What does it mean by "Harajuku"?
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tasuki
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Harajuku is not a word, it's the name of a place. It's a hip neighbourhood on the Yamanote line, not far from Shinjuku where a lot of young people hang out.
Technically, if you were to deconstruct ﾅ陳ｴﾂ宿 (harajuku), it would mean the "original" (gen, ﾅ陳ｴ; also read hara) "inn", "accomodation", or "hotel" (juku, ﾂ宿ﾂ）; as opposed to Shinjuku (ﾂ新ﾂ宿) the "new" (shin, ﾂ新) "inn", "accomodation", or "hotel", but nobody thinks of "Shinjuku" and "Harajuku" that way, they are just names of places.
Technically, if you were to deconstruct ﾅ陳ｴﾂ宿 (harajuku), it would mean the "original" (gen, ﾅ陳ｴ; also read hara) "inn", "accomodation", or "hotel" (juku, ﾂ宿ﾂ）; as opposed to Shinjuku (ﾂ新ﾂ宿) the "new" (shin, ﾂ新) "inn", "accomodation", or "hotel", but nobody thinks of "Shinjuku" and "Harajuku" that way, they are just names of places.
tasuki
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I guess it can depend on the context, but I can't say that I've ever heard it used that way. Well, maybe if see in in the sense of "Harajuku kids" or "Harajuku girls", it can refer to specific groups of people that hang out in Harajuku and because of that have a certain common fashion, etc., then it can relate to unique groups. But used by itself, unless my time here has played tricks on me, it only refers to Harajuku two stops away from where I work.
I use this station everyday and sometimes it is difficult negotiating my way around all the people hanging around looking at each other. Usually I don't mind but if I am in a hurry it can be a bit frustrating..
Does this mean I am jaded???
No - I just find it amusing that all of the kids who are trying to be "alternative" all end up looking exactly the same!!
Does this mean I am jaded???
No - I just find it amusing that all of the kids who are trying to be "alternative" all end up looking exactly the same!!
Kalashnikov
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I'm a Vietnamese undergraduate student and I think this forum is very useful for whom want to study about Japanese and Japanese culture like me.
BTW, I've read in some articles that there has been a group so called "Takenokojoko". Could someone pls explain details about that? Thanks very much.
BTW, I've read in some articles that there has been a group so called "Takenokojoko". Could someone pls explain details about that? Thanks very much.
Marcelo silva
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The same goes for Akiba in japan which is short for the tong twister Akihabara which in turn gets even more confusing when you speak Spanish or Portuguese like me.
It kinda sounds like "Aki" = come here! Or "in here we sell/ we have"
"Rabada = cow tail/ beef tail/ steak tail",
Man, that' s really a land of confusion much more than mere lost in translation!
It kinda sounds like "Aki" = come here! Or "in here we sell/ we have"
"Rabada = cow tail/ beef tail/ steak tail",
Man, that' s really a land of confusion much more than mere lost in translation!
Marcelo silva
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By the way,
Don"t American still use the short "Frisco" for San Francisco?
Cause in Brasil that's actually a housename logo for cheap hence popular powder refreshment flavor juice.
Better stop here or i could go on that subject 4 hours.
Sorry if that was too brainy but i used to be a teacher you know,
Before Lula and Bolsonaro came along. I miss the good old days.
Now i have to recycle to make a living.
Thats what happens to smart good guys if they re lucky enough not to get killed around here in Latin America.
Don"t American still use the short "Frisco" for San Francisco?
Cause in Brasil that's actually a housename logo for cheap hence popular powder refreshment flavor juice.
Better stop here or i could go on that subject 4 hours.
Sorry if that was too brainy but i used to be a teacher you know,
Before Lula and Bolsonaro came along. I miss the good old days.
Now i have to recycle to make a living.
Thats what happens to smart good guys if they re lucky enough not to get killed around here in Latin America.
Marcelo silva
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Anyways
Word of advice : never show a smart *** attitude or let them know youre a scholar.
Never flash your diploma.
Choose to be diplomatic instead.
Brush on your social skills.
Dont forget moderators are always watching.
PC patrols backlash can be hard.
Word of advice : never show a smart *** attitude or let them know youre a scholar.
Never flash your diploma.
Choose to be diplomatic instead.
Brush on your social skills.
Dont forget moderators are always watching.
PC patrols backlash can be hard.
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Yes, I think Frisco is still used. Or sometimes "San Fran." "L.A." is commonly used for Los Angeles.
Sorry to hear that everything has gone to crap there but glad that you're still living your life.
Somehow the worst people end up being political leaders. The smart people have no interest in such jobs.
