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Kimbo 12-05-2008 04:10 PM
Kanji Help Needed for Toy Designs
 
I'm a toy designer who needs your help! I have 12 figures, each needing specific kanji. Can someone help me avoid potential disasters from blindly trusting Google Translate? I need to verify the kanji for the following words -- all help will be very, very much appreciated! Thanks!
SUN
SKY
FIRE
LOVE
MOON
STAR
WATER
NIGHT
SNOW
LUCK
POWER
PEACE

SHAD0W 12-05-2008 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Kimbo (Post 639034)
I'm a toy designer who needs your help! I have 12 figures, each needing specific kanji. Can someone help me avoid potential disasters from blindly trusting Google Translate?
Sorry, i cant help, but google could come up with some interesting results! (and horrified parents haha)

I love toys! what are you selling?

Nagoyankee 12-05-2008 04:20 PM
Sun　太陽　sky　空　fire　火

Love　愛　moon　月　star　星

Water　水　night　夜　snow　雪

Luck　運　power　力　peace　平和

chryuop 12-05-2008 05:05 PM
Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".

SHAD0W 12-05-2008 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by chryuop (Post 639048)
Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".
I always understood "うん" as the equal to "yeah" or something to that effect :)
To my knowledge, its not related to luck.

Nagoyankee 12-05-2008 05:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by chryuop (Post 639048)
Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".
The answer is 100% negative. The informal 'yes', うん,　is an originally Japanese phrase. It existed before we had anything to do with China, therefore way before importing kanji from it. You don't import very basic words such as 'yes' and 'no' from a language that isn't even linguistically related to your own.

Kimbo 12-05-2008 09:15 PM
Hi Nagoyankee! Tahnk you very much for your help!
Hey SHAD0W -- I'll post some pictures of the prototypes in a few weeks -- hope you dig 'em! Thanks!

SHAD0W 12-17-2008 12:35 AM
Still waiting..


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