies a specific meaning of a word, as for homonyms (words with the same reading, but different meanings and mostly different spellings too) are quite usual in Japanese.
Simplest of words, names of animals, even Japanese names and so on, which originally should be written in kanji, can be found written in katakana, yet that does not imply that just anything can.
Katakana has the same 'main characters' (monographs) as hiragana, but as for derivations made by combining two main characters (digraphs), katakana has by far the upper hand. Syllables like 'fa', 'fe', 'vo', 'di' etc which originally don't exist in Japanese phonology are only existent to katakana, through which different foreign words can be scripted in Japanese.
What does sonamona shine mean in Japanese?
そんなもんしねぇ (sonna mon shinee) means "I don't do that kind of thing" in colloquial Japanese.
Can Japanese Nintendo DS translate to Japanese to English?
No, the DS never translates anything, all the alternate languages are on the DS card itself. A Japanese game can only be played in english if it actually has been translated on the game itself.
How do you spell Konichiwa correctly in English?
It depends which romaji style you're using. I personally like 'konnichiwa', which isn't really proper in any of the official styles but is neater or something...
Any of the following are more or less correct:
Kon'nichiwa
Kon'nichiha
Konnichiwa
Konnichiha
Konnitiha
Konnitiwa
The spelling in the question is probably the best though, if one must write it for someone not able to read 今日は or こんにちは. Just as katakana is inadequate for spelling English words, our alphabet is also inadequate for spelling Japanese words and every effort should be made to avoid doing so.
What does koji maru mean in Japanese?
It's a ships name - most, if not all Japanese vessels end with the suffix maru.
What does Rock Lee mean in Japanese?
'Rock Lee' doesn't have any meaning in Japanese. The name ãƒÂック・リー (rokku rii) is simply the 'Japanized' version of English's 'Rock Lee'.
It is thought that the character of Rock Lee (including part of his name) was based on Bruce Lee. This can be seen in both having the same hairstyle and birthday.
What is the word 'zanpakuto' when translated from Japanese to English?
No such word in the dictionary, however according to Bleach Wiki, Zanpakutō (with a long O) (斬魄刀) literally means soul-cutter sword.
What does Toshimasa mean in Japanese?
Toshimasa is a name, and depending on the kanji can mean many things.
What does the Japanese word tenbura mean?
I think you mean tenpura/tempura (ã¦ã‚“ã·ã‚‰), which is a battered and deep-dried dish (usually seafood or vegetables) that is commonly eaten in Japan.
The word 'tenbura' doesn't exist in the Japanese language.
Do Japanese people like Americans?
If you go to Japan you'll be treated as royalty by some and as garbage by others. It's generally safe in Japan for foreigners, but not always, although you'd probably need to be more careful in cities over here than there.
What does the Japanese word honshu mean?
'Honshu,' or the largest of the four main islands of Japan, upon which Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nagoya are located, literally means "original state." In Japanese, words can often be broken down by the kanji (character symbols) that comprises them, and in the case of Honshu, the first kanji (pronounced 'hon') means book or origin, and the second ('shuu') means state or province. Put together, then, they equal "original state."
What does the word futanari mean when translated from Japanese to English?
It can be translated as 'hermaphrodite' or 'androgyny.'
What does the Japanese word sousa mean in English?
The word ãã†ã• (sousa) may be used to mean something like "that's right" in Japanese. æœæŸ» (sousa) also means 'investigation', while æ“作 (sousa) means 'operation'.
What does the name Mia mean in Japanese?
It doesn't mean anything. It is like Er, Um, Well, Uh, Hmm in English.
>> sorry guys, for the person who wrote that on top... they were'nt specific enough<<
it can ALSO be used as when adressing a female/mother... basically, identification in the name that they are a respected being...
What is the word 'nanichi' when translated from Japanese to English?
Nannichi (何日) means 'what day' or 'how many days'.
