It was a slight bit ironic though (if what was reported is true) that she was kinda showing off that she had been studying/learning the language. That should have been incentive to do some research 1st.So, it's a weird thing. I don't think she deserved the mockery by the know-it-alls of the internet given the pictographic nature of the language, and it's not like she would know any better herself (I, however, would like to understand why someone did not advise her considering the permanent nature of a tattoo, given she could not do proper research -- or, for that matter, look at the subtext in her own music video for reference) but it's obviously beyond me and my opinion.
It was a slight bit ironic though (if what was reported is true) that she was kinda showing off that she had been studying/learning the language. That should have been incentive to do some research 1st.
Too many homonyms.Japs/chinese really do need to move from hierogliphs to some proper codified language.
Too many homonyms.
Chinese characters are cool, and have much greater information density than most phonetic alphabets. Getting rid of them would be a loss for human culture.
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Japs/chinese really do need to move from hierogliphs to some proper codified language.
"Copying" is relative in the grand scheme of cultural exchange, unless you subscribe to that "cultural appropriation" stuff in a hardcore way. Lots of early anime was inspired by Disney, but then, 40 years later, you could say the creators of The Lion King were, err, "inspired" by anime.I mean Japan has been copying Americans for years, were do you think they learned about animation? Clothing styles, and trends.
I've also seen Japanese with shits that have American words on them."Copying" is relative in the grand scheme of cultural exchange, unless you subscribe to that "cultural appropriation" stuff in a hardcore way. Lots of early anime was inspired by Disney, but then, 40 years later, you could say the creators of The Lion King were, err, "inspired" by anime.
I've also seen Japanese with shits that have American words on them.
just search for bad English on Japanese shirts.
Yeah I know about Japanese people using English words badly too, that's pretty common knowledge on the internet. I was just poking fun at your typojust search for bad English on Japanese shirts.
my computer has a auto correct spelling on it, and I have no idea how to get rid of it.Yeah I know about Japanese people using English words badly too, that's pretty common knowledge on the internet. I was just poking fun at your typo
Well, shirt.my computer has a auto correct spelling on it, and I have no idea how to get rid of it.
I used to watch this guy's videos. Like me, he likes to completely wreck those 日本人 who don't know their Kanji.
Like I said in another thread, if she had said it was Chinese in an attempt to play it off, people may have given her more a break because the Chinese do not use 平假名 (hiragana) in their writing.
I have to assume 平假名 is Chinese or outdated kanji because hiragana is 平仮名 in Japanese. Have never ever seen 平假名 used before.
To continue the discussion. Kanji is probably the easiest aspect of Japanese to learn. Just memorising stuff.
I've never attempted Chinese but I heard it's even easier than Japanese.
Eh, kanji isn't any more difficult to learn than learning to spell in English in my opinion.Japs/chinese really do need to move from hierogliphs to some proper codified language.
Eh, kanji isn't any more difficult to learn than learning to spell in English in my opinion.
Hiragana and Katakana combined is less than 100 characters. Little kids can memorise hundreds of Pokemon, I don't think memorising the kana is a big deal. If you take any decent Japanese language class they teach you the Kana in like a couple weeks. Besides you could say the same with English, two types of written letters, upper and lower case, and then all the cursive writings.3 types of written words, 2 hand drawn versions of those which are not very similar to printed, lack of space between words to signal end of word...
Kanji by itself is thousands of hieroglyphs that each could be used in few different ways not really telling properly what is going on.
I am yet to hear english people explaining meaning of their names to get people write it correctly.
It is clusterfuck.
It's bad, don't get me wrong. I studied kanji for years and I don't know many of the 2200 basic kanji (anymore, turns out that if you don't use it, you lose it). But hiragana and katakana can be learned literally in an afternoon. Also, katakana is used almost exclusively for borrowed words, the majority English, which means if you can read katakana, you can already read a thousand or so Japanese words (ones that come up a lot in computing, so import games are easily navigated).3 types of written words, 2 hand drawn versions of those which are not very similar to printed, lack of space between words to signal end of word...
