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Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
bikuta
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 Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 9:53 pm Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
konnichiwa. bikuta to moshimasu.
moshi Jaycee-chan wa nihongo no shitsumon ga attara, doozo kocchi ni kiite kudasai. Hi! since I found this forum, it's been a great joy to find so many people with th ... |
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Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
bikuta
Replies: 2027
Views: 1711883
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 8:37 pm Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
Oops realised some typos in my previous post. The word for beautiful is 'utsukushii' (if I can type in SJIS here you'd be able to see the kanji)
It is an adjective, so you can say 'sono onna no hito ... |
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Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
bikuta
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 8:27 pm Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
That would have to be 'kirei' for beautiful, as in... kirei na ojousan - a pretty young lady..
But if you want to say: she's a really beautiful woman, you would use 'utsukoshii'
which is written mei ... |
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Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
bikuta
Replies: 2027
Views: 1711883
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2001 2:32 am Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
>Since 'kun' only refers to males, it might have meant to be sarcastic towards the woman (she behaves more like a man?)
That is an incorrect understanding of the word. In Japan, kun is used in any s ... |
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