Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:13 pm

By the way, does any of you know the Japanese word for "marine fish"? The Kanji should be 海魚, right? However, how to read it? Is it "umizakana", "umigyo", "kaizakana", or "kaigyo"?
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Mon May 02, 2016 5:29 pm

The Kanji for "haka" (compute) is 計. To memorize it, I associate it with a calculator drawn upside down with a plus (+) symbol on its right.
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Tue May 03, 2016 5:10 pm

The Arabic word for "horn" is "qornun" (قرن). At first I had a trouble associating it with a word from other languages related to horn. Then I realized that in the manga Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, one of Lambo's technique is Electric Cornata, and it has something to do with his horns!
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Wed May 04, 2016 5:14 pm

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Just know that the Indonesian word "asli" (real/original) is also taken from Arabic, with the Kanji of it being something which looks like "pi bar".
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Thu May 05, 2016 5:16 pm

The Kanji for "gen" (plain/original) is 原. To memorize it, I divide it to three parts: 1. The outer border, which looks like a long division sign. A quotient of two integers is the factor of the greater integer; 2. The Kanji 白, means white, like a blank paper; and 3. The Kanji 小, means small, like a newborn baby which is free of sins.
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Fri May 06, 2016 5:10 pm

The Kanji for "yoshi" (old/ancient) is 古. I remember that in the "500 Most Used Chinese Characters" book, it explains how to memorize it by imagining it as a pictogram of a grave.
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Sat May 07, 2016 5:05 pm

The Kanji for "go" (language) is 語. It consists of the Kanji 言 ("i" = say), 五 ("go" = five), and 口 ("kuchi" = mouth). So, "language" is "speak with five mouths". Well played.
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Wed May 11, 2016 5:42 pm

Just know that the Kanji 工 means "construction" despite I knew that it was read as "ku" 10 years ago! At the time, I was reading Detective Conan comic book and there was a scene where Genta provoked the other kids to go on adventure in an empty house belonged to Eto family. Turned out it was actually Kudo family, with Genta mistaking the Kanji "ku" (工) with the Katakana "e" (エ).
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Thu May 12, 2016 5:50 pm

The Kanji 交 means "intercourse". So, 校 (school) is "intercourse of woods"?
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Re: Monox D. I-Fly's Japanese and Arabic Log

Postby Monox D. I-Fly » Sat May 14, 2016 5:24 pm

Sizen wrote:貝 is a shoukeimoji (象形文字), which means its radicals do not contribute to its meaning; it's but a simple pictograph representing a shell. More specifically, it's the underside view of a cowry shell. It might be hard to believe, but remember that these characters have evolved over thousands of years. Here's an illustration showing part of the evolution of the character over time.


By the way can you also show me the history of the current Kanji for 火, 水, 土, and 光?
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