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How to Express Emotional in Japanese from ONE PIECE Comic Specific Situation

In this article, you can learn about Japanese words used to express emotions and the situations in which they are used.

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  • happy
  • sad
  • like

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嬉 (うれ) しい-u re shi i (Happy)

ひらがな(hi ra ga na)うれしい
カタカナ(ka ta ka na)ウレシイ
漢字(ka n ji)嬉 (うれ) しい
pronunciationu re shi i
meaninghappy, glad
引用:ONE PIECE -ROMANCE DOWN-冒険の夜明けp.27
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)

In this scene, Luffy says ”嬉 (うれ) しい(u re shi i)" because he became a rubber man.

Example

pu re ze n to a ge ru!
プレゼント(ぷれぜんと)あげる!
This is present for you!

a ri ga to u! u re shi i
ありがとう!嬉 (うれ) しい????
Thank you! I'm happy!

悲 (かな) しい-ka na shi i (Sad)

ひらがな(hi ra ga na)かなしい
カタカナ(ka ta ka na)カナシイ
漢字(ka n ji)悲 (かな) しい
pronunciationka na shi i
meaningsad
引用:ONE PIECE -ROMANCE DOWN-冒険の夜明けp. 50
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)

In this scene, Luffy says "悲 (かな) しい(ka na shi i)” during the farewell scene with Shanks.

Example

ka no jyo to wa ka re te, ka na shi i
彼女 (かのじょ) と別 (わか) れて、悲 (かな) しい????
I broke up with her, so I'm sad.

好 (す) き- su ki (like)

ひらがな(hi ra ga na)すき
カタカナ(ka ta ka na)スキ
漢字(ka n ji)好 (す) き
pronunciationsu ki
meaninglike, love
引用:ONE PIECE -ROMANCE DOWN-冒険の夜明けp.22
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)

In this scene, Shanks was cleaning, but the bandit gets in the way and says to Shanks, "You seem to like cleaning."as an insult.

Example

su ki de su. tsu ki atte ku da sa i
好 (す) きです。付き合 (つ あ) ってください。
I like you. I'd like to be with you. 
(I love you. I'd like to be with you. )

The literal translation of ”好 (す) きです(su ki de su)” is ”I like you", but in Japan it has the same meaning as "I love you".

嫌 (きら) い - ki ra i (hate)

ひらがな(hi ra ga na)きらい
カタカナ(ka ta ka na)キライ
漢字(ka n ji)嫌 (きら) い
pronunciationki ra i
meaninghate, dislike
引用:ONE PIECE -ROMANCE DOWN-冒険の夜明けp.72
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)

Luffy says to Coby, ”I don't like you.''

Example

ta ba ko ga ki ra i
タバコ(たばこ)が嫌(きら)い
I hate smoking.

ya sa i ga ki ra i
野菜 (やさい) が嫌 (きら) い
I don't like vegetables.

The Japanese word ”嫌 (きら) い(ki ra i)” can mean both "hate" and "dislike".

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