Comments on: Unusual Katakana Words http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/ Articles on Japan and Bioluminescence. Learn about the Japanese Language and Culture or explore off the beaten path in Secret Japan with Ruins and Haikyo. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:31:41 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: xx_str8 http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-3177 xx_str8 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:05:24 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-3177 Interesting to know. Interesting to know.

]]> By: xx_str8 http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 xx_str8 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:05:24 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-3169 Interesting to know. Interesting to know.

]]> By: twinstick http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-3121 twinstick Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:26:16 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-3121 The word "デマ" comes from "demagoguery(デマゴギー)", as said in the wikipedia under the term "噂". ;-) The word “デマ” comes from “demagoguery(デマゴギー)”, as said in the wikipedia under the term “噂”. ;-)

]]> By: Strange Katakana Words http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-3000 Strange Katakana Words Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:00:57 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-3000 [...] But that’s not all! The second part to this Katakana Special can be found here on Gakuranman.com: Unusual Katakana Words [...] [...] But that’s not all! The second part to this Katakana Special can be found here on Gakuranman.com: Unusual Katakana Words [...]

]]> By: Gakuranman http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Gakuranman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:16:03 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-2927 Heya. Thanks for your comment :)<br><br>You're right about all those words except スキンシップ. The origin is skin + ship, according to the 大辞泉 digital dictionary, saying: 肌と肌の触れ合い。また、それによる心の交流. Heya. Thanks for your comment :)

You're right about all those words except スキンシップ. The origin is skin + ship, according to the 大辞泉 digital dictionary, saying: 肌と肌の触れ合い。また、それによる心の交流.

]]> By: john http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 john Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:00:45 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-2926 SUKINSHIPU not "skin + ship" it's "suki + kinship" ("suki" is "to like/love" in Japanese)<br>DEMA is from "demagoguery" originally meaning to appeal to popular prejudice or say what they want to hear<br>KURAKUSHON is a Klaxon: the kind of mechanical horn that does the ahWOOOGA<br>NETA is the word for a tasty topping on sushi. in short: "tasty topic" SUKINSHIPU not “skin + ship” it's “suki + kinship” (”suki” is “to like/love” in Japanese)
DEMA is from “demagoguery” originally meaning to appeal to popular prejudice or say what they want to hear
KURAKUSHON is a Klaxon: the kind of mechanical horn that does the ahWOOOGA
NETA is the word for a tasty topping on sushi. in short: “tasty topic”

]]> By: Lena http://gakuranman.com/unusual-katakana-words/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Lena Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:00:47 +0000 http://gakuranman.com/?p=2862#comment-2181 haha. first time i heard ドンマイ i thought it was the greatest word in the world. ^_^ haha.
first time i heard ドンマイ i thought it was the greatest word in the world. ^_^

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