Help Me

[stumped]

Looking for a translation for the word "Mai". It seems to have many different meanings.

Thanks

 

[nekojita]

When shopping for property: location, location, location.
When trying to translate something: context, context, context.

What you're asking is like asking what the word "shot" means in English, without specifying if you mean "He was shot." or "A shot of whiskey." or something else.

 

[stumped]

I received the work from my karate instuctor to give a translation. He also gave me In ibuki
and Kimochi. Im not sure if these words along with Mai have similar meanings.

Thanks

 

[FinancialWar]

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[stumped]

thanks I will look it up

 

[Mike Cash]

Sure it wasn't "mae"?

 

[oldaysjapan]

mai can be various words such as 毎, 舞, 米, 枚, 埋, 昧 and 妹.
which mai are you talking about?

 

[Mike Cash]

None of those are "words".

He almost certainly wants "mae".

 

[oldaysjapan]

thank you for your reply. Can you explain me the situation?

Anyhow, here is my guess. ... "mae= front'

 

[Toritoribe]

The only possible answer to "mai" would be 舞; "dance".

My wild guess; his instuctor gave him a series of "shiritori(word-chain game)".

Mai --> Ibuki --> Kimochi

 

[stumped]

I think your right about the Mai meaning dance. A kata is like a dance of moves.

 

[Mike Cash]

"Mae" is a very commonly used vocabulary item in the context of karate and to non-native speakers of Japanese "mai" and "mae" sound very similar. Please check to see which is being asked for.

 

[stumped]

mai is the term that he requested. I talked to him, he told me Mai means empty mind. I think there is a spelling error on his part

 

[Mike Cash]

I think he either made it up or perhaps misread 真意

 

[stumped]

i agree. He probably recieved the wrong information from somewhere

 

[Mike Cash]

Or maybe he misunderstood 間合い (maai)