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There's the movie "Seven Samurai", which would sound strange as "Seven Samurais", but in the news you often read about "hundreds of tsunamis". Some people say they know 500 kanjis, but I've always thought 500 kanji sounded more correct. Is there any standard way to pluralize Japanese words that are used in English?

(Not sure if this is a good question for here, seeing as it's more about English.)

nevan king
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  • Yeah, this is a question about English. You might post it on the English SE but before you do it, check if there are duplicates of your question. :D – Alenanno Jun 05 '11 at 17:14
  • This is a really good question, but I agree with Alenanno that it relates to English language and usage, not Japanese language and usage. Voting to close as off-topic. – Amanda S Jun 05 '11 at 17:21
  • I thought it mightn't fit. OK, close it so. – nevan king Jun 05 '11 at 17:26
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    I agree that this is off-topic, but I love the question. Could you provide a link here if you decide to post it to a different SE? – Derek Schaab Jun 05 '11 at 17:31
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    @Derek, may be "this" is kind of similar question on English.SE site – YOU Jun 06 '11 at 10:23
  • @YOU: It is a pity that that question focuses on whether loanwords should be pluralized or not instead of why some loanwords are actually pluralized and the others are not. – Tsuyoshi Ito Jun 07 '11 at 23:51

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