favorite japanese word

[Mangai]

what's your favorite japanese word. should come with translations.

Mine is daijobu
means "you're okay/alright"

[Kagura]

daisuki (LOVE!), matsu (pine tree), miruku/gyunyu (milk), jazzu (jazz), uta (singing)

[Veraca]

you mean by how it sounds or translation?

well how it sound would have to be "daijobu" (you're okay/all right)

but for translations they would be
"kawaii" (cute/lovely/ect.......) "undoni" (really/truely ?) [dunno if i spelled it right....] and "yukai" (happiness)

[UZ_white]

Ohayoo gozaimasu!!!!!!!
Ohayoo gozaimasu!!!!!!!
Ohayoo!!!!!!!

Genki, desu ka?

That's how we start our Japanese class every day, so I'm used to the words, and have grown to like them.

[Tamashii]

Hentai.

You know it. You love it.


Don't deny it. :)

[Veraca]

Hentai.

You know it. You love it.


Don't deny it. :)

what else can you expect from a 5 year old boy?

moving on.... another word id like to add is "ai" (love) ^^

[Tamashii]

what else can you expect from a 5 year old boy?

I'd be a baby genius of some sort if that was true. :D Oh well, I like it saying "5".

[Echizen]

baka! = idiot/stupid

[UZ_white]

baka! = idiot/stupid

T'was inevitable...

[Veraca]

baka! = idiot/stupid

T'was inevitable...

what's your fav, Uzu?

[Lavi]

baka! = idiot/stupid

this is stupid

and i dont use japanese words; dont really have a favorite either

[hekikuu]

Onegai (please). It's just so vulnerable.

I also like matte (wait (imperative)).

[Aikawa Aoi]

doumo/doomo (thanks).
gomen (sorry).
mada mada (not yet).

A: Can U speak Japanese well??
B: mada mada...!! (hmm.. not yet..!!) :o :o

[Niner]

Omoshiroii - interesting
Oishii -delicious
Ara - *general expession of...generality* (I dunno, I just like it when Belldandy says it. <.<)

[Erigion]

Pantsu.

[Ojisan]

Paizuri Tatsujin

[Dustsman]

Paizuri Tatsujin
chikan

[Illjwamh]

This is a weird question. o.o;;

I guess mine would be omoshiroi (interesting). I love the way Ishida Akira says it as Gaara in Naruto. @_@

[Ojisan]

chinko

[heffer]

I don't really have a favorite... I do have a couple words I use alot when I speak japanese... shikaku or sayou (I just like how they sound + plus they have multiple respective meanings)

[Dustsman]

chinko
douseiaisha

[shadothemur]

yare yare (just an expression like "geez" or "my my...")
mattaku... (see above, only more offensive/frustrated)
nanda teme?!?! - what the hell *insert various offensive terms*?!?!

[sohryu]

Konpyuta, at least I think that's how you spell it. But, yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone can figure out what it means. For those of you smart a**es who are gonna ask anyway, it means computer. Oh yeah, and kohi, which (duh) means coffee. I think it sounds hilarious when you say it.

[Moe]

sound: zenzen/not,nothing at all

[genki sakura]

sakura-cherry blossom
yume-dream

[Kaikyaku]

NANI??? Favourite Japanese word?

That would be Hai (yes). It's so much easier to say than "yes". No, I'm not THAT lazy, but just rolls off the tongue.

[The Macaque]

MANKO!!!

[Kuzu Ryu Sen]

MANKO!!!


Damn straight biznatch.

[JaQuais J.]

Well, I only know two, konichiwa (im sure I spelled that wrong), and hi, im sure you all know that means yes.....konichiwa bi$#&s!

[Aikawa Aoi]

Well, I only know two, konichiwa (im sure I spelled that wrong), and hi, im sure you all know that means yes.....konichiwa bi$#&s!
No. You spelled it right.

[Zelkiiro]

Kutabare!!! If you don't know what it means, then I won't tell you...I'm also a big fan of Hai!

[Mystic_Spike]

hmmm.....gotta be....KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!......:P

[Tremolo]

Zutto. No particular reason why, it's just pretty nifty.

[sakura_blossom]

there are three one's that I like.

1. Ohayou (I'm sure that's the right spelling meaning Good Morning.)
2. Chibi (small)
3. Sakura (cherry blossom)

yep those are my three^^

[Natasmai]

My favorite word is "kyuketsuki" which means vampire. I don't know about you, but I just love it. ^^

[Junko]

kuso... and many other random curse words! :complain:

[Mamimi]

Yatta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moe]

yoush

[Mangai]

new ones
banzai-don't know
kanpai-cheers
waa-wow
saiyonara-good bye

till next time, the one the only Mangai

[shadothemur]

not to ruin ur hopes, but its spelled and pronounced kon-nichi-wa, jus to avoid confusion
and yes is actually hai. sounds like the english "hi" though, nice try, its the effort that counts... until test day >__<

[Moe]

saikodesu

[Ninja Realist]

neco coneco

[heffer]

ouse

[Aikawa Aoi]

neco coneco
It's neko koneko actualy.
There is no "c" in Japanese.
I bet u heard it from Azumanga Daioh. ;)

[aoi_n_asul]

arigato
aoi---> i like blue
saru--> no particular reason
aishi--> not so sure wat it means but i think it pertains to a beloved
oishi--> reminds me of food
kori?---> does this mean ice?

