4 ms·
The sheer number of unexplained Japanese words in that article made reading it lightly frustrating. Convenient example: "All yakuza groups have a coat of arms
by kemayo 15y ago
The sheer number of unexplained Japanese words in that article made reading it lightly frustrating. Convenient example:
"All yakuza groups have a coat of arms or crest known as a daimon(代紋) that represents the group. The Yamaguchi-gumi daimon is often called hishi-gata because of its shape."
Sure, he romanized that last one, but that really didn't make the sentence understandable.
- cdavid 15y agoMost Japanese families have a coat of arms. Yamaguchi is the strongest yakuza group (according to wikipedia, it would be around 55000 members), and has a specific daimon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yamabishi.svg. hishigata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yamabishi.svg. hishigata means diamond shape.
- roel_v 15y agoThe next paragraphs explains that sentence (daimon, yamaguchi-dumi). 'hishi-gata' wasn't but from a quick google I understand that it means 'diamond-shaped'. I admit that I found it frustrating as well.