Need a word or phrase translated?

[Toritoribe]

Hello
I have a question. I have a picture and there are some words in Japanese(I think).
On the picture you can see the words, left and right of "born in Japan". Could some one help me with the words. If possible, the translation and the 4 words more clear. So I can make decals of it.
It's great if you can help me!!
Sorry for my bad English!!

the left one

挑戦(chousen): challenge

the right one

闘志(toushi): fighting spirit

Hope this helps

 

[Dutchman]

Toritoribe, thank you for helping me, and so quick!!

 

[Dutchman]

The left one
挑戦(chousen): challenge
the right one
闘志(toushi): fighting spirit
hope this helps

There is a small difference, the word on the right "闘" is different on the picture. What is the word on the picture?

 

[Toritoribe]

There is a small difference, the word on the right "闘" is different on the picture. What is the word on the picture?

The same.
The kanji on the picture is 簡略体(a simplified version) of 闘. It's often seen in the handwritten one (might be Suzuki Aguri's ).

 

[ao-koneko]

If no one minds, would somebody translate this small sentence for me in romaji? I know, bad Japanese.... but I need it in a spoken form, not writing and my Japanese translating sucks at the moment.

Something along the lines of; "I love your music, and it is an honor to meet you."

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be pushy by any means.

I think my request got skipped over.......or maybe it was just a stupid one? :'D

 

[shinza]

E>J translation help plz

Hello,
Here's the English:
Please note the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicating the results of the search of the library files.

訳文:
図書館のファイルの検索結果は同封カードの裏面にあるスタンプをご覧ください。


となるんではないかと思うんですけど、誰か良い訳文を教えていただければ幸いです。

よろしくお願いします

 

[Charles Barkley]

I'm sorry, i don't mean to be pushy by any means.
I think my request got skipped over.......or maybe it was just a stupid one? :'D

(Person's name or あなた）の音楽が大好きで、会ってくれて本当にありがとうございます。

anata/__san no ongaku ga daisuki de, attekurete hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu

There might be an equivalent for honor that would then make this sentence sound a little more forceful, but I don't know it, so I'll recommend the above.

(I love your music, and thanks so much for meeting with me.)

 

[Chidoriashi]

Shinza, the Japanese seems fine to me. (not a native speaker though so dont take my word for it), But the English seems a bit strange. Shouldn't it read "Please note the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicates the results of the search of the library files." The use of "indicating" rather than indicate(s) sounds kind of funny I think.

 

[Charles Barkley]

Chidori=

Please note the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicating the results of the search of the library files.

Please note that the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicates the results of the search of library files.


There is a slightly different nuance between these sentences. Both are ok, though the 'results of the search of library files' seems very clumsy.

 

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Library file search results, is how we would say it. Actually in the same order as the Japanese.

 

[Elizabeth]

(Person's name or あなた）の音楽が大好きで、会ってくれて本当にありがとうございます。
anata/__san no ongaku ga daisuki de, attekurete hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu
There might be an equivalent for honor that would then make this sentence sound a little more forceful, but I don't know it, so I'll recommend the above.
(I love your music, and thanks so much for meeting with me.)

It isn't common like "会えてうれしかった、会えてよかった" etc but "お会いできて光栄です"I don't really have a problem with for "honor to meet" or "privilege to meet you."

会ってくれて is intended as a favor to the recipient. Or you could say, "thanks for meeting me" so rather than the situation at hand, it might be better suited for a less formal, less humble occasion.

 

[Buckaroo Banzai]

That's a kind of proverb.
花なのさ ＝ 花なのだ/花なんだ
the form for explanation/predication
でき得る(dekiuru) ＝ できる (でき得る sounds more literary.)
私ができ得る限りのことは ＝ 私のできることは全て/全部
おかげか connotes that "先生の丁寧な教え方" is one of the reasons. That might be the words of 先生's superior, just my impression.
So eochanghy san have been studying Japanese at least more than four years. That's why the constructions of sentences that you learn are so complicated/delicate.;-)

～のおかげ indicates reason but it has a connotation much like the English 'thanks to,' and like the English it can be used sarcastically. So, this would mean, 'It's thanks to the teacher's polite way of teaching that not even one student has dropped out."

