窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ ^_^

[absolutjared]

窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ、窶堙??堋､窶堙?ﾂ！
窶堙坂?堋ｶ窶堙溪?堙懌?堋ｵ窶堙?、
窶ｰp窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙ﾂ講ﾅｽt窶堙姑淡ﾆ槌槌椎槌鍛ﾆ檀窶堙?申窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｷ.
窶堙ｦ窶堙ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｨﾅ?ﾃｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｷ.
窶斗窶堙哉但ﾆ陳?椎?ﾆ谷窶堙個出ﾂ身窶堙?、窶愿ｺ窶怒窶堙俄?藩 ??堙?ｽO窶扼窶禿壺?堙俄?堙遺?堙ｨ窶堙懌?堋ｷ.
Nice to meet you窶堙
ﾂーﾆ淡ﾆ槌槌椎槌鍛ﾆ檀

 

[Ashikaga]

JREF Japanese Forum 窶堙問?堙ｦ窶堋､窶堋ｱ窶堋ｻﾂ！
ﾆ陳?停?愴弛ﾂー窶堙娯?吮??窶堙俄?堙 ﾂ債｡ﾅ陳ｻﾂ催昶?愿ｺ窶怒窶堙??ｰp窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙個講ﾅｽt窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ人窶堙｢ﾂ、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶愿ｺ窶怒窶堙問?藩??堙??ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堋ｽ窶堋｢窶堙?ｽv窶堙≫?堙??堙ｩﾂ人窶堙?窶伉ｽ窶堋｢窶堙娯?堙?、窶氾??堋｢ﾂ湘ｮ窶｢ﾃｱﾅ津ｰﾅ?ﾂｷ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ焦?窶堙俄?堙遺?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙??堙坂?堙遺?堋｢窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶堋ｩﾂ。
窶堙ｦ窶堙ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｨﾅ?ﾃｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。

ﾂ（Whoever taught you that "窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ！" was an appropriate greeting should be smacked in the headﾆ値. lolﾂ ﾂ） ﾂ

 

[absolutjared]

窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ ﾆ智ﾆ智

ﾂ静｢窶佚寂?堙俄?堙遺?堙ｩ窶堙?ｽv窶堋､ﾂ！ﾂ
ﾂ「窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ」窶堙≫?堙??慊ｹﾂ湘ｪ窶堙??ｹﾂｳ窶堙ｭ窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。
I learned "Osu" from my karate dojo...
It's just such a versatile salutation that I tend to use it everywhere I go...
Grocery stores..train stations, class, emails...and now in forums too
ﾆ智ﾆ智
窶堙??堋､窶堙?窶堙?ー窶堋ｷﾂ！

 

[alantin]

Never heard that before! Do people elsewhere use it?
Try smacking that karate teacher in the head ﾆ値!

窶ｹX窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭﾂ！ﾂ

 

[absolutjared]

Outside of the dojo, people don't typically use it.
But I'm anything but typical.
Anywho, how are you?

 

[Kirakira1232]

Oh wow~! I've never heard of "Osu" either. I wonder what my teacher would say if I use it

Youkoso he JREF! I hope you enjoy your time here Be sure to pay the nihongo forums a visit~!

 

[absolutjared]

Thanks for the welcome, kirakira...if you want to use it with your Japanese teacher, make sure not to voice the 'u' sound. It's devoiced, meaning that instead of pronouncing two distinct syllables "oh-suu," you would pronounce it as only one, "ohs."
hahaha, and if you wanna get really authentic, you can make 2 fists and cross your arms at the wrist in front of you, parallel to their(the person you're speaking to at the time) body, and then uncross them and pretend to beat two invisible drums in front of you at waistlevel(beat the drums only once please), and THEN say "osu".
Now that would be the true karate way.
So hypermasculine...i love it hahaha

 

[Kirakira1232]

OSU~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *punches the air in front of him*

Hmmm it feels strangely empowering But no doubt it will garner a few looks I dont think I'd be able to survive doing karate, I can barely get up in the mornings as it is

 

[Ashikaga]

窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ（or 窶堋ｨ窶堙≫?堋ｷﾂ）could be an uber-casual way for men (mostly students) to greet each other. They sometimes promounce the 窶堙≫?堋ｷalso.

I wouldn't recommend using it, though.... unless you are going for the "OMG~ a Gaijin said ﾂ「窶堋ｨ窶堋ｷﾂ！ﾂ」ﾂ！That's so funny!!"ﾂ type of reactions.

 

[Archiveit]

Generally the only time it is used is in the martial arts setting. The only time I ever say osu (since I'm not in any martial arts classes) is with close male friends.

 

[absolutjared]

lol@ "omg a gaijin said osu, hehe" hahaha
that's exactly the reaction I get a lotl