[EVA] kanji [off-topic]

[Patrick Yip]

     PY @ TOKYO


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> Japan, i.e. arigatou (Thank you), usually it's written in hiragana 
> "a-ri-ga-tou", but this word  has a kanji as well (I was suprised), though 
> 
> ## This is actually not uncommon to see "arigatou" written in kanji in 
> ## modern Japan. It consists of kanji of "Ari" (be) and kanji of 
> ## "Muzukashii" (difficult). 
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Is it that common?  

## This is quite common to see it in formal writing. Shops sometimes
## use the kanji writing of "arigatou"  in their notice to the 
## customers.

I was rather amused  when I first saw the kanji for "arigatou".  It 
has the meaning (in Chinese) "disastrous" or "in a
tight situation" and I don't see any slightest connection w/ "thank you".

## Hmm... I am not sure the origin of using these kanji for "arigatou"
## but the pronounciation of "arigatou" does seem to match the kanji
## writing -- unlike the case for "urusai", which in fact uses another
## Japanese idiom (May-fly like) which has its own pronounciation. 
## So I think there is an origin for this.
     
     
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