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AnimeBaby112 06-03-2009 01:31 PM
Japanese Terms of Endearment?
 
I was wondering if anyone knew any. Specifically between two ""Involved"" boys or to a younger female friend. Any help would be great. :D Like...Honey, sweetheart or dear...or anything like that.

Altaire 06-03-2009 02:13 PM
Mitsubishi!!!!
It looks like this!! 三菱

Yuusuke 06-03-2009 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Altaire (Post 728229)
Mitsubishi!!!!
It looks like this!! 三菱
first off, thats three diamonds.

2nd, stay on topic dude.

3rd. I used to call my ex koibito when we were dating (it means lover, gf or bf)
I'm pretty sure if you have a nice nickname for your lover in japanese then it will be fine.

ozkai 06-03-2009 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AnimeBaby112 (Post 728211)
I was wondering if anyone knew any. Specifically between two ""Involved"" boys or to a younger female friend. Any help would be great. :D
I can connect the Sakura flowers in relation to that;)

I've said it before, yoru Avatar and sig. qulaify for tops on the forum:p

AnimeBaby112 06-03-2009 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ozkai (Post 728278)
I can connect the Sakura flowers in relation to that;)

I've said it before, yoru Avatar and sig. qulaify for tops on the forum:p
Um....what? Sorry, I'm a little slow today.

Miyavifan 06-03-2009 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Yuusuke (Post 728232)

3rd. I used to call my ex koibito when we were dating (it means lover, gf or bf)
I'm pretty sure if you have a nice nickname for your lover in japanese then it will be fine.
This is one I like.

I wish I knew of others.

MMM 06-03-2009 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by AnimeBaby112 (Post 728211)
I was wondering if anyone knew any. Specifically between two ""Involved"" boys or to a younger female friend. Any help would be great. :D Like...Honey, sweetheart or dear...or anything like that.
I don't understand the relationship. Two boys dating each other? What does the younger female friend have to do with them?

Koibito as a nickname seems very direct. It literally means "lover", but not in an endearing way, but like "life partner".

AnimeBaby112 06-03-2009 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 728477)
I don't understand the relationship. Two boys dating each other? What does the younger female friend have to do with them?
Er....kinda. And what someone would say to a younger female friend as either a nickname or addressing them playfully.

Miyavifan 06-03-2009 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 728477)
I don't understand the relationship. Two boys dating each other? What does the younger female friend have to do with them?

Koibito as a nickname seems very direct. It literally means "lover", but not in an endearing way, but like "life partner".
Huh. I didn't know that.

MMM 06-03-2009 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AnimeBaby112 (Post 728485)
Er....kinda. And what someone would say to a younger female friend as either a nickname or addressing them playfully.
Sorry, I can't help you with "kinda". I would have to know in concrete terms to be able to give you a term.

A younger female friend could be called by her name and then add "~chan" to the end. Often the name is shortened to the first or first two syllables and then add "~chan".

Michi -> Mi-chan

Sachiko -> Sa-chan

AnimeBaby112 06-03-2009 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 728508)
Sorry, I can't help you with "kinda". I would have to know in concrete terms to be able to give you a term.

A younger female friend could be called by her name and then add "~chan" to the end. Often the name is shortened to the first or first two syllables and then add "~chan".

Michi -> Mi-chan

Sachiko -> Sa-chan
Ooh! Thanks! Oh and the boys (this is obviously for a story) are boyfriends.

MMM 06-03-2009 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AnimeBaby112 (Post 728509)
Ooh! Thanks! Oh and the boys (this is obviously for a story) are boyfriends.
If you are getting into a yaoi type story there are all kinds of politics about what terms are used for addressing each other, as the terms they use will define their relationship for the readers.

If one uses ~san and the other ~chan the reader will see the first one is the submissive one and the second one is the dominant one...

Aestheticism | Reference | Fanterms

sorry, I can't be more help.

AnimeBaby112 06-03-2009 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 728511)
If you are getting into a yaoi type story there are all kinds of politics about what terms are used for addressing each other, as the terms they use will define their relationship for the readers.

If one uses ~san and the other ~chan the reader will see the first one is the submissive one and the second one is the dominant one...

Aestheticism | Reference | Fanterms

sorry, I can't be more help.
Oh, no that was a lot of help! Thanks!!! But...it isn't exactly yaoi.....

Nagoyankee 06-03-2009 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Yuusuke (Post 728232)
first off, thats three diamonds.
LMAO

No, it isn't. That's exactly thow the company's name is written.


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