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[Toritoribe]

Hello all, I've had this calligraphy since I was about 10 or so. I went with my mom to the Asian Culture Festival in Phoenix one year and there was a booth set up where you could have your name done in calligraphy. I was about 11 when I came to the realization that it wasn't a translation of my name but something else when we had a guest speaker at elementary school who was fluent in Chinese and Japanese who asked us if anyone knew any kanji. I raised my hand and drew the middle kanji on some paper, to which she exclaimed "Good! That means 'one-hundred'." Since then, I've wondered exactly what it says. For all I know it could say "I want your little gaijin brat to have 100 lashings", whatever it says, I like it and am curious.

Anyway, if you could help me out with a translation, that would be sublime. :

華百克

It seems that that three kanji has no meanings as a compound or sentence. Individually, each kanji roughly means "flower/gorgeous", "hundred", "to overcome", respectively.

 

[Mimos]

Thank you very much! I like it even more now that I know it is contextless; it's unique and quirky.

 

[paryn]

elder sister

Konbanwa minasan,
I came across 姐 while reading random kanji in order to practice a bit more speed in reading. The online dictionary at saiga-jp.com says it means, elder sister or woman. It also says that 姐御 is used to refer to a female boss, or the wife of your boss, but it's use is mainly restricted to the yakuza world. D: Is that true?

Furthermore, in my kanji studies I recently came across 姉 which also means elder sister. Is there a subtle difference between the two in that 姐 is used when addressing women who are not blood related? And, 姉 is used to address family members or women who you would consider to be "like" a sister?

That would be my first guess, but I thought I would make sure. :emoji_grinning:

 

[Toritoribe]

Konbanwa minasan,
I came across 姐 while reading random kanji in order to practice a bit more speed in reading. The online dictionary at saiga-jp.com says it means, elder sister or woman. It also says that 姐御 is used to refer to a female boss, or the wife of your boss, but it's use is mainly restricted to the yakuza world. D: Is that true?
Furthermore, in my kanji studies I recently came across 姉 which also means elder sister. Is there a subtle difference between the two in that 姐 is used when addressing women who are not blood related? And, 姉 is used to address family members or women who you would consider to be "like" a sister?
That would be my first guess, but I thought I would make sure.

姐 isn't used to address family members, but お姉[ねえ]さん/姉さん/お姉ちゃん/姉ちゃん is also used to address a (relatively young) woman the speaker doesn't know.

 

[paryn]

姐 isn't used to address family members, but お姉[ねえ]さん/姉さん/お姉ちゃん/姉ちゃん is also used to address a (relatively young) woman the speaker doesn't know.

Hmm, so お姉 can be used to address both a relatively young woman and also family members. Very interesting. Thank you again, Toritoribesan

 

[Elizabeth]

Konbanwa minasan,
I came across 姐 while reading random kanji in order to practice a bit more speed in reading. The online dictionary at saiga-jp.com says it means, elder sister or woman. It also says that 姐御 is used to refer to a female boss, or the wife of your boss, but it's use is mainly restricted to the yakuza world. D: Is that true?

姐御 is sort of like slang for a take charge, no nonsense 男勝り lady with the cool and tough attitude who may or may not be a crime boss type...

 

[paryn]

Hmm so it's a compliment. I think I see.

 

[Toritoribe]

Hmm, so お姉 can be used to address both a relatively young woman and also family members.

お姉[ねえ] (with no さん/ちゃん) can be used as a slang to mean "nonmuscular/feminine man", as in お姉言葉. So you need to take care to use this word.

 

[paryn]

お姉[ねえ] (with no さん/ちゃん) can be used as a slang to mean "nonmuscular/feminine man", as in お姉言葉. So you need to take care to use this word.

お姉言葉 is おねえことば, and it looks like it means womanly mannerism or speech ... hm, and that is not a compliment I would imagine hehe. I can imagine it is not a compliment if you use it to describe a man, but would it still be an insult if you use it for a woman? On a random note, I'd probably just always use san whenever addressing anyone, just to be on the safe side. Or, if addressing a younger male, kun.

