I always wondered why the hell they have 朕 on the 常用漢字 list though (and 勅 from 勅令, for that matter)... I mean I understand it from a political perspective, but still, there's tons of other kanji that get more usage that aren't on the list. The Naniwa-phile part of me really wants to see 阪 on the list.pocketmofo said:
And I've always how much a part 大河ドラマ and other such period media plays in keeping the average Japanese person aware of words like 拙者.
Yeah, people always get scared of things like this (another one that gets thrown around as being overly complex by English-speakers starting out in Japanese is counters). But in my opinion, things like pronouns and counters are really only trivial issues in a quest to become proficient in Japanese. You can still tell I'm not Japanese by the way I speak/use Japanese, but I feel confident in saying it's not because of my usage of pronouns or counters.
I vaguely remember seeing it used in a novel in the first person myself, but it's really uncommon (as are the majority of the pronouns I have listed there). One good way to get a quick list of first-person pronouns (or second or third person pronouns for that matter) is to go to say, dic.yahoo.co.jp, type in 一人称 (or 二人称 or 三人称) in the search box, set the search options to を解説に含む and 国語, and then run the search. Most of the entries that pop up will be words that, at least in some contexts, are or have been valid pronouns.zindryr said:
Well, most of those in the list might as well not exist, as you're chances of running into them in real life is next to zero.des said:
Note that Kanji lettering is a mix of Hiragana and 汉字( han zi) but the sounds are completely from Hiragana and one kanji word can make up more than one hiragana letter. :d
Yeah... I'm convinced that Osaka-ben has become much less Osakan, just in comparing people my age with people 50 plus. I mean you can listen to some 落語家 and say, "now, *that* is Osakan", but I think that most of the Osakan that you hear on television and coming out of the mouths of younger generations tends to be much more so 共通語 "plus alpha" (as they're so fond of saying in Japan).pocketmofo said:
If you're asking for an explanation of *how* to romanize Japanese, then there's a general synopsis of some of the common methods available on Wikipedia, which can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romajiabu80 said:
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ummmmmmmmmkarasu said:Thanks NJT..
hm..here's my translation..please comment
In this country where we can't speak the language, we've become a lost child..
E-tto... (what's similar term in english for this? 'huh?' or 'erh..?' ?)
If I'm not mistaken...
Are.. (and this one? 'Eh?')
That's not it?
comments
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haha as long as it's for fun then you're coolkarasu said:well i'm doing it just for fun anyway..
so go ahead.. bash me
the first bit.. is it:
a. we've become a lost child in a country where we can't speak the language..
or
b. i don't wanna be a lost child in a country where we can't speak the language..
or
c. none of the above
. (That's what I like to see )