Questions tagged [word-requests]
Topics related to finding a word that fits a meaning.
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Is there an idiom equivalent to / similar to “gut feeling”?
Is there an expression or metaphor similar to "gut feeling", as a metaphor for one's intuition or instinctive feeling about something?
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An analogous expression to “gem”
I'm trying to find an expression akin to a "gem" in English (as defined by the OALD here):
This picture is the gem (= the best) of the collection.
While 宝石{ほうせき} is the literal translation of the ...
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Can なになに be used to fill in an unknown word in an example? i.e. なになにともうします。
In English you teach someone how to say their name by saying: My name is ''blah blah'' or My name is ''whatever''. Your voice drops on the words blah blah and whatever to show that your name is not ...
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What's a good onomatopoeia for “suddenly realizing, in a flash of genius”?
In a sentence like:
While I was in the bath, (suddenly / in a flash of genius / …) I thought of a great plan.
風呂に入っている時に、____とすごい計画を思いついた。
Is there a good [擬情語]{gijōgo} word to fill in the ...
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“On that note” in Japanese?
I was wondering if anyone knew what the equivalent of "on that note" in Japanese would be.
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What are the words for round eye and oriental eye shapes?
I know the word for eyes but I can't find the words for round and oriental eye shapes. I am thinking touyoume and marume. Thanks alot.
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Please help to translate phrase “the flying octopus” correctly [closed]
Could anyone give me a correct translation both in transcription and in hieroglyphs, please? Google translate gave me "tobu tako" couple of weeks ago, but now it offers "Hikō tako" only, so I'm kinda ...
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How do you say “oneirism” in Japanese?
I would like to know how to say the terms "oneirism"* and "oneiric film" in Japanese.
I've been searching for these terms in several dictionaries ENG-JAP, but the only result I get is "not matches ...
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What are the moistened wrapped towelettes called in restaurants?
What are the moistened packaged towelettes called in restaurants? They are used to wipe the hands prior to eating. Thanks!
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What is the Japanese verb for vaping?
Is there a term for vaping? The use of flavored type devices for vaping. I found the word denki tabako for the device. I was wondering what the verb would be. Thank you.
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Is There A Japanese Word ( preferably a single Kanji ) For Owner of Black Stallion?
I am looking for a Japanese word, preferably a single Kanji character to mean "owner of black male horse". I checked some dictionaries, but could not find a single word for it.
Currently, I found ...
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Is there a slang word/phrase for “Floor it”?
英辞郎 gives アクセルをべた踏みする as one of the translations of "floor it" but while this has the same meaning, it can't really be used in the imperative. I mean,「べた踏みしろー！」「べた踏みにしようぜ！」sounds rather...uncool, ...
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Is there a term for being able to understand a Kanji meaning, but unable to pronounce it?
Is there a term for being able to understand a Kanji meaning, but unable to pronounce it in Japanese?
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How to order an individiual item instead of a set?
I say 「セット」 when I order a set, and I say 「これだけ」 when I just want to order an individual item.
Is there any common way to order an individual item instead of a set?
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What is the Japanese word for a 3D character artist/modeller?
If I were looking for a Japanese manga artist, I would use the Japanese characters for the word "mangaka." I need the Japanese word and characters for a word that means "3D character artist" or "3D ...
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What is the meaning of ゴト in the context of 鮎
I ate in a place with 鮎ラーメン. The store employee can't explain it but I think it's something to do with the cut of the 鮎. It was butterfly cutted.
For cutting what would be the kanji for go-to. 毎? 丸毎 ...
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How do you say “I am stuck with step X”? 進まない
I am wondering how you can state that you are stuck on a specific step of a task.
Can you say it this way.
すみません。事前の設置手順のステップ４(git クローン)を進めないで、手伝っていただけないでしょうか？
Is the 進まない the proper word?
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Japanese word meaning “sister” if the position in the family is unknown [duplicate]
I am translating the sentence from English into Japanese:
On Christmas I get toys from my sister.
I have no idea if the sister is older or younger than the speaker. So, if I don't want to be ...
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How do you say “or” at the beginning of a sentence?
For example, if I was saying something like “Did you buy the groceries?” and then I wanted to add “Or do you want me to?” how would I translate the “or” at the beginning?
Another example: “Do you ...
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Saying “fill up”?
I work at an ice cream store that also is a gas station and we sell pints and half gallons of our ice cream in ice cream cases near the drink coolers too. How would I say “fill up” in the sense of ...
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Expressing “to” - stuff to do, a movie to see, etc
how would this use of “to” be expressed in japanese?
There are three new movies to see at the theater!
We have more food to eat.
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About the word 地図
こんにちはー。
私はこの間、春の夜の星座を描いてみました。きれいな形が好きで、覚えたいんです。でも、この絵は、「空の地図」と呼んだらいいですか？
地図 = 地 + 図 ですが、空は、ちがいます。そういえば、「空の図」でいいですか？
どんな言葉が合っていますか？教えてください(^-^)
日本語で質問してみましたが、間違いを許してください(´∀｀)
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Is there a word for non-binary in Japanese?
I’m going to Japan this summer and staying with a host family. I am a non-binary/gender-nonconforming person and I need to tell the program I’m going through in order to place me with a host family. ...
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How to say “to” as in “2 to 3 puppies”, “100 to 120 cm”, “June 3rd to July 4th”, “2010-2015” in Japanese? [duplicate]
What is the correct way to say "to" as in, for example, "2 to 3 puppies", "100 to 120 cm", "from June 3rd to July 4th", "from 2010 to 2015" in Japanese? And does that way apply to spellings with the ...
