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Post by moderator on Jun 12, 2015 22:05:03 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 12, 2015 is...
Plush Toy, Plushie - 縫いぐるみ - ぬいぐるみ
Romanization: nuigurumi (noo-ee-goo-roo-mee)
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Post by dash on Jun 12, 2015 23:38:11 GMT
That's a good sounding word for plush toy.  Is that a compound of two other words? Or do they even do compounds in Japanese? |
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Post by moderator on Jun 13, 2015 5:17:34 GMT
Yep; the word 縫いぐるみ (nuigurumi) is composed of the noun 縫い (nui - sewing, embroidery) and the verb くるむ (kurumu - to wrap up). The word "nui" itself comes from the verb 縫う (nuu - to sew, to stitch). Also, a side note: you might've noticed that as part of a compound word, "kurumi" changed to "gurumi". This is because since the "ku" syllable was preceded by a vowel, the "ku" is softened to a "gu". This is what often happens in compound words in Japanese. For example, 桜 (sakura - cherry blossom) and 山桜 (yamazakura - wild cherry blossom); the "sa" syllable is softened to a "za". |
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Post by moderator on Jun 13, 2015 19:46:19 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 13, 2015 is...
Doll - 人形 - にんぎょう
Romanization: ningyou (neen-gyoh)
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Post by moderator on Jun 14, 2015 19:59:55 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 14, 2015 is...
Fairytale - 童話 - どうわ
Romanization: douwa (doh-wah)
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Post by moderator on Jun 16, 2015 23:50:12 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 16, 2015 is...
Kindergarten - 幼稚園 - ようちえん
Romanization: youchien (yoh-chee-ehn)
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Post by moderator on Jun 19, 2015 22:26:08 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 19, 2015 is...
Tale, Story - 物語 - ものがたり
Romanization: monogatari (moh-noh-gah-tah-ree)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2015 0:21:30 GMT
That's a very pretty word.
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Post by moderator on Jun 22, 2015 20:51:18 GMT
Now that my internet is stable...
The Japanese word of the day for June 22, 2015 is...
Imagination - 想像 - そうぞう
Romanization: souzou (soh-zou)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2015 21:32:09 GMT
These are all such pretty words. They roll right off the tongue, unlike a lot of Korean words which are a struggle to pronounce.
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Post by moderator on Jun 23, 2015 22:20:45 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 23, 2015 is...
Dream - 夢 - ゆめ
Romanization: yume (yoo-meh)
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Post by moderator on Jun 24, 2015 16:39:35 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 24, 2015 is...
Freedom - 自由 - じゆう
Romanization: jiyuu (jee-yoo)
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Post by moderator on Jun 26, 2015 1:10:24 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 25, 2015 is...
Magic - 魔法 - まほう
Romanization: mahou (mah-hoh)
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Post by moderator on Jun 26, 2015 20:08:42 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 26, 2015 is...
Wizard - 魔法使い - まほうつかい
Romanization: mahoutsukai (mah-hoh-tsoo-kai)
You'll remember that mahou means magic. The 使い (tsukai) comes from the verb 使う (tsukau), meaning to use. Mahoutsukai translates literally as someone who uses magic.
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Post by moderator on Jun 27, 2015 22:22:52 GMT
The Japanese word of the day for June 27, 2015 is...
Castle - 城 - しろ
Romanization: shiro (shee-roh)
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Is that a compound of two other words? Or do they even do compounds in Japanese?