Kanji by itself is thousands of hieroglyphs that each could be used in few different ways not really telling properly what is going on.
I am yet to hear english people explaining meaning of their names to get people write it correctly.
It is clusterfuck.
The Japanese reading can have six or seven different ways to read it depending on the hiragana is used with, and there's not an easy way to learn it beyond memorization. The is a consequence of Japanese being a language before trying to shoehorn a Chinese writing system in.
The Japanese reading can have six or seven different ways to read it depending on the hiragana is used with, and there's not an easy way to learn it beyond memorization. The is a consequence of Japanese being a language before trying to shoehorn a Chinese writing system in.
I can't think of any kanji that has 6 or 7 different readings that you would seriously have to remember. It's typically just two or three you should remember, which are easily discernible for the most part by whether it is a compound or not, or as you say the kana that comes after. The other readings, if the kanji even has more, are generally rare enough that it doesn't matter.
The cool thing with kanji is you don't even really have to know how it is read to get the meaning. ie 北東 isn't read as kita higashi, but even if you didn't know that you'd still know what it means.
While true, to a beginner, it is often not obvious which words are super rare and don't need to be remembered.I can't think of any kanji that has 6 or 7 different readings that you would seriously have to remember. It's typically just two or three you should remember, which are easily discernible for the most part by whether it is a compound or not, or as you say the kana that comes after. The other readings, if the kanji even has more, are generally rare enough that it doesn't matter.
That's why I really advocate for the Remembering the Kanji approach. I wish they had it back when I was in college learning Japanese. If you don't know what it is, it teaches you an English code word for each individual kanji which represents its meaning, allowing you to basically learn how to write and understand kanji without ANY Japanese. When I did it, I learned the Jouyou kanji in three months (but then, not practicing for a decade kinda killed that progress). Between RtK and katakana, you may not be fluent in Japanese (or even know any of it), but you can get around in it.The cool thing with kanji is you don't even really have to know how it is read to get the meaning. ie 北東 isn't read as kita higashi, but even if you didn't know that you'd still know what it means.
Dude she was a nobody from a kids show that made it and is popular af for whatever reason (looks like a little kid cough) she's going to be in the celeb news or w/e their called...E? For at least 10 years.This girl seems like the biggest airhead in the world
Hope she enjoys her 15 mins of fame
It's pretty trashy. It's not quite tramp stamp that says 'additional parking in the rear' trashy, but certainly a step or two below LOVE and HATE tattooed on the knuckles.Those Chinese character tattoos are so stupid. It's like tattooing words using Latin script. Corny af.
When you're this famous, every single public action you take is a marketing decision.I don't think she deserved the mockery by the know-it-alls of the internet given the pictographic nature of the language, and it's not like she would know any better herself (I, however, would like to understand why someone did not advise her considering the permanent nature of a tattoo, given she could not do proper research -- or, for that matter, look at the subtext in her own music video for reference) but it's obviously beyond me and my opinion.
Wings 嫩翼翻せ While we are at the topic, would you tell me how to pronounce your username? Internally, I read you as "dense characters" - or after your photo as Phoenix Wright - but that might be slightly inaccurate.
When you're this famous, every single public action you take is a marketing decision.
Showing off her tattoo on public media was a promotional stunt that went badly wrong. Heck, just getting the tattoo was almost definitely a marketing idea itself, done entirely to appeal to her large Japanese fanbase.
The reason they messed it up so badly? Simple. They didn't know any better, and got it wrong.
Hiragana and Katakana combined is less than 100 characters. Little kids can memorise hundreds of Pokemon, I don't think memorising the kana is a big deal. If you take any decent Japanese language class they teach you the Kana in like a couple weeks. Besides you could say the same with English, two types of written letters, upper and lower case, and then all the cursive writings.
Yeah.
You pronounce it as nènyì (nehn-yee). 嫩 means "delicate, tender" and 翼 means "wings," why some folks call me that on here.