 

[Buckaroo Banzai]

My friend wrote this..
Ano hito wa pasokon yousuru.
trying to say "she has a computer" (i know it's not correct...)
but what does yousuru mean?

I think she misremembered and meant to write パソコンを有する（Yuu suru)
But that sounds kinda formal. Use motteimasu as undrentide said.

 

[Chidoriashi]

Charles> yeah I guess so, it just seems like when "indicating" is used, it is as if someone is speaking directly to someone, whereas if "indicate" is used, you would be more likely to find it on a written notice. That is my feeling anyway.

 

[Elizabeth]

Chidori=
Please note the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicating the results of the search of the library files.
Please note that the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicates the results of the search of library files.
There is a slightly different nuance between these sentences. Both are ok, though the 'results of the search of library files' seems very clumsy.

Stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicating

Stamp on the back of the enclosed card that indicates


The only real difference personally is length and wordiness. Although "that indicates" might slightly hint at distinguishing it from other stamps with different purposes...

 

[Toritoribe]

～のおかげ indicates reason but it has a connotation much like the English 'thanks to,' and like the English it can be used sarcastically. So, this would mean, 'It's thanks to the teacher's polite way of teaching that not even one student has dropped out."

Exactly. ～のおかげで is more close to "thanks to ～", that's why おかげさまで means "thank you for your helps".;-)

～のおかげか ＝ ～のおかげというか、～のおかげなのか

So I considered that that's the words of 先生's superior, 校長先生, 教頭先生 or the like.
(It's used as a compliment in this sentense, not sarcasm, in my impression.)

～のおかげか is no doubt different from ～のおかげで, but the nuance is so delicate.

 

[ao-koneko]

It isn't common like "会えてうれしかった、会えてよかった" etc but "お会いできて光栄です"I don't really have a problem with for "honor to meet" or "privilege to meet you."

会ってくれて is intended as a favor to the recipient. Or you could say, "thanks for meeting me" so rather than the situation at hand, it might be better suited for a less formal, less humble occasion.

But this phrase should work, no? It won't sound too informal or pushy?

@__@ I am sorry, I really am helpless with sentence structure at the moment, and I appreciate you guys for taking the time to help me.

 

[shinza]

Shinza, the Japanese seems fine to me. (not a native speaker though so don't take my word for it), But the English seems a bit strange. Shouldn't it read "Please note the stamp on the back of the enclosed card indicates the results of the search of the library files." The use of "indicating" rather than indicate(s) sounds kind of funny I think.

Thanks for the reply. The English should be OK...it's a direct quote from a formal document....kind of. I mean it was sent on a sheet of paper written by them.

Anyhow, I was wondering what word to use for "stamp", because there's 印、but it seems to be more of a sealって感じ but it's a stamp that has a date on it kind stamp. not really rubber stamp either..

 

[JRT]

Can someone please translate this for me?
I recently got a jacket with some lettering on it that seems Japanese (maybe Korean?) from a friend.
I wore it to an Asian restaurant but it seemed to make some of the employees uneasy.
I'd hate to be walking around relaying something to people that I don't mean to.

Fill in the dots, delete spaces, I couldn't post a URL to third party, but it's the only way I can show the letters.

 

[undrentide]

Can someone please translate this for me?
I recently got a jacket with some lettering on it that seems Japanese (maybe Korean?) from a friend.
I wore it to an Asian restaurant but it seemed to make some of the employees uneasy.
I'd hate to be walking around relaying something to people that I don't mean to.

Fill in the dots, delete spaces, I couldn't post a URL to third party, but it's the only way I can show the letters.

