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Originally Posted by Shanis
Ok, I've got a name some1 has to translate for me it's:
赤髪のシャンクス
In romanji it's "Akagami no Shankusu" and in english it's "Red-haired Shanks" so I don't want to know what akagami no means, but what shanks means  |
For the record, this is neither a Japanese language question OR a translation question. You're asking English speakers to translate an English word into... English. Couldn't you have tried looking it up in a dictionary FIRST instead of bringing the same question here again?
Here's what 2 seconds googling got me:
Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com
shank [shangk] Show IPA
–noun
1.
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
2.
a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals.
3.
the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh.
4.
a cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal.
5.
a narrow part of various devices, as a tool or bolt, connecting the end by which the object is held or moved with the end that acts upon another object.
6.
a straight, usually narrow, shaftlike part of various objects connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a pipe.
7.
a knob, small projection, or end of a device for attaching to another object, as a small knob on the back of a solid button, or the end of a drill for gripping in a shaft.
8.
the long, straight part of an anchor connecting the crown and the ring.
9.
the straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong.
10.
Music. crook1 (def. 8).
11.
Informal.
a.
the early part of a period of time: It was just the shank of the evening when the party began.
b.
the latter part of a period of time: They didn't get started until the shank of the morning.
12.
the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep.
13.
shankpiece.
14.
Printing. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot.
15.
Golf. a shot veering sharply to the right after being hit with the base of a club shaft.
16.
the part of a phonograph stylus or needle on which the diamond or sapphire tip is mounted.
17.
Jewelry. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop.
–verb (used with object)
18.
Golf. to hit (a golf ball) with the base of the shaft of a club just above the club head, causing the ball to go off sharply to the right.
–verb (used without object)
19.
Chiefly Scot. to travel on foot.Compare shanks' mare.
—Idiom
20.
shank of the evening, the main or best part of the evening: Don't leave yet—it's just the shank of the evening.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n.); OE sc(e)anca; c. LG schanke leg, thigh; akin to G Schenkel thigh, Schinken ham
—Related forms
un·shanked, adjective
Slang:
Shank (n.) a home-made knife
Shank (verb) to stab someone.
As to which (IF ANY) the name is supposed to be, well that's down to guessing. Considering this is an anime name, it's probably just been chosen for the sound rather than the meaning.