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ONE PIECE, Digital colored comics, Japanese, ROMANCE DOWN, 1
One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn (One Piece Graphic Novel)English
Can you say... in Japanese
1.カナヅチ- ka na zu chi-
ひらがな | かなづち |
カタカナ | カナヅチ |
漢字 | 金槌 |
Pronunciation | ka na zu chi |
Meaning | Hummer, Person who can't swim |
If you drop a hammer into water, it'll sink to the bottom.
Kanazuchi will never be able to swim.
So people who can't swim are called Kanazuchi in Japanese.
In this scene, Shanks calls Luffy Kanazuchi because he can't swim.
2.ガキ-ga ki-
ひらがな | がき |
カタカナ | ガキ |
漢字 | 餓鬼 |
Pronunciation | ga ki |
Meaning | blat, kid, unchin, little devil, hungry ghost |
In times when people were so poor that even adults could not get enough to eat, children with big appetites were always hungry.
It was common for children to steal crops and fruit from other people's fields to stave off hunger.
For this reason, children came to be called "Gaki."
Shanks calls Luffy Gaki which means kid in this scene.
*Gaki is not polite word.
3.からかう- ka ra ka u-
ひらがな | からかう |
カタカナ | カラカウ |
漢字 | 揶揄う |
Pronunciation | ka ra ka u |
Meaning | razz, taunt, rally, bait, cod, tease, verb, make fun of |
-Example-
shanks wa ruffy wo ka ra katte i ru
シャンクスはルフィーをからかっている。
= Shanks making fun of Luffy.
4.かっこいい・かっこ悪い- kakko i i, kakko wa ru i
ひらがな | かっこいい |
カタカナ | カッコイイ |
漢字 | 格好良い |
Pronunciation | kakko i i |
Meaning | cool, handsome |
ひらがな | かっこわるい |
カタカナ | カッコワルイ |
漢字 | 格好悪い |
Pronunciation | kakko wa ru i |
Meaning | uncool, daggy, antwacky, dumb |
5.ケガ- ke ga-
ひらがな | けが |
カタカナ | ケガ |
漢字 | 怪我 |
Pronunciation | ke ga |
Meaning | get hurt, injury |
-Example-
ke ga wa na i de su ka ?
怪我はないですか?
= Is there a injury?
Question
- make fun
- uncool
- injury
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