It's definitely NOT Japanese, I assume it is Chinese.
The red letters seem to be
洋
助
華
来
I have no idea what it could mean (or whether it makes sense at all.)
The white ones looks upside down, they seem to be
公有刃
限公
司
Each character looks very strange, as if someone who does not know Chinese characters tried to write something...
(I think 有限公司 means "Co., Ltd." in Chinese but the above does not seem to make any sense, even to me who does not know Chinese language.)

 

[Lotorie]

This an image, wondering if it's Japanese or Chinese language...

 

[Charles Barkley]

村上春樹の海辺のカフカを読んでいるけれど、前に見たことのない文法みたいなものが出ました。以下通り、父や母など名詞の後に「なるもの」が入れてあります。

「でも果たしてそうなっただろうか？君は父成るものを殺し、母なるものを犯し、姉成るものを犯した。」


様々な辞書で引こうとしたが、納得させる説明はなかなか見つけられなかったです。以上の時の「なる」と最も近いと思った定義は「と言う名の」だったが、やはりそれだけで不十分です。この場合は、成るものというのはどういう意味をしているのですか。そして成るものが書いてなければ、この文章がどういうニュアンスを失いますか？よろしくお願いします。

（書き込みのどこかに間違いがあれば是非直してください）

 

[Ashikaga]

私は海辺のカフカを読んだことが無いのでコンテクストがよくわかりませんが、一般的に言うと次のようなことになると思います。
ただ "父" や "母" という代わりに "父なるもの"、"母なるもの"という表現を使うことによって、言葉にもっと広い意味を与えることが出来ます。
父、母と言えば、あなたの両親、肉親と言った特定の人物のことですが、－なるもの には実際の父親、母親と言う意味に加えて、父親・母親のような存在を意味するもの（人間にかかわらず）と言う受け取り方もできます。 ニュアンスの違いとしては、－なるもの がなかったとしたら、この文の中で言われている殺人や強姦がより日常的な現実味を持った、生々しい物になるというのが私の印象です。
っと言っては見たものの、私も日本語が母国語だというだけで日本言語の専門家ではないので誰かそういう方がいたら是非、私も教えてほしいですね。ｗ

 

[Toritoribe]

私もただの村上春樹ファンですが。 (しかも「海辺のカフカ」は読んでません。)

ASHIKAGAさんの説明を繰り返してるだけですが、この場合の「なるもの」は「というもの」の意味です。
「君は父を殺し」だと「君」が殺したのは「君の父親」、つまり特定の一個人を指しますが、「父なるもの」ではただ一個人を殺しただけではなく、「父親という存在・属性(attribute)」、 「父親という言葉で表される概念(concept)」 そのものを殺した、というような意味になります。

（書き込みのどこかに間違いがあれば是非直してください）

ほとんど手直しする必要のない流暢な文章ですが、ごく細かいことで言うと

以下通り → 以下の通り

納得させる説明 → 納得する説明/納得できる説明
(文章の前半部分「様々な辞書で引こうとしたが」 の主語が「私」なので、「(私が)納得する説明/納得できる説明」という形のほうが自然に聞こえます。使役形の「納得させる説明」を使う場合は、目的語を省略しないで「私を納得させる説明」という形のほうがいいと思います。)

以上の時の → 上の
(または"以上の時の「なる」と" を全削除しても意味は通ると思います。)

この文章がどういう → この文章はどういう


あとは丁寧体の統一で、

辞書で引こうとしたが → 辞書で引こうとしましたが
「と言う名の」だったが → 「と言う名の」でしたが

くらいでしょうか。原文のままでも、誤読される心配の全くない文章ですね。

 

[Charles Barkley]

あしかがさん、とりとりべさん、ありがとうございます。父や母を概念として考えてから、この文章が明らかになりました。村上春樹ファンならぜひ「海辺のカフカ」を読んでください。私が読んだ彼の本の中で一番良い思います（と言っても読んだ本の数はそれほど多くありません）。