[Admiral Ackbar]

yoush
saikodesu

Any reason why you posted twice?

Anyway I'm not too impartial towards Benkyou or Benkyoo however you wish to spell it.

[currywu]

For the Ebichu fans:

Nut and squirrel-->kuri to risu

[Moe]

Any reason why you posted twice?



actually i posted three times....... anyway i have another word that i like.

kakwai(im not sure if i spelled that right but its suppossed to mean cool)

[Mangai]

from Admiral Ackbar
Any reason why you posted twice?

You can post as many times as you want. "thoughts come through time" and so on. so till then.....

bai bai- bye bye

[shadothemur]

kakwai(im not sure if i spelled that right but its suppossed to mean cool)

kakoaii :D

[Moe]

kakwai(im not sure if i spelled that right but its suppossed to mean cool)

kakoaii :D


thanks for the spelling now i can spell it right.... kakwai i mean kakoaii

i have another

kwayga(voice)[someone spell check this for me too please... thanx]

[shadothemur]

voice is jus koe O_o... where'd u hear THAT word? lol
btw, dont kno wut that means

[Moe]

my bad its a typo in my mispelling its supposed to say kway but my fingers slipped and it says kwayga now.

[Mangai]

never heard "kway" before. Are you trying to say "kawai?"

[animefreek_CM]

my fave japanese word is kaze, just because it sounds so cool to say. say it. kaze. oh yeah

[Moe]

never heard "kway" before. Are you trying to say "kawai?"


like i said i still cant spell. i was trying to spell koe but i didn't know how to spell it correctly so i spelled it kway

[Admiral Ackbar]

which meaning wind or cold?

OMG you couldn't spell Kawaii? It sounds like Hawaii except with a K! OMG!! j00 suxorz!!! LOL!!1!

[Aikawa Aoi]

I think Moe just mispelled. Not 'kwayga' but 'koe ga'.
'ga' in Japanese is like is/am/are in English.

[Mangai]

OMG you couldn't spell Kawaii? It sounds like Hawaii except with a K! OMG!! j00 suxorz!!! LOL!!1!
sorry, typo

next on the list

komenesai (i hope that's how you spell it)- i'm sorry

[Aikawa Aoi]

gomenasai

[Mangai]

thanks

[Saya-biki]

Baka!
Nani?
Watashi
oh, and NANDEYANEN

[Mangai]

what's "nandeyanen?"

[shadothemur]

gomen nassai. like the admiral should be sayin. cmon man, not everyone's as enlightened in the japanese language as u supposedly are. giv em a break XP
well anyway

itadakimasu! - thanks for the food! XD
ano yaro! - that bastard!
aitsu! - that guy!

[Senshi]

Kuso...

or maybe: paizuri tatsujin

what's "nandeyanen?"

you need to get with the program man... Go buy Azumanga Daioh volume one now... GO! RUN! DONT COME BACK UNTIL YOUVE WATCHED IT!

[Admiral Ackbar]

Pantsu

[Moe]

okawari-seconds

[Mangai]

Kuso...

or maybe: paizuri tatsujin



you need to get with the program man... Go buy Azumanga Daioh volume one now... GO! RUN! DONT COME BACK UNTIL YOUVE WATCHED IT!
my bad, had a brainfart

And by the way I love Azumanga

"Tsukari basho! Tsukari Basho! Sate sate nani ga dekiru kan na? Hai dekimashita!"

[gdavall2003]

OYAJI!!!! Yes I am a Street Fighter fan.

[Yutsano]

Eien. Sums it all up right there.

[Moe]

bokuwa

[heffer]

bokuwa
what does that mean? Is it scrying/divining?

don't tell me you mean boku wa as in "I"_____ Thats the worst favorite word ever, if so.

[SweetKagomeChan]

I'd have to say my favorites are...
kawaii (cute)
kitsune (fox)
neko (cat)
koneko (kitten)
:cutie

[Moe]

bokuwa
what does that mean? Is it scrying/divining?

don't tell me you mean boku wa as in "I"_____ Thats the worst favorite word ever, if so.


i thought boku wa meant "me".

[Admiral Ackbar]

Its I followed by a topic marker which marks the subject of the sentance

[shadothemur]

mitsukette da >D
found you >D

btw, boku wa "i ___" i wut? wana put a verb there? adjective? anything?? O_o

[AioshiNYI88]

oy or Fakku

[avoidingthepo]

chishiki

knowledge

[Dennis]

ne
Just add to the end of most sentences making yourself sound tough.

[shadothemur]

nanda teme??
what the hell bastard??

iono, i jus like yellin at ppl in my class cuz they dont understand anything other than standard formal dialect :smash:

[Scar]

'ga' in Japanese is like is/am/are in English.

Actually, 'ga' commonly marks the topic of the sentence, though it does get used for other functions. Several words can be used to show something 'is' or 'exsists', the most common being 'desu'.

I'm hard pressed to select a favorite Japanese word, but if I did it would be 'kashikomarimashita'. It means 'certainly'.

[heffer]

the greatest word ever - naruhodo (I see)

[Bio]

Kami sama no ken - the sword of God

Kami sama no battou - Drawn sword of God

Akma no ken - the sword of the devil.


pretty twisted, huh.