 

[MXE]

What does 草雑霞 mean ?

 

[Toritoribe]

What does 草雑霞 mean ?

草: grass
雑: sloppy/messy/miscellaneous
霞: mist

It doesn't make sense as a compound.

 

[MXE]

Ok they how would you say : Crystal haze (as in the weed)

 

[Elizabeth]

Ok they how would you say : Crystal haze (as in the weed)

Probably with katakana. Is this a synthetic variety ? I thought crystal was a simple methamphetamine. :emoji_grinning:

クリスタルマリファナ

クリスタルウィード

 

[MXE]

Probably with katakana. Is this a synthetic variety ? I thought crystal was a simple methamphetamine. :emoji_grinning:
クリスタルマリファナ

クリスタルウィード

its a type of haze , crystal reffers to color

 

[ingveroren]

Ok. I'm new on this forum, this is my first post. I'm not trying to learn Japanese, yet.. as I'm currently studying latin languages. To the point:
Approx. 10 years ago I got a tattoo, some kind of Kanji symbol. It was from the Sepultura Album "Against" from 1998, where the band had a project together with the Japanese percussion group "Kodo". I did not know what it meant, it just "looked cool", so I didn't really care.
Was I drunk when I got it? - No. Was I stupid? - Maybe... :?
Well, 10 years later, I still don't know what It means, but I have started searching for answers. In my search I stumbeled across this forum and I hope someone can help me.
Ok, so here it is:...

 

[undrentide]

Ok. I'm new on this forum, this is my first post. I'm not trying to learn Japanese, yet.. as I'm currently studying latin languages. To the point:
Approx. 10 years ago I got a tattoo, some kind of Kanji symbol. It was from the Sepultura Album "Against" from 1998, where the band had a project together with the Japanese percussion group "Kodo". I did not know what it meant, it just "looked cool", so I didn't really care.
Was I drunk when I got it? - No. Was I stupid? - Maybe... :?
Well, 10 years later, I still don't know what It means, but I have started searching for answers. In my search I stumbeled across this forum and I hope someone can help me.
Ok, so here it is:...

Ｉｔ looks like kanji
逆
which is pronounced "gyaku" on its own.
It has a meaning "against" but usually combined with another kanji, such as
反逆 (hangyaku = rebellion)(noun)
On its own, if it is accompanied with hiragana らう, it's pronounced 逆らう (sakarau) which also means "rebel" (verb).

When used on its own and is pronounced gyaku, the first meaning that comes to most native's mind is "opposite", though.

 

[ingveroren]

That would actually make sense, as the album / tour the symbol was taken from was "The Against album / Against tour". The text are often rebellious against things like dictaturships and corporates destroying the nature, amazon, etc..

My friend also had a tattoo form this album / tour (not a Kanji). He "chose" first, so I went with the Kanji. His symbol, and the Kanji was also on a longsleeve shirt that he bought at a Sepultura concert in Norway in 1999. Would be even stranger if we got the same tattoo, like a clan or something.
As a matter of fact, this year I got a new Brazilian collegue at work, wich I discovered has another tatto, that is exactly the same as I have, and in exactly the same place.
That is weird! And funny.. I stopped getting tattoos 10 years ago. (Have 3).

Oh, I forgot to thank you undrentide!

 

[ingveroren]

I just found out what my friends tattoo is!
I did some reasearch on the net, and by coincidence I stumbled over the Mitsudomoe, wich is identical to the symbol he has tattoed on his leg!
I see the Kodo group use a lot this symbol, especially on their Taiko drums.
I can't wait to tell him!

Update: I found that somtimes the Mitsudomoe is "counter-clockwise" / inversed.
Anyone know what this means?

