引用. Questions about Japanese quotations, or about the grammar of quotation.
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Do Japanese people use quotation marks for emphasis?
I came across this tweet today:
Is this the least confidence-inspiring use of inverted commas ever?
The English part of the sign has "Safe" and "Comfortable" in inverted commas, and the Japanese part likewise has "安心" (relief, peace of mind) and…
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"感動した！(like ex-primeminister Koizumi)" Where does this reference come from?
After showing a project to a Japanese coworker, he answered me the following:
感動した！、小泉元総理風
I found this amusing, but I couldn't get the Mr.Koizumi reference. Is there a story behind this?
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Which kanji and/or hiragana are used to write this snippet of Japanese that appears in the novel Gravity's Rainbow?
It purports to be a kamikaze chant, and appears near the end of the book. Being basically a Gravity's Rainbow nerd, I have always wanted to be able to write it out in order to impress other literary geeks. It goes:
Hi wa Ri ni katazu,
Ri wa Ho ni…
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How can I ask if saying "only" something is okay?
Say I want to express something like "Is it ok if I only say [まだ], can you understand?", in a context where I'm speaking with a Japanese person and I want to ask if saying something without extra information is understood in that context. My first…
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The Original Quote in Japanese from "Kafka on the Shore" by Murakami
Folks,
Curious if anyone knows the original version of this wonderful quote from "Kafka on the Shore" by Murakami?
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether…
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Understanding と言う
Consider the phrase
アリスという本
which native English speakers might understand as
The book called "Alice"
Question: In English, we think of the name of the book as that which people call it. But I'm curious if in Japanese this is reversed, since the…
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