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I remember talking to a Japanese coworker about some pain I was experiencing, and they asked if it was like zukizuki or - some other word.
by wulfeet 2y ago
I remember talking to a Japanese coworker about some pain I was experiencing, and they asked if it was like zukizuki or - some other word.
- worldsoup 2y agoya there are many different giyongo to describe various states of exhaustion...probably due to the workaholic culture that is prevalent in Japan
- lIl-IIIl 2y agoI think there are different onomatopoeia for different kinds of pain. English equivalent is probably when a doctor may ask if a pain is sharp, dull, pulsating, burning, etc.
- jameshart 2y agoCareful... it's a little too easy to ascribe things like that to a superficial cultural trait. English has a huge variety of terms for extreme tiredness: whacked, bushed, wiped out, worn out, drained, burned out, beat, knackered, fried, shattered, frazzled, zonked... must be the puritan work ethic or something. We've even got a few onomatopoeia of our own: feeling kinda.. ugh.. meh... bleugh... I mean, whew, yeesh. Just... phew. Maybe being tired is just the global human condition.
- edgyquant 2y agoIt may be due to Protestant work ethic, no idea, but non of the English words you cited are actual onomatopoeias
- jameshart 2y agoWell, ぐたぐた, へとへと and よたよた aren't exactly onomatopoeias either.
- Jagerbizzle 2y agoNot to mention "sigh", which I find impossible to say without also sighing.