 

[noxious]

Hi there! :

I'm new to the forum and I hope you can help me with my "Kanji problems".
I would be really, really, really proud if someone could help me. ^^

I want to know the meaning of the following signs:

I'm sorry for the many signs and also I'm sorry for the broken links, because I've not reached a certain number of posts to link the pictures. :emoji_blush:

It would be cool, too, if you could add the ASCII symbols (or how you call them) to the explanations.

Have a nice day! ^^

Sincerely,
noxious

 

[Toritoribe]

Hi there! :
I'm new to the forum and I hope you can help me with my "Kanji problems".
I would be really, really, really proud if someone could help me. ^^

#2 自由[jiyuu]: free/freedom
#3 忠[chuu]: loyalty
#4 命運[meiun]: fate/destiny
#5 福[fuku]: fortune/good luck/happiness
#6 信任[shinnin]: trust/confidence

#1 and #7 are not Japanese kanji but simplified Chinese. They are the equivalents to "愛[ai]: love", "縁[en]: relation/fate/chance" in Japanese, respectively.

Btw what is this for?

 

[noxious]

#2 自由[jiyuu]: free/freedom
#3 忠[chuu]: loyalty
#4 命運[meiun]: fate/destiny
#5 福[fuku]: fortune/good luck/happiness
#6 信任[shinnin]: trust/confidence

#1 and #7 are not Japanese kanji but simplified Chinese. They are the equivalents to "愛[ai]: love", "縁[en]: relation/fate/chance" in Japanese, respectively.

BTW, what is this for?

Thank you very much for your help, Toritoribe!

I just want to paint my walls with some kanji from the above, but I don't know which signs I wanna take at least. ^^

Is it possible to get a single kanji out of a "double kanji" from the ones I posted here or would that destroy the original meaning? And what would happen if someone what get tattooed with these kanji? Would they give an entirely different meaning when they are on human flesh?

I hope you'd like to answer me again. :

Sincerely,
noxious

 

[paryn]

Konichiwa Minasan,

boku no hon wa, discovered these two kanji 愛 恋. I see from the most recent question that 愛 means love. My book also refers to them both as love, but just for clarification, 愛 refers to romantic love, while 恋 refers to platonic love, correct?

Sorry for the fragmented romaji, but I thought I would practice a little :emoji_grinning: One day, I'll get around to figuring out where all the hiragana and katakana keys are when I switch to the Japanese keyboard.

 

[Elizabeth]

Konichiwa Minasan,

boku no hon wa, discovered these two kanji 愛 恋. I see from the most recent question that 愛 means love. My book also refers to them both as love, but just for clarification, 愛 refers to romantic love, while 恋 refers to platonic love, correct?

Sorry for the fragmented romaji, but I thought I would practice a little :emoji_grinning: One day, I'll get around to figuring out where all the hiragana and katakana keys are when I switch to the Japanese keyboard.

WWWJDIC: Word Search

Look it up yourself, please. :emoji_bow::emoji_flushed:

 

[Toritoribe]

boku no hon wa, discovered these two kanji 愛 恋. I see from the most recent question that 愛 means love. My book also refers to them both as love, but just for clarification, 愛 refers to romantic love, while 恋 refers to platonic love, correct?

No. 恋 refers to "romance/being in love with someone." 愛 has more wide meaning, as in "人類愛; love for all mankind", "家族愛; family love."

There is a well-known Japanese joke; 愛 has "heart" in the center of itself, whereas 恋 has 下心[shitagokoro](= an ulterior motive).

 

[paryn]

ありがとうございます，とりとりべさん

I did notice the heart in both of the kanji, but I don't have enough grasp of radicals to glean the differences. It did not help my book was vague, and that in the online translator (wwwjdic) referred to so kindly that they both refer to the word, "love."

愛 【あい】 (n,n-suf) love; affection; (P); EP
恋 【こい】 love; tender passion; (P); EP

でも、I understand the joke you refer to, and I think that will help me get straight which is which.