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I read carefully the first half of the article then scanned the rest, so I may have missed it; it didn't seem to also mention "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"
by theogravity 3y ago
I read carefully the first half of the article then scanned the rest, so I may have missed it; it didn't seem to also mention "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?", which is a poetic way of saying I love you as well:
https://www.tsuki.world/world/the-moon-is-beautiful-isnt-it https://www.tsuki.world/world/the-moon-is-beautiful-isnt-it
https://www.wikihow.com/The-Moon-Is-Beautiful-Isn%27t-It https://www.wikihow.com/The-Moon-Is-Beautiful-Isn%27t-It
- soraminazuki 3y agoAs mentioned in the link, that comes from classic literature so it might not be super common knowledge. Looking it up turns up a bunch of "what does it mean" articles. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=月が綺麗ですね&kl=jp-jp&kp=-1&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=月が綺麗ですね&kl=jp-jp&kp=-1&ia=web
- bluepizza 3y agoThat's extremely archaic and specific, and most people wouldn't know about it. I suspect that, if explained, most people would find it off putting.
- bmoxb 3y agoBased on my (somewhat limited) experience, most people are familiar with the phrase but wouldn't use it in any serious context.
- arrakeen 3y agoi find it hard to accept that the origin of the phrase has nothing to do with the fact that 月 (tsuki, moon) sounds similar to 好き (suki, like/love). can any native speakers chime in?
- bluepizza 3y agoSoseki was very refined and wouldn't go for such a pun.
- jareklupinski 3y agothe second half is where the gold is imo
- minebreaker 3y agoIt's not about being poetic. Soseki thought "I love you" was too obscene for a Japanese standard at that time. Although I don't think it applies to modern Japan, it certainly resonates with me somehow. I don't trust people who talk about love.