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Do the Japanese actually use the word "Hentai" to mean "Anime Porn", like in English?

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 1:22

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8 answers

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What's the 日本語 equivalent of saying "That's none of your business"?

asked May 15, 2017 at 4:59

13 votes

3 answers

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What are the stereotypical qualities of a gaijin trying to speak/write Japanese to a Japanese person?

asked Jan 22, 2019 at 7:32

12 votes

1 answer

3k views

What does 「／＼」 mean in this sentence?

asked Dec 30, 2016 at 20:34

11 votes

2 answers

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When angry we shout "F***!", but what do 日本人 shout?

asked Dec 21, 2016 at 5:35

10 votes

2 answers

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What would the Japanese equivalent of "Order!" be when gaveling?

asked Aug 7, 2017 at 2:18

8 votes

1 answer

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Do Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi have a collective title in Japanese?

asked Jan 28, 2020 at 6:45

7 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do you tell your parents and siblings you love them?

asked Aug 15, 2017 at 19:06

7 votes

2 answers

11k views

How do you say "Are you sure?"

asked Feb 13, 2017 at 21:41

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

What does「ゝ」mean?

asked Dec 30, 2016 at 4:21

6 votes

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What's the Japanese equivalent of having a "F**k Buddy"?

asked Jun 8, 2017 at 5:15

6 votes

3 answers

442 views

What exactly is a 生徒? [duplicate]

asked Jun 22, 2017 at 1:34

5 votes

2 answers

270 views

What's the 日本語 equivalent of "~ism"? (ex. Capitalism, Catholicism, Marxism, etc.)

asked May 14, 2017 at 21:43

5 votes

1 answer

408 views

Why does 「でも」make question words mean 'any'?

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 2:53

5 votes

1 answer

665 views

Saying "Hello" to family members?

asked Nov 20, 2016 at 0:16

5 votes

4 answers

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Describing something as 'child like', and not 'a child'

asked Sep 22, 2016 at 19:39

5 votes

1 answer

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Where does the な used in な-adjectives come from?

asked Feb 14, 2017 at 23:17

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1 answer

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What does どうも do when added to ありがとう or ありがとうございます?

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 23:47

5 votes

2 answers

371 views

What's the 日本語 equivalent of "Wipe them off the map"?

asked Mar 6, 2017 at 4:53

5 votes

0 answers

146 views

Why do people romanize 新聞 as "Shimbun"? [duplicate]

asked Oct 23, 2017 at 0:26

4 votes

2 answers

867 views

How do Japanese people think/talk about socioeconomic classes?

asked Dec 1, 2018 at 3:28

4 votes

1 answer

476 views

What does 結ばれ mean in this bible verse?

asked Aug 4, 2017 at 19:53

4 votes

4 answers

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What's the verb/verb-phrase used to described having sex(in a way that isn't dirty)?

asked Mar 7, 2017 at 0:05

4 votes

1 answer

906 views

Would a Japanese person say "Yay, no school!" or "Yay, no classes!"?

asked Mar 7, 2017 at 21:43

4 votes

1 answer

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What Unicode code points are needed to write Japanese Jōyō-Kanji?

asked Mar 9, 2017 at 0:38

4 votes

1 answer

196 views

When a word is both a な and の adjective?

asked Oct 29, 2016 at 3:40

4 votes

2 answers

804 views

Describing a shrine, just not a Shinto shrine?

asked Oct 31, 2016 at 4:39

4 votes

1 answer

453 views

Is there any definitional or etymological nuance between the English「Princess」and the Japanese「姫」？

asked Dec 17, 2016 at 22:12

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

Japanese equivalent of saying to keep something to yourself?

asked May 5, 2017 at 2:45

4 votes

1 answer

91 views

Can a list's last noun help imply the common suffixial morphemes of it's sister nouns?

asked Jun 4, 2017 at 21:17

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Do the Japanese actually use the word "Hentai" to mean "Anime Porn", like in English?

What's the 日本語 equivalent of saying "That's none of your business"?

What are the stereotypical qualities of a gaijin trying to speak/write Japanese to a Japanese person?

What does 「／＼」 mean in this sentence?

When angry we shout "F***!", but what do 日本人 shout?

What would the Japanese equivalent of "Order!" be when gaveling?

Do Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi have a collective title in Japanese?

How do you tell your parents and siblings you love them?

How do you say "Are you sure?"

What does「ゝ」mean?

What's the Japanese equivalent of having a "F**k Buddy"?

What exactly is a 生徒? [duplicate]

What's the 日本語 equivalent of "~ism"? (ex. Capitalism, Catholicism, Marxism, etc.)

Why does 「でも」make question words mean 'any'?

Saying "Hello" to family members?

Describing something as 'child like', and not 'a child'

Where does the な used in な-adjectives come from?

What does どうも do when added to ありがとう or ありがとうございます?

What's the 日本語 equivalent of "Wipe them off the map"?

Why do people romanize 新聞 as "Shimbun"? [duplicate]

How do Japanese people think/talk about socioeconomic classes?

What does 結ばれ mean in this bible verse?

What's the verb/verb-phrase used to described having sex(in a way that isn't dirty)?

Would a Japanese person say "Yay, no school!" or "Yay, no classes!"?

What Unicode code points are needed to write Japanese Jōyō-Kanji?

When a word is both a な and の adjective?

Describing a shrine, just not a Shinto shrine?

Is there any definitional or etymological nuance between the English「Princess」and the Japanese「姫」？

Japanese equivalent of saying to keep something to yourself?

Can a list's last noun help imply the common suffixial morphemes of it's sister nouns?