http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-58989 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:55:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-58989 Sayonora? I used to think that’s only what cowboy’s said until I started learning Japanese…

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-55639 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:27:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-55639 What is the japanese word of “Others”?

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-50569 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-50569 Arigato – thank you.

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-48653 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-48653 I don’t think that’s always true. My family has a couch that everyone refers to as a futon, but it doesn’t convert. We call that couch a sleeper-sofa. Maybe it depends on where you live.

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-48647 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-48647 Futon does not mean the same thing in English as it does in Japanese. In English a futon is a couch that converts into a bed.

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2010/09/07/japanese-words-that-make-it-into-english-dictionaries/comment-page-2/#comment-48648 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=3945#comment-48648 Why is it sad?

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