[Mangai]

umi- water
onigiri- riceball
tabemasu- to eat

*note to self, writing food down will only make me hungrier

[shadothemur]

umi means ocean or beach... i think u mean mizu. unless u like how umi sounds, then u mean ocean.

oishii - tasty
saru no kaizoku - monkey pirate
saru to kaizoku - monkeys and pirates

[Mangai]

you're right, my bad

[Kagura]

i have a few more favorites that i'd like to profess...

kikimasu - listen to
kuro - black/dark
midori - green

[Spilled Milk]

my favorite Japanese word is Motto.

[NeoTsukasa2100]

i love saying masu (which can be alot of things when adding it to words) and i really like the word, wakemarimasen which means, i dont understand. lol (sorry for spelling im sure its wrong) also hohoene (spelling again) which means smilling. OH and anything with tsu or tabe (tsu is just a sound and tabe has to do with eating)

[Lews Therin]

I don't know it's not original but Baka.

[Bio]

my favorite Japanese word is Motto.


this sounds it's coming from a hentai movie.!!!


any way my post containes three sentences but not a specific word so my fav words are:

Shiyawase : happiness
Ekzei : lets go

[Mangai]

this sounds it's coming from a hentai movie.!!!


any way my post containes three sentences but not a specific word so my fav words are:

Shiyawase : happiness
Ekzei : lets go

motto- more, longer, farther

what were YOU thinking?

[Midori415]

I like kuso. Of course, it means s**t, bulls**t, watever. Easy way to curse around my mom and teachers.
KUSO, KUSO, KU-UUUU-SOOO!!! Ha ha ha!

[Saya-biki]

ichi
ni
san
shi
go
roku
shichi
hatchi
kyu
ju

anata, shi(death), youkai, honto, inu, kitsune, neko, okami, Shinsengumi, Iaijutsu, Kenjutsu, naginata, hakama, haori, geta, hanten, samurai, onmitsu, kunoichi, Mugen Jigan Enishi, yuki, sakura, haru, natsu, aki, hentai, Jujitsu, oswari (sp?), daimyo, katana, wakizashi, tanto, nodachi, bokken, bokuto, daisho, jigoku, honno...that's it for now
"SAYA NO UCHI DE KATSU"

[Spilled Milk]

this sounds it's coming from a hentai movie.!!!


any way my post containes three sentences but not a specific word so my fav words are:

Shiyawase : happiness
Ekzei : lets go

motto- more, longer, farther

what were YOU thinking?


no..no..I see were he was going with this...

[etane]

my favorite japanese word is "potato croquette".

[Bookie]

My favorite words would be omoshiroii(interesting/funny) and gyuunyuu(milk). There are just so many dramatic ways you can say omoshiroii.

[Anime_mylife]

konichiwa- Hello/Hi
Kawaii- Cute...
Baka- Stuped/idiot

Ill admit i dont know Japinese but I want to…these are just the 3 words my anime friends and I use. :cat:

[Kagura]

doumo/doomo (thanks).
gomen (sorry).
mada mada (not yet).

A: Can U speak Japanese well??
B: mada mada...!! (hmm.. not yet..!!) :o :o


doomo does not mean thanks...
arigatou means thanks...

[Kaikyaku]

Actually I'm pretty sure "domo" does mean thanks. My understanding is that:

domo = thanks (more casual)
domo arigato or arigato = thank you (a bit more formal)
domo arigato gozeimasta (horrible spelling) = thank you very much (most formal)

[Mangai]

konichiwa- Hello/Hi
Kawaii- Cute...
Baka- Stuped/idiot

Ill admit i dont know Japinese but I want to…these are just the 3 words my anime friends and I use. :cat:
uhh, it's spelled "stupid."
Baka

shinimasu- to die

[ZalorD]

Kuritorisu.

[shadothemur]

yare yare - *sigh*
mattaku - geez (closest thing i could think of)
oretachi ga teme o koroshitayo - we're gonna kill you ya bastard!
shinitai da? - wana die?

[Relentless]

Neko

[Mangai]

Kuritorisu.
translation-clitoris
you perverted fiend

and

neko- cat

[Kagura]

another favorite of mine is MAKENAI! - Never Give Up!

[Soleta]

Yosh! - to confuse and annoy coworkers
Gao - From watchin to much Air
Honto (really) - usually as a smart ass reply: "Yeah , honto ni"
Daijoubu (alright) - it just kinda fun to say, and one of the things that gets stuck when watching PGSM.
Doki doki desu (onomatopoeia - heart beating) - more annoying of coworkers.

[Scar]

I'm not trying to be a smartass, so everyone please forgive my corrections and explanations. I've been studying Nihongo ( Japanese ) for almost a year in my spare time, and I love the language. I know enough to know that I will never master it, but that's ok.

i love saying masu (which can be alot of things when adding it to words) and i really like the word, wakemarimasen which means, i dont understand. lol (sorry for spelling im sure its wrong)

'masu' is a verb suffix which makes the word you attach it to more polite. 'masen' makes it polite and negative. 'mashita' makes it polite and pase tense. 'masendeshita' makes it polite, negative, and past tense.

doomo does not mean thanks...
arigatou means thanks...

When doumo is used by itself, it does indeed mean 'thank you'. When used with arigatou, doumo means 'very much'.