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How do I make my translation less stilted or flow similar to the original Japanese?
I'm translating the following line of dialogue spoken by Character A to Character B.
「怖がらなくてもいいわ。もう襲ったりしないから」
The translations I made are the following:
"There’s no need to be afraid. Because I ...
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Best Way To Write “Wonderful Cousin” — Subarashī Itoko?
I am making a jewelry box for a cousin who enjoys Japanese language and culture and would like to write "wonderful cousin" on the lid.
Is Subarashī Itoko — すばらしい いとこ — be the best translation?
Would ...
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How do you say “canon” as in “official for a story universe”?
There's specific words out there like 正典 meant for the Bible, but what's the common term for referring to a story. As in "the Christmas Special isn't canon for the Star Wars universe". I figure there ...
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What is the Japanese phrase for “art of the horse”?
Does bajutsu 馬術 refer to the use of weapons on horseback, or less specifically the art of the horse riding and horsemanship?
I'm trying to work out if bajutsu is the horse equivalent to kyūjutsu 弓術, ...
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How would you translate “more” for use as an interface button?
I'm working on an interface that includes several tabs to organize information about a topic. In the English version, the last tab is labeled "More", and it shows additional details about the topic.
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A name for common words that use uncommon kanji?
I didn't see a duplicate for this in the similar questions, so here goes. Is there either a list of words like this, or a name for this type of word (made of two very rare/complex kanji, but the word ...
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How to say someone “feels distant”
I've looked through ALC and Jisho but I couldn't find a good expression to convey that someone feels "distant" especially in a romantic setting.
The best word that I found in Jisho/ALC was よそよそしい. ...
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How to convey the image of the surrounding L.A. desert via translation of 愕然?
I'm trying to find a suitable word/phrase in English that will convey the image shown below while also being suitable for a translation of 荒野, as I want to properly convey the image of a.... rather ...
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How to say “Some” in Japanese
I need to communicate that I am allergic to some sunscreens (but not all).
I know that 'some' is a difficult concept to get across in Japanese, so how would I say it in this specific case?
ie. "(...
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What does it mean to end a sentence with ひとつだけ?
I came across a sentence that ends with ひとつだけ in a book and searching on jisho gave me zero results (https://jisho.org/search/ひとつだけ); nor did searching for the individual parsing of what I remember ...
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What is the Japanese word for a judge in a court of law?
I have looked up judge, but I am finding a number of words and am not sure how they are different. Is there a general word that is most common?
Words I found include:
saibankan 裁判官
saibannin ...
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How do I say ''Idle animation'' in Japanese?
I want to know how to say the term ''idle animation'' in Japanese. It's what a character from a videogame does when standing still for too long. Ex: Sonic.
I have seen people in twitter use ''...
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Being caught in an act?
What would be the proper way to phrase such an action, particularly in a casual way? Say, the phrase “Oh, I guess you caught me.” How might a native speaker say this? I know in a criminal context of ...
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Difference between 七転び八起き and 七転八起
I really need someones help and PRONTO!!
So I have finally decided my next Japanese Kanji tattoo! :)
BUT I got one problem when I was doing some research on "Fall down seven times, stand up eight." I ...
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I can't identify this kanji ( kanji 当ても)
I've decided to read manga in japanese again, I left it for a couple of years so now I'm out of practice and in need of help. It must be a really simple one but still I want to understand without ...
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Are there more terms similar to 上京 or 来阪 for going to Japanese cities?
I've seen that 上京する "going to Tokyo", 来阪する "going to Osaka" are used to refer to visiting these cities.
What other terms are in use for visiting other cities? Which of them are commonly understood?
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What is the right word for existential goal?
I am looking for a Japanese word that corresponds to life goal. It does not refer to getting a good salary job, marrying with dream S.O., buying exotic cars, or other materialistic/worldly targets. ...
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Appropriate word for “fellow”
I've been wondering how to appropriately say the phrase "My fellow members" lately and I've come up with the phrase 「僕の仲間のメンバーたち」but I feel like there's a more appropriate word for it.
Is there a ...
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How can I say “self-love” in Japanase?
How can I say "self-love" in japanese, when you love yourself in a healthy way, not egoism?
Is 自愛 (Jiai) ok? And does the two pics mean same thing, with diff calligraphy?
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Japanese term for morning office mantra ritual
This is a follow-on question to this question which was asked on the English Language stack.
The phenomenon in question is the typical Japanese workplace ritual where team members will begin the day ...
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Generic Japanese greeting new people?
The most commonly cited one is Konnichiwa, but knowing that is time specific, can it be used generically in all hours of the day as a "hello" instead of a specific "good afternoon"? Ohayou and ...
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Is there a name for the ending year of an era?
[元]{がん}[年]{ねん} is a term for the first year of an era, i. e. 平成元年=1989 starting with 8 January. But what is the term of the ending one, i. e. 2019 for Heisei?
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How to say “This is how I do […]”?
私はかんじをべんきょうします。
This literally says "I study kanji".
But I would like to say "This is how I study kanji." or "I will show you how I study kanji".
Can anyone help with this structure?
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How to translate “Fill” (in a form)
Say I have a form with differents fields to fill. How do I translate to japanese the word "Fill" (For example I have a button that when pressed will fill all the fields automatically)
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Is there a gender-specific way of using 先輩 or 後輩?
My motivation behind this question is that I want to translate the Chinese word "学妹" into Japanese. 学妹, as you probably have guessed already, refers to a female 後輩. A male 先輩 is 学长，female 先輩 is 学姐，...
