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[undrentide]

Hi could somebody help me?
Does this mean "Kashipan"
菓子パン?
(i really hope it doesn't mean anything kinky or something^^)

菓子パン (kashipan) means sweet buns (bread) one eats as snack.

But i also want to tell something funny:
A guy from my school has a shirt with kanji on it and some day he asked our Japanese teacher what those kanji mean and the meaning was: bureau of exchange ^^

funny, isn't it?

Haha, I'm sure he was happy that it was just a shirt, not tattoo.

 

[Kuroyume]

Thanks!!^^
I actually know kashipan but i wasn't sure about the kanji^^.
Yeah, and I'm sure he was happy that it's just a shirt, I've heard of some really wired tatoos like
"I'm stupid" or
"demon bird mothballs" and i've seen a picture of somebody who had a tatoo of the kanji "hon" (like book) and thought it would mean truth^^

 

[Whispah]

Whispah,
What did you <i>think</i> was being drawn on your back?

It was supposed to mean submissive; to entrust. I thought I had researched enough to get the appropriate kanji, but it would seem that maybe this is not so, which is why I'm looking to modify it.

I truly wish I had known of this boards existence prior to getting the tat.

 

[RockLee]

Read my post over at Need a Kanji Translated? Just ask! | Page 4 | Japan Forum

I think this would be one of the best options you have. :emoji_thinking:

 

[Whispah]

I would not be averse to something a bit more racey or intimate than friendship(as the tattoo was originally meant for my lover to see, and generally remains covered any other time). Knowing this, would you have any other suggestions to offer?

And can your original suggestions be written vertically and still mean the same?

 

[RockLee]

I would not be averse to something a bit more racey or intimate than friendship(as the tattoo was originally meant for my lover to see, and generally remains covered any other time). Knowing this, would you have any other suggestions to offer?

Let me see what comes to mind.

And can your original suggestions be written vertically and still mean the same?

Ofcourse, it's just a way of writing. Horizontal or vertical, both is the same. In letters and books they write vertical in most cases.

 

[Whispah]

Thank you very much for your time and thought on the matter, I really appreciate it

 

[Supervin]

something a bit more ... intimate ... (as the tattoo was originally meant for my lover to see ... Knowing this, would you have any other suggestions to offer?

I've got a matching one in that case.

交互, meaning 'mutual' - in the sense of each otherness.

 

[orochi]

交互 is probably not a good idea. It's more like "alternating".

I also HIGHLY recommend you not take advice from non-native speakers on what would be a good tattoo. It might get messier.

 

[Whispah]

In that case, do you know someone on the board who you would suggest I ask? I don't know a native speaker in person, unfortunately.

 

[Elizabeth]

In that case, do you know someone on the board who you would suggest I ask? I don't know a native speaker in person, unfortunately.

Since you're insistent on keeping 交, a middle way would have been suggested already. It's going to end up either flat-out explicit or intimate as friends and comrades. Japanese, as far I understand it, simply does not support another commonly used option.

 

[Supervin]

交互 is probably not a good idea. It's more like "alternating".
I also HIGHLY recommend you not take advice from non-native speakers on what would be a good tattoo. It might get messier.

Then obviously you didn't read the dictionary entry for 交互 properly, even when you're not even familiar with the word. The 'alternate' being referred to there is used in the sense of 'alternate acts of love', meaning mutual.

means NOTHING in Japanese. ... It has no meaning. You'd only be laughed at.

What did you think was being drawn on your back?

But then, you're just too busy firing your judgmental machine gun yet again... without any constructive input to what's being asked.

 

[Whispah]

Since you're insistent on keepingﾂ ﾅ津ｰ, a middle way would have been suggested already. It's going to end up either flat-out explicit or intimate as friends and comrades. Japanese, as far I understand it, simply does not support another commonly used option.

I'm not sure I understand your post. I'm not "insistent" on keeping that specific character, I already have a tattoo of it. I'm attemting to modify it, as it appears it does not carry the meaning I intended when I received it.