[Dirty Harry]

Nani? Nani!?!?! NANI! Nani nani? All of that from subbed Inuyasha.

[Akimichi Choji]

aragato because it is the only cool way to say thankyou.

[AnimeBlazer]

Ikuze- Love saying that before I oppose someone in a game
Osu- Just to be nice
Chikushou- Whenever I feel ticked
another favorite of mine is MAKENAI! - Never Give Up!I like that word. Hope you don't mind if I start using it.

[Neo-Hunter]

i would have to say Baka, neko and daijobu.

[Moe]

yurrikondae(can't spell)- id love to.

[soundchazer]

uhmm... the word is yorokonde.

Mine is oppai. Look for the definition elsewhere! ;)

[Moe]

uhmm... the word is yorokonde.

Mine is oppai. Look for the definition elsewhere! ;)


i just looked the word up and ummmmmmmm yeah that was interesting........(i dont wanna tell look it up yourselves if you dont know.)
a new word
binbinkuru

[Admiral Ackbar]

I think my favourite has to be Bikini. No other japanese word can describe fap worthy material so well...

[currywu]

I think my favourite has to be Bikini. No other japanese word can describe fap worthy material so well...Bikini is Japanese?! :migrane: I'm so ashamed of myself at having missed such an obvious point.

[Mangai]

I think my favourite has to be Bikini. No other japanese word can describe fap worthy material so well...
see how much we are influenced by the Japanese, good find.

[animefreek_CM]

manuke neko!!

[Kuzu Ryu Sen]

I think my favourite has to be Bikini. No other japanese word can describe fap worthy material so well...
see how much we are influenced by the Japanese, good find.


You mean how much the Japanese are influenced by us. The word was coined by the French, and just happened to fit the phonetics of the Japanese language perfectly.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Well the Bikini Atoll is on one of the Islands held by the Japanese during WW2

[oompa loompa]

con sudho coi de(I think wrong spelling)= and we get the hell out

not really one word but I still like it

[Mangai]

You mean how much the Japanese are influenced by us. The word was coined by the French, and just happened to fit the phonetics of the Japanese language perfectly.
my bad, should have done my reserch. :migrane:

[Admiral Ackbar]

con sudho coi de(I think wrong spelling)= and we get the hell out

not really one word but I still like it


Definitely wrong there are no c's in romajii (romanized japanese) just K's and I have no idea what sudho is but it's definitely an incorrect spelling.

[HuggyBear]

Kancho :D

[Atami Keisuke]

Fuku -> blow (wind)

Onigiri -> Ball of rice

Oro -> I love RK ^_^

Oneechan Tachi -> Sisters

Ite -> I don't know if its spelled right (if it is it means "Owch")

Aho -> Idiot (I think)

Teme -> Idiot (i think) j^_^

Yami -> Dark

that's some of my favourites...what do you think?

[JOJO]

My favorite would have to be masaka" it cannot be-impossible" because anime is all about catching your oponent off guard.And mudada"its useless" because the bad guys always say it when there winning.

[Mangai]

any engish word in katagana.

waa-wow

[Moe]

yoksukodaiyo(spelling sucks....) = promise (or something like that)

[flclluva_123]

watashi wa ICHIGO ga suki desu
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/shadyichigo/ichigo.gif

[Armant_Natu]

mine is ORO. no it is not just a crazy word kenshin uses. i looked it up and what I found for it said it was an exclamation of stupidity or something like that. I may be wrong but I don't think so.

[Carrotcake]

hajimemashite (tougue twister!)

[TypicalIdiotFan]

hajimemashite (tougue twister!)

Oh no it aint.

You want a tongue twister?

Try "kashikomarimashita". I always screw that up.

Fuku -> blow (wind)

Onigiri -> Ball of rice

Oro -> I love RK ^_^

Oneechan Tachi -> Sisters

Ite -> I don't know if its spelled right (if it is it means "Owch")

Aho -> Idiot (I think)

Teme -> Idiot (i think) j^_^

Yami -> Dark

that's some of my favourites...what do you think?

Not sure if you're still around, but "oneechan tachi" wouldn't actually be the proper way of saying it. Rather... if you were saying it about your own sisters, it wouldn't be correct. If you were saying that to a group of people who happened to be someone's sisters, then you're ok (oneesan tachi, not onee'chan'). But about your own? They'd be "kyodai" -> siblings. Generic term for either male or female siblings (even though the kanji is written with the kanji for "older brother" and "younger broghter", it is a unisex term).

"Teme" doesn't really mean anything. It's just sort of an inappropriate way to refer to someone, and it's usually said solo without a sentence. So it's more of an interjection. I have heard it used as a subject form like "you". But, again, it's a very inappropriate way to say "you".

"Ite" is a condensced form of "itai", which is an interjection referring to pain. "Ow", as you put it. "Ite", I believe, is the request form of "iru", meaning "to exist, be".

[shadothemur]

u guys want tongue twisters eh?...
"bus gas explosion"
basu gasu bakuhatsu

"warm and --"
atatakakute --

ok yea i dont kno. lol

[nirvana beyond stupidity]

buttondemas

[Junko]

"Nandeonen" has recently become my most often used andfavorite word...sadly none of you will tell me what exactly I'm saying...

[Geistlos]

I like "hikari", which means light in general. If I ever have a daughter, I'll name her that.

