Comments on: Japanese kanji with surprising Chinese meanings http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: マンツーマン　英会話　神戸　三宮 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244749 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:30:04 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244749 I laughed so hard at Study being “Force someone to do something against their will”!!! hahaha
Basically the same thing most of the time :)

]]> By: Fah http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244746 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:53:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244746 The university I was studying at in Kyoto is named “同志社” (Doshisha University). The word “同志” in Japanese means “same mind” or “common purpose”; the same word in Chinese was used to mean “comrade,” but it’s modern use is to mean “homosexual.” Maybe Doshisha should think about changing their name like Kinki University (近畿大学) should :)

]]> By: David http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244742 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:39:35 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244742 Some of your translation between Kanji and Chinese are not accurate such as 邪心 and 下水。

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244734 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:06:48 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244734 Thanks for the feedback – I was just translating from the Japanese the Chinese meanings according to the survey takers! It looks like goo Ranking were a bit creative with their Chinese definitions…

]]> By: Eric http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244733 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:02:05 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244733 ‘Lover’ translated into Chinese is 情人
娘 in northern China, can mean ‘mother’ in spoken language; in some southern dialects, it can mean younger girl; or, it can also mean female professional, like 舞娘 (female dancer), 厨娘 (female cook), but we rarely use them anymore.

]]> By: xexexe http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244732 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:58:55 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244732 挨拶 is not a word used in modern Chinese. An ordinary Chinese would NOT know what it means at all.

娘 by itself most often means “mother” in Chinese, but it sounds very old-fashioned, (as in, NO ONE would call their mother 娘 nowadays). In compounds, however, it has many other meanings. 娘子 is an old word for “wife”, 姑娘 means “young girl”, etc. It can also mean “feminine” or “effeminate”.

切手 is not a word in Chinese, either. However, since 切 = cut, and 手 = hand, a Chinese might GUESS that it means “to cut one’s hand”; again, it’s not a legitimate word.

邪心 would mean “wicked heart” in Chinese, too. I’m not sure where you found the meaning “dreaming”. =x However, just like 切手, it’s not a commonly used word…

]]> By: Eric http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244731 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:52:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244731 I’m Chinese and have Chinese Literature degree. I must say some of these words don’t match the meaning in Chinese, at least modern Chinese.
挨拶 — We don’t use either of these characters
下水 — Could mean sewage in Chinese, but only in 下水道, means sewage system in an area.
爱人 — actually means spouse, can be either wife or husband. Example: 你爱人在哪里工作？Where does your spouse work?
邪心 — Like Stone said, two Characters together means Wicked Heart， but no body really uses that for this meaning. 野心 will be more suitable, which means ‘wicked ambition’

]]> By: Cleo http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244730 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:18:46 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244730 I notice that the Japanese have misused ke ai (kawaii). Oh, well, cultural misappropriation of intangible Chinese cultural heritage lives on.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244728 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:04:42 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244728 Ack, that’s right – I’ll correct that! Stupid mistake on my part!

]]> By: anon http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/06/13/japanese-kanji-with-surprising-chinese-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-244725 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:50:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=4102#comment-244725 切手 doesnt mean “ticket” in japanese, it means “stamps” for letters.

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