Japanese Dictionary
HOOK has decided to put a Japanese-English
dictionary on our site. Since we use many Japanese words in our stories, fanfics, and in
other random places, we thought that this would be a good idea to let everybody who does
not speak as much Japanese (like myself) to know what is going on. I hope that this
dictionary should limit any confusions you might have. Knowledge is fun, after all. ^^ |
A
Anime- Japanese animation.
Anou- Stutter, like uh or um...
B
Baka- stupid, idiot, etc.
Bishi- short for "bishounen" which literally means "beautiful
boy", though usually used
as slang for hot/cute guy.
C
Chan- attatched at the end of names as friendly respect, used mostly for
girls.
Chibi- literally means mini, but can be used for just small
things.
Chikuso- strong form of swearing. (maybe shit or something)
D
Demo- But.
G
Gomen- I'm sorry.
H
Hana- Flower.
Hikari- ...you want this for Touya, don't you? It means light.
I
Ikuso- lets go!
Inu- dog.
K
Kakkoi- cool, neat, etc.
Kami- God.
Katana- a Japanese sword.
Kawaii- cute.
Kitsune- fox.
M
Manga- Japanese comic books.
N
Nani- what?
Neko- cat.
Ningen- human.
Nuigurumi- plush toy. (Michi calls Plush that ^^)
O
Ohayou- Casual greeting for good morning.
Oniisama- Formal way for saying big brother. (Also Oniichan and
Oniisan)
Oro- Oi! This is Kenshin's word! Erm... kind of a way of saying
"Huh?".
R
Reikai- Spirit world.
Reiki- Spirit energy.
S
Sake- Japanese rice wine. (alcohol, woo!)
Sama- attatched to the end of names, shows level of high respect.
(Lord)
San- attatched to the end of names, shows level of decent respect.
(Like Mister or Miss)
Sugoi- amazing, incredible.
T
Tantei- Detective
Tanuki- An animal in Japan that looks like a racoon, but acts semi dogish.
Y
Yokai- demon.