[animefreek_CM]

enman- peace

nothing beats peace man.

[nothing_noble]

Shimaimashita (Chyata)- unfortanately... Or Maji de- Really? Because my host sister taught it to me and she was hilarious about it.

[moon child haru]

Kobu .......tee hee thats a funny word

[KireiYuhi]

My favorite japanese word? hm...i guess it would have to be nasu. (eggplant). just because it was the first japanese word i taught my best friend. I'm random like that. But my brother's favorite word is wagamama (jealousy i think) because it sounds like WAGGLE MAMA!!! yea....

[M.Baka]

Baka Na Otoko or Baka Chibi Na Otoko

Silly/Stupid Man or Silly/Stupid Little Man

[Tremolo]

I have to add "eien" to my list. It's fun to say and works really well in songs.

[Chichiri Sama]

i like "puri puri no ketsu". i use it a lot. want to touch the hiiiinneeeyyyy.

[bondingo]

I have a few (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on the definitions):

Sakura- Cherry Blossom

Mitsumete- (not sure what it means, someone tell me)

Hajimemashite- (isn't it like...) Pleased to meet you (...?)

[Chichiri Sama]

mitsumeru - to gaze at. so depending on how it's used, it means to gaze at a person, stars, sky, etc (probably)

[dark_goddess18]

My favourite word would be daisuki. it means love

[Mofudos]

I like domo-what it means.....??

[f1rst children]

Kini itta, mo ikkai?

Zakennayo, eta! Okama putai, inpo!

[‚È‚¾‚êFROST]

DAME!

Also like shian, jihatsu nenshou, and shiawase (credit to Shizu for apreciating it too)

[kyuubi9]

i think mine would have to be...
doushite or omoshiroi

[Hunter]

i think mine would have to be...
doushite or omoshiroi


I was thinking of "Doushite" too :eek5:

I think it means "what's wrong?" or just "What?"

another funny word I remember is "Oro". Kenshin always say that but don't really know it's meaning

[MeAndroo]

Actually doushite means why. You may have heard doushita, which is a shortened version of doushitandesuka, and that means what's wrong.

[soundchazer]

my new favorite word, other than oppai: manko. Oshiri is also up there in the list.

[Itachi Uchiha]

Greatest Japanese word ever - naruhodo (I see)

[PoX]

my fav word would be ....baka (idiot). i use it all the time in l33t

[MeAndroo]

my new favorite word, other than oppai: manko. Oshiri is also up there in the list.

If those are there, why not manjiru and paizuri? :D

[Kiba]

Nakashima( Center of the island)
Fujiwara( Wisteria fields)
Takumi( Open sea)

[ninja velmor]

what's your favorite japanese word. should come with translations.

Mine is daijobu
means "you're okay/alright"


thats mine as well, i think its really cute when girls say it in fighting games and stuff. i also like how alot of the moves sound in street fighter and king of fighters, for example when ralph(king of fighters) does this punch combo then says something like akidaku. its pretty neat sounding

[Sorrow-kun]

That's easy. Oppai.

I can't believe it took eight pages of posts before someone actually said that. Seriously, what is wrong with you people.

[Kumiko_fujiwara]

konban wa...my fav jap words are ame (rain), kasumi (mist), and tesuu (care) i love learning japanese its fun abd these were the ones i liked the most

[Blitzwing01]

I'm inclined to say sumimasen. I imagine that anyone going to Japan will be using it a lot!

sumimasen = 済みません 【すみません】 (exp,int) (uk) sorry; excuse me; (P)

[isolatedotaku]

Sata Andagi!

or

Oknochan!

or

Chinsuko!

[animefreek_CM]

my fave would be Ryuujin.
it means the Dragon King, and i'm into the whole fantasy thing.

[LadyYuina]

This one must be common among American people but it's my favorite word... "kawaii"

[Javer]

"Ikuzo!"

A very enthusiastic "Let's go!" or "Let's do it!" If gung-ho had an official catchphrase . . .

[kyubichan]

mine is "nyanya!" ,it's technically not a word, but hey, it's cute ^^ and I love kittens

[ultbaka]

baka! = idiot/stupid


Yeah, you could say it's my life being a baka...

[darylcrowe]

"Moshi moshi"- i don't know what it translates as, but i think people say it when they answer the phone (if its wrong, excuse me as i got it off an old BBC2 learning programme)

[Tremolo]

"Moshi moshi"- i don't know what it translates as, but i think people say it when they answer the phone (if its wrong, excuse me as i got it off an old BBC2 learning programme)

Holy shit, I've seen that as well! They showed all six back to back at midnight or something. I remember flicking constantly between that and Six Feet Under, which was definitely a very strange combination.

This one must be common among American people but it's my favorite word... "kawaii"

Arrgh, the unoriginality! The horror! You must be cleansed!

[kyubichan]

guys, please make it a habit to read the first post before replying. for those who read the posts above and are asking what these words mean:

"moshi moshi" - roughly translates to 'hello', but it is generally used when answering the phone

"kawaii" - means 'cute' or 'adorable'

"nyanya" - as I said, is not a word, but more like a sound given form; it's the sound a cat makes like "meow meow"

...so there.

[HuggyBear]

Kancho :D Course some of our *ahem* more mature academics will know what that means >> << >>

[Zelkiiro]

Favorite Word: "Shimatta!"