 

[orochi]

Then obviously you didn't read the dictionary entry for 交互 properly, even when you're not even familiar with the word. The 'alternate' being referred to there is used in the sense of 'alternate acts of love', meaning mutual.

Can you reference your dictionary entry please? I posted a link to many real world examples that showed how inappropriate 交互 would be for a tatoo, let alone one trying to say "alternate acts of love".
Here's a few dictionary entires I found for 交互:

Yahoo Dictionary

（多く「に」を伴って副詞的に用いる）代わる代わるすること。互い違いになること。「グループごとに―に働く」「男子と女子と―に並ぶ」

Infoseek

(1)二種の異なったものが 一つ置きになっていること。たがいちがい。
「男子と女子が―に並ぶ」
(2)交替して物事を行うこと。かわるがわる。
「二人で―に見張りに立つ」

Koujien

たがいちがいにするさま。かわるがわる。「男女が―に座る」「―に当番を務める」

As you can see, the word holds no intrinsic meaning concerning "love" or "relationships". A native speaker could tell you that in an insant, which is why I advised her not to be wary of the advice of non-native speakers. I would be irresponsible to say otherwise.

Additionally, when I said "You'd only be laughed at", I was being realistic. The notion of putting something unnatural like 性交猫 would be met with nothing but that. Would you be happy with a tatoo that said "Broom-knee" on your arm?

And when I asked what she thought was being drawn on her back, I was asking her what she thought was being drawn on her back. I wasn't taking any cheap shots at her. I was curious what she asked the tatoo artist for, ending up with 交.

Please don't take my comments out of context and try to use them against me.

 

[ullvarg]

I got a really hard one here, neither my girlfriend or my teachers know this one. I bumped into it on my densijisho by mistake and all i know is how to write it and it reads アイ and オ. Id like to find out the basic meaning of the kanji and a couple of words its used for.
Edit: in case you cant see it its 人＋愛 in one kanji

 

[JimmySeal]

What kinda denshi jisho you got? It doesn't seem to be one of the standard 6225 JIS characters.
In Chinese this character is pronounced "ai" and it means "like."


I agree with what orochi says about 交互. It means "take turns," which is a bit of an いやらしい word to apply to "love," if you get my drift.

 

[Supervin]

Hmm, 交互 seemed okay to me somehow for relationships - even though it's 'taking turns' per se, it can be mutual there. Oh well, seeing that I might be wrong, the more opinions the better.

And it would be nice to see more 交 word suggestions.

 

[ullvarg]

What kinda denshi jisho you got? It doesn't seem to be one of the standard 6225 JIS characters.

Its the "Canon wordtank v30"s Kanjigen

In Chinese this character is pronounced "ai" and it means "like."

Thanks, a bit of my curiosity is calmed, but since its in my Japanese densijisho I feel pretty sure its got a use in japanese to, its just never used so if anyone knows I would appreciate it

 

[prymsrta]

Help me please!
Can anyone read this kanji?
pixelpersa.com/img/kanji.jpg

I don't need the meaning, only I need to know how to read it. Thx!

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Sorry, I tried to follow the link you provided, but I was just redirected to
Pixelpersa | Virtual Pets

 

[prymsrta]

You must to write the w w w before the link. Sorry, this forum don't allow me to post complete urls

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

It has several different ways to read it, but if it's just by itself, I would read it "miya".

 

[prymsrta]

So, is this kanji 宮?

Thx so much!!

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

So, is this kanji 宮?

Thx so much!! :emoji_grinning:

That's the one! You're welcome!

 

[JimmySeal]

Its the "Canon wordtank v30"s Kanjigen

Thanks, a bit of my curiosity is calmed, but since its in my Japanese densijisho I feel pretty sure its got a use in japanese to, its just never used so if anyone knows I would appreciate it

Well your wordtank probably provides some information on it, but as I pointed out, it's extremely rare as a Japanese kanji so it's not really used at all.