22 Trivia and other topics (loose ends) (sci.lang.japan (TT topics) FAQ)
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This article is from the Japanese FAQ, by TANAKA Tomoyuki tanaka@cs.indiana.edu and Olaf Meeuwissen olaf@IMSL.shinshu-u.ac.jp with numerous contributions by others.
22 Trivia and other topics (loose ends) (sci.lang.japan (TT topics) FAQ)
--- trivia: the name "Jedi" in Star Wars is derived
from Japanese "jidai" (as in jidai-geki)
--- trivia: it appears Fukuzawa (the guy on 1-man (y)en bill)
invented
-- U" (U with dakuten, for the V sound)
-- small tu, small a, etc.
-- "-" bar/dash for long vowels
--- "hai" is not "yes". it sometimes means "no". and
often it means "i'm paying attention".
?-- the hidden message in iroha-uta: "toga naku sisu"
--- inherently racist concepts:
1. notion of "native speaker" (held by Chomsky and most
linguists)
2. white Americans who say that French sounds beautiful
--- kanjis, yens, prefecture, Paliament, Diet, ...
like BB (Ben Bullock), i prefer "kanjis" (for plural of
"kanji"). isn't it usually "2 futons" and "3 kimonos"?
likewise, i dislike the "Chinky" Oriental ring of "200 yen".
--- strange/unusual "Japanese" words in the USA
strange: fujiyama correct: fujisan strange: chindogu (chindougu) correct: chinhatumei strange: sobakawa (pillows) correct: sobagara
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> Chris Tang < tmtchris@netvigator.com> wrote:
>
> > What does Doraemon (A Comic Figure) mean?
> > I can't find it in dictionaries.
> > Does it carry any meaning?
> > Or is it just a proper name without any meaning?
>
> The name was revealed (by the authors of the comic who invented
> doraemon) to come from `doraneko'.
>
yes. it has some meaning, like the name "Catbert".
`doraneko' means "stray cat". and DORA by itself can mean
"stray cat".
EMON is an old-fashioned ending for a male given name.
it became outdated about 100 years ago. but i see that today
there are still a few young guys named XXX-emon.
> http://www.columbia.edu/~ka69/index2.html
>
> Kichi Homepage!!!
> [INLINE]
> This is Doraemon.
>
> My name is like his...Kichi"emon" Dora"emon" ...get it?
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