Favorite Phrase: "Himitsu desu." <-- Especially fun when someone asks what my favorite word means. ^^

[MeAndroo]

Kancho :D Course some of our *ahem* more mature academics will know what that means >> << >>

Hilarious. Ever had that happen to you?

[Kuzu Ryu Sen]

Favorite Word: "Shimatta!"

Favorite Phrase: "Himitsu desu." <-- Especially fun when someone asks what my favorite word means. ^^


"Himitsu" in itself can still carry the same meaning as "himitsu desu," particularly in informal speech.

[Shonen Bat]

Mine is hentai if you dont know what it means I cant tell you.

[Dennis]

Mine is hentai if you dont know what it means I cant tell you.
But I can: animated p0rn.

[Miaka Lee]

yume- dream

[darylcrowe]

guys, please make it a habit to read the first post before replying. for those who read the posts above and are asking what these words mean:

"moshi moshi" - roughly translates to 'hello', but it is generally used when answering the phone

"kawaii" - means 'cute' or 'adorable'

"nyanya" - as I said, is not a word, but more like a sound given form; it's the sound a cat makes like "meow meow"

...so there.
Well that's fine and all, if you know what the phrase translates as, which i didn't

[Kiba]

Shinigami~ Angel of Death

[ImperialPanda]

unnya~? =^.^=

[Windborn]

Seijaku - silence, in the sense of tranquility.
I would say "yume" as well, but it's more a favorite kanji than word.

[Kaito Fujiwara]

I've gotta go with ronin.

[Sunami 366]

..my favorite japanese word...

konnichiwa.

[Rei Ai]

HOTARU- Firefly

and

NEKO- CAT i think?

*laughs* oh well

[Cornwiggle]

NANI


It's great. :D "WHAT!" I've said it so much I don't even say "What" anymore.

[Teengamefan]

Mines "doozo" which means "if you please" but if said as "Hai doozo" it means "Yes, go ahead"

[isolatedotaku]

Kawazu - Frog

or

Otoko no hito - Man

[Kamikaze[NOR]]

Kitsune = fox

[Freya]

Shi (poetry)

Shi wo tsukurimasu ka?
(If I'm remembering correctly, I believe that means "Do you write poetry?" or "Do you like poetry?" I forget... O.o )

I also really like Yuki (means snow) tis a nick-name my friend gave me, cause I lovvvveee snow

[Pachinko]

"supa Kawaii" that means "Supa Cute" in Japanese!!!! =^_^=
and 'baka'<3

[lady_kiyano]

well i like the way these words sound but i dont care about the meanings until i go home:Tamago=eggs and O-imo=potatoes and Biiru=beer. it just sounds so cute when i think about it.:tup:

[MirMir]

Mine would have to be BAKA

Baka means Stupid/Idiot

I'm going to be learning Japanese this semester in college. I can't wait! Then when I become more advanced at it I will be visiting Japan! O_o

[MirMir]

..my favorite japanese word...

konnichiwa.


That was my very first word I learned! oooo KUDOS 2 YOU!!

[Cornwiggle]

Oh god! I forgot to say this last time.

"UTSUKUSHI!" BEAUTIFUL!

I love saying that all the time. Even though "Nani" was the first word I really learned.

[Miaka Lee]

Hentai!=Pervert! =)

[mamimi_kawaii]

Desukai. Meaning love. Love love love love and more love.

Kawaii. I just love it. It means cute, of course, if you didn't know already.

Furi Kuri. Nobody knows what the entirely true meaning is, even if they think they do. It's such a loose term. Basically, it means something along the lines of "messing around" in sexual ways, even kissing and little things like that. It's also been reffered to as puberty, which is kind of dumb in my opinion, 'cause anyone can have sex, doesn't matter wether they're a teenager or not. Plus, it's all about the anime baby. FLCL.

[ant]

urusai baka na

[Dark Lord]

How about baka and kawaii?
Baka to insult people with and kawaii to compliment them with (or to insult as well, depending on the situation)...

[Sae]

How about baka and kawaii?
Baka to insult people with and kawaii to compliment them with (or to insult as well, depending on the situation)...

Same for me. However, if you ask Sae-chan what her favorite CHARACTER was then she would have to say the Kanji for "Big" such as in "big like" or "daisuki". So therefore it would be "dai". ^-^

Sae-chan

[majorna]

I've always liked 'saa' - 'who knows?'
I guess 'saa dou kana' would be less colloquial.

[kLaUS]

Zen Zen , i use it a lot after watching The melancholy, it really goes well with everything. But if you mean using it without speaking japanese, it would be omoshiroi, it sounds really smart..

[Kyoton Kenshin]

Baka is the top word.

[Kuzu Ryu Sen]

I so want a Japanese person to come on these boards, register, make a thread entitled "what is your favourite English word" and respond "cat."

[Ieyasu]

Bigaku

Meaning aesthetic

[laborpilot86]

It's tie between 'boke'(?)=dumb--s and Kagero=unknown fires

[WookieInMaShoo]

Nani!
I love the word just because I hear it so often.
It's fun to watch any anime character run off or run around screaming "nani!".

[Dark Lord]

Nani!
I love the word just because I hear it so often.
It's fun to watch any anime character run off or run around screaming "nani!".

Hmmm... Yes... Nani is an interesting term... It means "what" in English... It just amuses me to hear it...

