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Topic: "English words used in Japanese"
DATE: 02/06/2005
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1. English words used in Japanese
2. Today's Japanese Phrase
3. The photo taken by Takanori Tomita in Japan
1. English words used in Japanese
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Not many people know that many English words
have been used in Japanese
for a long time, and more and more new English
words are incorporated
into the Japanese Writing System, as the
time goes by.
Only the difference is how we pronounce in
Japanese.
For example,
Coffee -
We also use the word, Coffee, in Japanese,
but pronounce it
"
Kohh-heee" instead of "Coffee".
To write, we usually use the Katakana script,
which is used
to represent foreign words that have been
adopted into the
Japanese Language.
But, we sometimes use the Kanji Script to
write Coffee, as well.
In this case, the way of writting in kanji
is Phonetic Translation
which is called "Ate Ji" in Japanese.
Because it is not original Japanese word,
we place a kanji word
that sounds similar to "Kohh" and "Heee".
It is like writting your name
in Japanese Kanji.
For more information about the Japanese Name,
you can take a look at: Here
2. Today's Japanese Phrase
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Have you ever heard of "YoJi JyuKuGo"?
It is the modern Japanese Four-character
Idioms.
YoJi means "Four-Character"
Jyukugo means "Idioms"
And, today's Japanese Phrase I have thought
of is "Artificial Intelligence".
It is called "Jin Kou Chi Nou" in
Japanese.
Now, for those who are interested in Japanese
Yoji Jyukugo or want to know more,
you can take a look at this site: Japanese
Phrase
3. The photo taken by Takanori Tomita in
Japan
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In Japan, the majory of Japanese family have
a Buddhist altar called "Butsu Dan"
for praying their ancestor.
Today's photo is "Butsu Dan" -
taka a look at from My Blog:
http://takanoritomita.blogspot.com
Oh, well.
That't it for today.
Sayonara
Takanori Tomita
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