Japanese A japanese word quezzie!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Queen Serenity, Dec 17, 2003.

  1. Queen Serenity

    Queen Serenity New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2003
    Messages:
    43
    Likes Received:
    1
    Hiya pple, I was just wonderin if ne one colud tell me the Japanese words for
    Frost
    Sun
    Vengence
    and Blade

    please and thank you!

    It will really help with my collage assighnment thanx ^_~ :catgirl:
     
    #1
  2. Teddz

    Teddz Sexy Swedish Love ♥

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2002
    Messages:
    3,501
    Likes Received:
    136
    Moving to Japanese

    - T
     
    #2
  3. UrashimaKeitaro

    UrashimaKeitaro Sesquipedalian Mod

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2001
    Messages:
    875
    Likes Received:
    13
    Frost = Shimo
    Sun = Taiyou
    Vengence = Fukushuu (this is more commonly translated as revenge, it's a lot more commonly used than any other 'vengence' type word tho)
    Now for blade... what are you looking for, there are multiple words for 'blade' depending on what you want to say, the whole sword, a specific type of sword, the blade itself (the Tang)

    -UK
     
    #3
  4. Hitokiri_Gensai

    Hitokiri_Gensai Gunslinger Girl

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2003
    Messages:
    1,902
    Likes Received:
    33
    blade well depends on what you want...for the word blade as in sword there are some 20 words...first you have the general "sword" which is tou or ken...for types of swords you have...daitou (long sword), shotou (short sword), and tanto (i think it means small sword). under each classification comes several actual types of swords

    daitou
    katana, no-dachi, handachi, uchigatana, tachi,
    shotou
    wakizashi, kodachi, chisagatana
    tanto
    well this is any blade under one shaku in length (a shaku is 11.93 inches)

    as for the word "blade" you have serveral words

    "ha" is the word for "edge" as in the sharp side
    "ji" is the word for the swords body
    "Shinogi Ji" is the word for blade ridge
    "Nakago" is the word for the tang of the blade which is anything past the point of the mune-machi and the ha-machi. Strictly speaking the tang is the point where the wooden handle is attached, by a peg called the mekugi.
     
    #4
  5. yakamashi

    yakamashi New Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2003
    Messages:
    1,090
    Likes Received:
    33
    hmmm- part of my name is tang . . .
     
    #5

Share This Page