[lucky]

Yaro Hato[sp?] 'B@stard Pigeon'. Cute quip a friend of mine likes to make.

[Edward Foust]

I think my personal favorite word is karoshi
Means death from overworking

[bwing55543]

Mine is "Oro?" Yes, people other than Kenshin use it.

[kyubichan]

Recently I've been saying "Nyaa" a lot... but technically, it's not a word XD So...ah, I remember. "Nani?" Yeah, that drives people crazy. I say "Nani?" and they say "What?".

[Arkaine Deao]

Hikari-light
Yami-darkness

[Azurael]

It's not actually a word but a phrase:

Anata wa nihonggo wakarimasu?

Means: "Do you understand japanese?"

(I really like asking people this question :D)

[Sakito]

I have a couple

Meiyo which means Honor
Mizu which means Water


~Sakito~

[Kiffles]

...Naniyo...? Meaning, "What?" (...I tend to use this a lot, being the airhead that I am. x3;; )

I also absolutely love the way "Aishiteru" rolls off the tongue. It means "I love you," in a more formal sense, if I remember correctly. More formal than "dai suki" I think...

[moritaka]

favorite j words:

sugoi
kimi wo aishiteru
kitto daijobu

[raygan]

kudasai! (can serve as a "please...")
ittadakimasu! (greeting/grace before meals)

and

nani sore? (what is/was that?!!)

chotto (hihihi)

No. You spelled it right.

konnichiwa. you prolong/drag the n sound.

the greatest word ever - naruhodo (I see)

sou ka.

[Mr. Otaku]

BAKA!= idiot/stupid/moron

[YoshimetsuX]

Shinsei (Divine)

KyuuZou (Explosion)


actually, those are the names of my 2 chars on CO, so.....yeah, i like those words :S

[Manga_Creator]

Hai-Yes

Its one of the simple words and all that but its good word to me as it sounds so... dunno when said.

LOL

I'm Dumb

Andy

XxX

[Yodatsubato]

"tokidoki" [sometimes]

I don't care how commonplace that word is in the modern Japanese language. There's just no discrete way to say it; I have to keep myself from cracking up every time my professor uses the word.

To make matters worse, I was practicing Japanese for a test a few weeks ago, and a friend of mine (who knows no Japanese) overheard the word "tokidoki" in a sentence. Now he won't let me up on it, shouting "tokidoki!" at me in a WarCraft III grunt voice every time he sees me.

[ash_chan]

"tokidoki" [sometimes]
That's one of my favorites, too. It's kind of a class in-joke because we were asking a student if he understood what we were doing and he looked up waved his hand and said "Eh...you know...tokidoki..." and for some reason we found it funny.

I like it [tokidoki] so much I named my band that. xD

[Sephiroth-777]

Nani??? - What???

[D.A.]

Ecchi

[Teengamefan]

I just love the word baka plus yuki sounds nice a pretty word for snow.

[TresAzul13]

OK...My favorite words are baka onna, Oi, and Arigato.

[D.A.]

Since Ecchi isn't really a japanese word, I think my favourite japanese word is "BAKA!!", plus the good o' baka hammer.

[LadyYuina]

you mean by how it sounds or translation?

well how it sound would have to be "daijobu" (you're okay/all right)

but for translations they would be
"kawaii" (cute/lovely/ect.......) "undoni" (really/truely ?) [dunno if i spelled it right....] and "yukai" (happiness)

Um... did you mean "hontou ni"? And I thought "shiawase" was happiness, unless there are several words for that one meaning (and as I ponder over it... I think there is).

thanks for the spelling now i can spell it right.... kakwai i mean kakoaii

i have another

kwayga(voice)[someone spell check this for me too please... thanx]

Kakwai and kakoaii are both wrong...

It's "Kakkoi".

konichiwa- Hello/Hi
Kawaii- Cute...
Baka- Stuped/idiot

Ill admit i dont know Japinese but I want to…these are just the 3 words my anime friends and I use. :cat:

Yeah... you spelled Japanese wrong. I don't know much Japanese either.

yoksukodaiyo(spelling sucks....) = promise (or something like that)

Here, I'll help ya:

Yakusoku da yo.

How about baka and kawaii?
Baka to insult people with and kawaii to compliment them with (or to insult as well, depending on the situation)...

I saw on a post a long time ago with someone mixing the two words, so it becomes "bakawaii". They did mention that they saw it on another forum somewhere else, but I thought it was so cute! :cat:

And I like this now even though it's not a word, but a sentence:

Watashi no nihongo wa muzukashii desu.

[kirara the cat]

baka idiot or stupid

[animanic_critic]

And I like this now even though it's not a word, but a sentence:

Watashi no nihongo wa muzukashii desu.
Your sentence is a little awkward because if translated, it will mean "My Japanese is difficult."

A better translation is "Watashi no nihongo wa wakari zurai desu (い分かり辛いしいいです。), if you were intending to say "My Japanese is difficult to understand".

[Sanda]

I like the simple ones:

Sugoi! (Amazing)
Kawaii! (Cute)
Hai! (Yes)
Baka! (Idiot)
Gomen-nassai (Sorry, Pardon me)

[Akira169]

As a native speaker, I've never actually thought of this problem...

I guess my favorite word would have to be "kuso." (s***.)

