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dudeee 01-08-2011 07:14 PM

help finding the meaning of a japanese word
 
Hi,

Could you guys help me find the meaning of the word "datsun"?

I don't know the spelling obviously:D

Thanks guys!

KyleGoetz 01-08-2011 07:17 PM

You mean like the car? Wikipedia explains it well: Datsun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

dudeee 01-08-2011 08:02 PM

no no, not the car.

it actually translates into one of the following, i don't know which:rolleyes:

1.rain
2.tall mountain
3.shining sun
4.green tree

KyleGoetz 01-08-2011 09:09 PM

There is no word "datsun" that translates into any of those. Not even close. The closest is "tall mountain" which could be "kouzan" so it at least has that "s/z" sound and the "n" at the end, but that's it.

Where are you getting this from?

nobora 01-08-2011 10:25 PM

I dont find that word in the dictionary o.0

chryuop 01-09-2011 02:26 AM

Since you mention big I can assume the beginning of the word you want could be DAI...as per tsun I am still trying to figure out what it might be.

Supperman 01-09-2011 02:38 AM

daisen 大山
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dudeee (Post 845564)
Hi,

Could you guys help me find the meaning of the word "datsun"?

I don't know the spelling obviously:D

Thanks guys!

Hi.
I'm sure that "datsun" isn't correctly spelled.


Daisen 大山 is the name of a Japanese volcano, which is as high as 1729m.
I would say it's a tall mountain which is famous for skiing.

伊達山 (Datesan) is the name of a Japanese mountain, whose height is unknown to me. There is a golf course in the mountain in Hokkaido.
But 伊達山 is pronounced as date-yama, which seems different from what you saw.

In Japanese top 100 highest mountains, I can' find the name which resemble "datsun".

If you provide me more context, I think I could help you.
In what situation, did you see that?
Is the writer a native-Japanese person or someone who might write it in hybrid of Japanese and English?
Is it your homework?
Why do you provide the four choices?

Supperman 01-09-2011 12:41 PM

Hi.
I found another possibility.

Both "Datsun" and "Shining sun" might be the name of horse-race horses, or dog race, or something related to those races.

masaegu 01-09-2011 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supperman (Post 845673)
Hi.
I found another possibility.

Both "Datsun" and "Shining sun" might be the name of horse-race horses, or dog race, or something related to those races.

TBH, I think you're getting a tad bit -- um, nevermind, I haven't even got the adjective in my vocabulary. So, post away!

KyleGoetz 01-09-2011 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supperman (Post 845673)
Hi.
I found another possibility.

Both "Datsun" and "Shining sun" might be the name of horse-race horses, or dog race, or something related to those races.

This is so random. Please explain where the heck you even got this idea from!


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