Anime and Manga Stack Exchange
Anime and Manga Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [japanese-language]

For questions which are likely to require knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. Questions with this tag must still be primarily about anime or manga.

Use this tag for questions related to anime or manga that are likely to require some knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. The primary focus of questions with this tag must be anime or manga.

Questions about the Japanese language that aren't related to anime or manga may be on-topic at Japanese Language Stack Exchange.

269 questions
7
votes
1 answer

Which clockwisality should the swastika be in Bleach-related contexts?

In the context of Bleach, which clockwisality should the swastika have? Should it be "卍解", or "卐解"? Or are both valid? Doing a google image search for both of them gets Bleach-related hits.
Andrew Grimm
  • 668
  • 1
  • 5
  • 15
7
votes
3 answers

What's the meaning of the title "B Gata H Kei"?

I've been watching B Gata H Kei, and, let's say, it occupies little enough of my attention that I have time to worry about what the title means. I know it doesn't mean "Yamada's first time", the title that Funimation gave the show for the US…
Torisuda
  • 12,484
  • 10
  • 47
  • 112
7
votes
0 answers

How realistic are the names of Japanese characters?

Sometimes, Japanese (as opposed to foreign, e.g Lelouch from Code Geass) characters in anime and manga get given names which seem un-Japanese, at least as far as I can tell. I have three different examples: Orihara Izaya - 折原 臨也 (Durarara!!): the…
mudri
  • 263
  • 2
  • 9
7
votes
1 answer

How does "at all" mean "no hair"?

In Aoishiro, on the 2nd day during Lunch, Momoko is complaining about the lack of animal protein in the meals Yasumi has prepared, who has been trying to keep to vegetarian Buddhist Meals. Momoko asks Suzuki Yuukai, the monk of the temple, if he…
Memor-X
  • 39,558
  • 50
  • 166
  • 346
6
votes
1 answer

How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name?

In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu")…
Daimee MacIsaac
  • 63
  • 2
6
votes
1 answer

What is the Japanese Dialect Spoken in Ghost Hound?

What is the Japanese dialect spoken by Taro, Makoto and Miyako in Ghost Hound? It doesn't sound like Kansai Ben or the standard Tokyo dialect.
codingNinja
  • 223
  • 1
  • 4
6
votes
2 answers

Reason for kanji and reading in 頂の座 Hecate

Character of Shakugan no Shana, Hecate, has a title of 頂の座, which is supposed to be read いただき・の・くら (and is pronounced as such in anime) being translated as "Master/Supreme Throne". Info about about readings and meanings was checked with / found on…
NoxArt
  • 213
  • 2
  • 6
6
votes
2 answers

Was "defenestrated" simply a literal translation, or part of a bigger concept or joke?

WorldEnd: What Are You Doing at the End of the World? Will You Save Us? (aka Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? (終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか?), commonly called SukaSuka) is a currently airing anime of…
RichF
  • 3,134
  • 3
  • 20
  • 42
6
votes
1 answer

Why does everyone laugh at Mina when she talks during the "buying toilet paper" scene?

In episode 4 of High School Fleet, the girls are running out of toilet paper and decide to go buy some but they don't have enough money so they ask the crew member to donate some of their money. Some girls don't have money, one of them wants to use…
Darjeeling
  • 19,125
  • 46
  • 122
  • 229
6
votes
1 answer

Why do Japanese names change within a manga to have various forms at different times?

So after reading some manga, I came to realize that many names change over the course of the story. For example: One Piece: The princess of Alabasta had her name written as Bebe BB vv And concluded with Vivi Attack on Titan Before the…
TGamer
  • 751
  • 2
  • 11
  • 30
6
votes
1 answer

Where can we find dialogues related to anime?

I remember that the actual way that I learned to be fluent in English were by watching a lot of English movies. Since, I stepped foot on Japanese anime and I wanted to learn Japanese in the same way. Since English was a compulsory subject I could…
lind
  • 63
  • 3
6
votes
1 answer

Do the words used to transform into a Magical Garment Girl actually mean anything?

In Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka (Is This A Zombie?), whenever one wants to transform into a magical girl, he says the following words: Nomobuyo, Oshi, Hashitawa, Dokeda, Gunmicha, De, Ribura! Do those words have any real meaning?
Ikaros
  • 4,851
  • 6
  • 34
  • 61
6
votes
2 answers

In Laputa, does "バルス" have any meaning or etymology?

Does "バルス", which is popular in tweeting during Laputa, have any meaning or etymology, or rationale for being in katakana?
Andrew Grimm
  • 668
  • 1
  • 5
  • 15
6
votes
2 answers

What is the Japanese word they are talking about?

In EtoTama ep 4, around 11:40, Rabbit introduces herself as a Production Pro, or "P.P.". Boar then goes and gently pushes the 4th curtain aside (note: it is just episode 4 and there is no longer a 4th wall standing in that series) and says: I…
Mindwin Remember Monica
  • 10,686
  • 17
  • 58
  • 129
6
votes
3 answers

What is the meaning of "Cross" in the title Cross Ange?

"Ange", apart from the obvious reference to the main character, also means "angel" in French and implies the connection between Ange and Vilkiss, which has an angel sculpture on its head. This connection also extends to the full title Cross Ange:…
nhahtdh
  • 13,592
  • 13
  • 57
  • 100
1 2 3
…
17 18