XD;;;

[Takarabe Shoken]

Onegai = please
ohayo= good morning
aishiteru = I love you
baka = idiot/ stupid

[Sae]

I may get crap for reviving this retro thread but I MUST put my fav word

Dai - big

I first saw it when I was reading an old Cardcaptor Sakura (all in Japanese) manga. It was actually the first kanji I had ever seen.

[Zelkiiro]

I don't have a favorite-sounding word, but there are words that are just too much fun to write:

yomu = to read
benkyou = study
shinbun = newspaper
hanasu = to speak

[Sae]

I don't have a favorite-sounding word, but there are words that are just too much fun to write:

yomu = to read
benkyou = study
shinbun = newspaper
hanasu = to speak

One quick question (funny actually). We (japanese class) are actually learning to speak and to read right now and i was just wondering, are those the root words? Because for read, we learned yomimasu and yonde (masu and te-form) and for to speak - hanashimasu. Just curious cus it would be cooler to use the roots in a sentence! I could also impress Sensei with my new-found knowledge hehehe lol

[animanic_critic]

I don't have a favorite-sounding word, but there are words that are just too much fun to write:

yomu = to read
benkyou = study
shinbun = newspaper
hanasu = to speak
Personally, it find it very very nerve-grating to write for "kaku" (to read: 書く). The horizontal strokes can drive me up the wall sometimes.

One quick question (funny actually). We (japanese class) are actually learning to speak and to read right now and i was just wondering, are those the root words? Because for read, we learned yomimasu and yonde (masu and te-form) and for to speak - hanashimasu. Just curious cus it would be cooler to use the roots in a sentence! I could also impress Sensei with my new-found knowledge hehehe lol
Yes, "yomu" (読む) is a root word for "to read". "Yonde" (読んで) is the -て form (it is part of the so-called Category/Group I verb) and "yomimasu" (読みます) is the -ます form. The -ます form is the polite form to be used usually during a standard conversation.

I don't think your teacher will encourage you to use the root word for conversations. Basically, he/she and other Japanese teachers teach you the fundamentals first before you decide whether on which occasion is it appropriate to use certain forms.

[ProfessorWashu]

I love to write "seigi" (justice) and anything with the kanji "ten" (as in heavens) in it. Such beautiful calligraphy.

As to spoken word, I love to say "ohisashiburi". It's so much fun watching other people try to say it if they don't speak Japanese!!!!

[Illjwamh]

I still say this is a weird question. Why is there no "favorite English word" thread?


Mine is definitely sandoicchi. It just sounds funny to me.

[Zelkiiro]

I still say this is a weird question. Why is there no "favorite English word" thread?
Because 9/10 of the population would choose "poop".

[animanic_critic]

Come to think of it, I haven't really posted my favorite Japanese word(s) yet. I can't decide on just one; I'll narrow it to just two:

Koi - I like this word because it can be intepreted in so many way, since it can mean love (恋), come (来; in a very dominative form) and in English, that auspicious type of fish.

Daikon - The vegetable isn't really my favorite, but I came to love this word ever since that one where my friend once made a Japanese girl blush when he asked her whether she like daikon. He actually mispronounced it as "dankon", which means dick.

[Illjwamh]

Lmao. That's a good story.

Because 9/10 of the population would choose "poop".

Hee hee hee!:icon_danc

[ProfessorWashu]

Because 9/10 of the population would choose "poop".

Nuh-uh!!! My favorite English word would be "orange", because there is absolutely no word in all of English that rhymes with it. I suppose "poop" has value because it is a palendrome though.......

Anyhoo, back to Japanese. This might seem a little weird, but I really love the particles in Japanese. "de", "ga", "wa", "yo", "o", "ni", etc. "Yo" is my favorite, because it places emphasis in otherwise bland sentences. Don't say "The pen is red.", say "THE PEN IS RED!!!!!".

.....yup. That's weird. No doubt about it. ^_^

I also like "nani" (as in "what?"). It's just a lotta fun to say. That and "kaban".

[Unloved Zombie]

! My favorite English word would be "orange", because there is absolutely no word in all of English that rhymes with it.

That's so cliche though, you could go with purple or silver if you wanted that.

[ProfessorWashu]

That's so cliche though, you could go with purple or silver if you wanted that.

Well, OK. How about "money"? I like money too! ^-^

I seem to be unable to pick one final Japanese word to be my favorite, though. I've got about 100 more on top of what I've already listed here. It's so hard to choose a single word in what is overall an incredibly interesting and beautiful language!

[Natsuke Takeda]

Kakatte koi!

Ora ora! Omae no chikara o misete morau zo!!!!!

>> the first one on the top lol

[Zelkiiro]

My new favorite phrase is "Ore wo dare da to omotteiru?!"

Three guesses what it is and where it's from.

[Illjwamh]

It doesn't make any grammatical sense.


If it's a typo and the second word is suppose to be "wa", then it means "Who do you think I am?"

No idea where it'd be from, though.

[Zelkiiro]

It doesn't make any grammatical sense.


If it's a typo and the second word is suppose to be "wa", then it means "Who do you think I am?"

No idea where it'd be from, though.
It's the beloved catch phrase from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

And that's how it's said (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-T4g86KkNg&feature=related) in the Japanese version (wo, not wa), and who better to know how to speak Japanese than the Japanese, eh?