| commonly used japanese in anime |
General:
Abunai: Dangerous
Ai: Love
Ai shiteru: I love you.
Anata: You (using the person's name is more polite)
Ani: Big brother
Anime: Animation. Usually associated with japanese cartoons.
Ano: Well... (Kagome uses this a lot)
Anata baka?: Are you stupid?
Arigato: Thank you
Aku: Evil
Akuma: Devil
Atashi: Me (female version)
Baka: Stupid
Be-da!: is when a person pulls down one eyelid and sticks out their tongue at some one.
Bishoujo: Pretty girl
Bishonen: Pretty boy
Bozu: This is an innformal way to refer to a boy, similar to the english term "kid" or "squirt".
Boku: Me/I (used by males - informal)
Chibi: Little, small
Chikyu: Earth
Chotto: A little
Chuu-gakkou: Middle school
Cosplay: Costume Play (often associated with dressing like anime characters)
Daijoubu: In question form it means, "Are you ok". Just said out as a statement means "I'm fine."
Dame: (dah-meh) Bad, no good
Demo: But
Doujinshi: Amateur comics. Doujin means people that share a common interest in literature is related that share a common interest in manga
Domo arigato gozaimasu: Thank you very much.
Fuku: Uniform. Like Kagome's school clothes
Ecchi: Lecherous. Also soft-core perverted anime that tends to consist of lots of sexual humor.
Gohan: Rice. Meal
Gomen: I'm sorry.
Gomen nasai: I'm very sorry.
Gakkou: School
Gakkousei: (Gahk-sei) Student
Genki: Energy, healthy, happy, entergetic
Hanyou: (Han-yoh) Han = half, You = demon. So, half-demon. In this case, Inuyasha is a hanyou because his father was a youkai and his mother was a human.
Hime: Princess
Hokora: Small shrine. Such as the one that the Bone Gobbling well is concealed in.
Houshi: Monk. Miroku's a houshi, though a perverted one at that.
Hayaku: Hurry
Hai: Yes
Hi: (Hee) Fire
Hikari: Light
Hentai: Pervert. Perversion. Also anime pornography.
Iie: No
Itai: Owch
Inu: Dog
Itadakimasu (the "u" is silent): said before eating a meal. The japanese equivalent of Bon Appetit.
Ja ne: Bye, or just plain out 'ja' mean 'see you later'
Jigoku: Hell
Kagome: A song for children that many Japanese people know. Besides being the heroine's name, there was some meaning behind it, actually.
Kami: God. Kami-Sama would be talking about god, or some very high ranking person, such as an emperor.
Kanpai: Cheers
Kappa: Water demon
Katana: Japanese samurai styled sword
Kawaii: Cute
Kaze: Wind
Ki: spirit, energy
Kimi: you (used between close friends or lovers)
Kisama: You (very insulting)
Kitsune: Fox spirit (Usually female)
Koi: Lover
Koibito: Boyfriend/girlfriend(less intimate).
Kokoro: Spirit, love, heart, soul. Various meanings, but all have to do with spirit.
Konbanwa: Good Evening
Koneko: Kitten
Konnichiwa: Good afternoon, Hello.
Kuma: Bear
Kunoichi: Female ninja
Kurayami: Dark
Kuso: Damnit
Mamoru: To protect
Mamotte ageru: I'll protect you.
Manga: A style of Japanese inspired comics
Matte: Stop!
Megami: Goddess
Minna: Everyone
Miko: Priestess (What Kikyou is)
Mizu: Water
Mou: Sign of exasperation, like sighing
Nani?: What?
Ne?: Right?
Neko: Cat
Ningen:Human
Ohayo gozaimasu (the "u" is silent): Good Morning.
Oi!: Hey! (male)
Oji: Prince
Ojo: Princess
Okasan: Mother (someone else's)
Onegai: Please
Onna: Woman
Oni: Demon/Devil
Oniisan (Niisan): Big brother
Ore: I (rude - used among males)
Osuwari: Sit! (dog style, go figure) This is used to subdue Inuyasha by Kagome.
Otoko: Male, guy, man
Otoko no ko: Boy (Kagome first calls Inuyasha this when she first discovers him)
Otou-san: Father
Owari: The end.
Sake: Wine
Sengoku Jidai: Age of warring states. Era where Inuyasha lives
Senpai: Upperclassmen
Shin-e: die
Shoujo: General word for girl
Shojo-ai: Girl love
Shoujo Manga: Manga aimed at females.
Shouki: evil aura given off by youkai
Shounen: General word for boy
Shounen Ai: Boy love
Shounen Manga: Manga aimed at males.
Sora: Sky
Sugoi: Cool! awesome!
Sumimasen: I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Tadaima: I'm home!
Tai: As in taiyoukai. Tai means ultimate, surpreme, or great. So, taiyoukai would mean "Great Demon" which is what Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father was.
Tamashi: Life
Tenshi: Angel
Tsuki: Moon
Usagi: Bunny
Urusai: Shut up (Inuyasha says this to Kagome a lot)
Uso: A lie
Wakatta: I understand.
Watashi: I (polite)
Yaoi: A japanese acronym that means "No climax, no point, no meaning.".
Yamero: Stop it!
Yaro: Bastard (used towards males)
Youkai: Means "demon" in this sense. The word "you" translates to demon, but the real meaning behind 'youkai' is 'bewitching apparition' which include demons, monsters, goblins, and ghouls. Obake and bakemono mean the same thing as youkai and are other words frequently used for spirits.
Yume: Dream
Yuri: Yuri was the first lesbian adult magazine. Fans started associating f/f smut with that term because of the magazine
Zettai: Never
Colors:
Aoi: Blue
Akai: Red
Chairoi: Brown
Haiiro: Grey
Kiiroi: Yellow
Kuroi: Black
Midori: Green
Murasaki: Purple
Orenji: Orange
Shiroi: White
Numbers:
Ichi: One
Ni: Two
San: Three
Yon/Shi): Four
Go: Five
Roku: Six
Nana/Shichi: Seven
Hachi: Eight
Kyuu: Nine
Juu: Ten
Name Suffixes
-chan: Used between friends or with someonne younger than you. Generally a very friendly suffix such as "Shippou-chan" as Kagome calls Shippou. Used between boyfriends and girlfriends.
-kun: Generally used for males, but can bee used for females too. Someone who's close to you as a friend. Kagome calls Kouga "Kouga-kun" to show how she's friendly with him.
-san: Polite and formal. Used for someone at the same position as you or higher. You would use this with strangers if you didn't know them well. It basically means "Ms, Miss, Mr., or Mrs." Miroku calls Kagome "Kagome-san" out of respect.
dono: Not frequently used in this anime, but in others, like Rurouni Kenshin. Indicates respect and is very polite.
-sama: Very high respect. Used when speakiing about gods or someone like an emperor or king. In this case, Kikyou is called "Kikyou-sama" by the villagers that she lived with.
-sensei: Originally means "born earlier thhan me". Usually used towards your master, teacher, or someone wise in the literature and art. You would call your school teacher by this suffix.
onee-chan/san/sama: What you would call your sister. Souta calls Kagome "Kagome onee-chan". Kaede calls Kikyou "Kikyou onee-sama".
onii-chan/san/sama: What you would call your brother. Souta calls Inuyasha Inu-no-oniichan or the "Dog-eared brother".
jii-chan/san/sama: Grandfather. Kagome calls her grandfather "Jii-chan"
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