Discussion SFX Discussion

[WoWfan]

This thread is to talk about the various sound effects that have appeared throughout the manga, for example this one below

Spoiler

The sound affect "fshhh", is the proper kanji "キニ" and what would it translate to?

 

[Axiomus]

No, it's one word.
キ isn't kanji.
ニ means 2, as in the number.

 

[WoWfan]

No, it's one word.
キ isn't kanji.
ニ means 2, as in the number.

so does the SFX just mean "fshhh" then?

 

[Kiki]

Those are not キニ at all. Those are ザザザ (zazaza), sfx for rain.

 

[WoWfan]

Those are not キニ at all. Those are ザザザ (zazaza), sfx for rain.

really? it just looks so different, especially when we see something similar and it just says "shhh" instead

 

[Kiki]

キニ(kini) is the one that looks different instead. Ki and ni are not glued together. There should be space between them. It is ザ (za). It is displayed 45° like fshhh. Za is closer to fshh than kini is. Just google what za means. It is sfx for rain, river flow, and waterfall.

 

[grey matter]

@WoWfan
You understand and/or can read Japanese?

 

[Axiomus]

Kiki explained it better than I did. It's one word ザ. キ and ニ are separate characters words.

This is all hirigana, except for ニ. Kanji are Chinese worlds. Hirigana is like the alphabet. For example, Dragon Force's kanji is 竜の力 (Ryu no Chikara), and this means "Power of Dragon". It's hirigana is ドラゴンフォース (Doragon Fosu), which is the approximate English word "Dragon Force".

ニ (pronounced ni in Japanese, and er in Chinese) is actually the kanji word for the number 2 that somehow made it's way into the hirigana alphabet.

 

[Kiki]

ザ. キ and ニ

actually those za, ki, ni are katakana letters. And actually it's "hiragana", not hirigana

 

[WoWfan]

@Kiki explained it quite fine, just weird that when I look it up, the katakana comes up different for rain, but anyway

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki explained it quite fine, just weird that when I look it up, the katakana comes up different for rain, but anyway

here is the link I bookmarked on my laptop. I was on the phone so couldnt provide the link. Sa is sfx for rain, and za is sfx for downpour

Japanese Sound effects in Manga and what they mean

www.muri.se

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and my recent bookmark

Japanese-to-English SFX Sound Effects Translations - sa @ The JADED Network

Japanese-to-English SFX Translations, translate sound effects from Japanese to English @ The JADED Network

thejadednetwork.com

 

[WoWfan]

@WoWfan
You understand and/or can read Japanese?

just curious about sound affects

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 26, 2020, Original Post Date: Feb 26, 2020 ---

here is the link I bookmarked on my laptop. I was on the phone so couldnt provide the link. Sa is sfx for rain, and za is sfx for downpour

Japanese Sound effects in Manga and what they mean

www.muri.se

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 26, 2020, Original Post Date: Feb 26, 2020 ---

and my recent bookmark

Japanese-to-English SFX Sound Effects Translations - sa @ The JADED Network

Japanese-to-English SFX Translations, translate sound effects from Japanese to English @ The JADED Network

thejadednetwork.com

thank you