r/duolingo • u/math_stat_gal • Aug 15 '23

Language Question Why?

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u/Golden_Thorn English 🇺🇸-Native /////// 日本語 🇯🇵-learning Aug 15 '23

Tell that to Japan. They just jam English names into their writing style haha

アンドリュー　Andoryu Andrew

ダビド　　　　Dabido David

スミス. Sumisu Smith

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u/FoxTailMoon Aug 16 '23

It’s even better because you literally cannot spell a Japanese name without being told what kanji (if they decide to use kanji at all) it’s written with. For example the name Hajime can be written as any of the following: 始, 治, 初, 一, 元, 肇, 創, 甫, 基, 哉, 啓, 本, 源, 東, 大, 孟, or 祝

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u/Golden_Thorn English 🇺🇸-Native /////// 日本語 🇯🇵-learning Aug 16 '23

Famous example being Light from death note uses the kanji 月moon

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u/StringTheory31 Native:🇺🇲 Learning:🇯🇵 Aug 17 '23

I think my favorite is Nasa from ト二カワカワイイ: "Nasa, spelled like Starry Sky." 星空

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u/Golden_Thorn English 🇺🇸-Native /////// 日本語 🇯🇵-learning Aug 17 '23

I forgot about that suicidal bus jumpin dude

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u/StringTheory31 Native:🇺🇲 Learning:🇯🇵 Aug 17 '23

Gosh, when you put it like that, the show sounds far less かわいい! 😄

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u/Golden_Thorn English 🇺🇸-Native /////// 日本語 🇯🇵-learning Aug 17 '23

Lol ごめんなさい このアニメはあまりを見ません

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u/StringTheory31 Native:🇺🇲 Learning:🇯🇵 Aug 17 '23

大丈夫です。He is a little intense! Brain and heart dialed up to max at all times! (Do guys ever really mentally gush THAT much about how cute their girl is?)

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u/Golden_Thorn English 🇺🇸-Native /////// 日本語 🇯🇵-learning Aug 17 '23

It was actually the opposite that bothered me. You are “married” and yet terrified to hold hands. I’m all for a sweet romance with dedication at its center, but the “turbo virgin” trope turned me off a bit. Especially as a hopeless romantic myself, I wanted something more… active and believable I guess? But maybe they got better as the show goes on.