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For those who don't get it, that's the loose way of translating the three characters[1] which make up the name "Nintendo" in Japanese, though you wouldn't neces
by dpapathanasiou 13y ago
For those who don't get it, that's the loose way of translating the three characters[1] which make up the name "Nintendo" in Japanese, though you wouldn't necessarily know it by looking them up one by one[2].
[1] 任天堂
[2] http://tangorin.com/general/%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82 http://tangorin.com/general/%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82
- ekianjo 13y agoYou would not even translate it this way. :P You dont just stitch meaning to kanji like that in Japanese :P
- w1ntermute 13y ago任天堂本社こそその意味が確実に付けられると思ってない。 http://kotaku.com/5649625/nintendo-might-not-mean-what-you-think http://kotaku.com/5649625/nintendo-might-not-mean-what-you-t...
- dpapathanasiou 13y agoIt's not the way I would translate it myself (I would say it's just a name, and really has no meaning), but it is a common English interpretation that's been floating out there.
- w1ntermute 13y ago「運」という意味がその３つのどの漢字にも入ってないよ。
- aikinai 13y agoIt doesn't really make any sense, but that's the official story even inside Nintendo (of America). And using Japanese here is pointless.
- dpapathanasiou 13y agoAnd using Japanese here is pointless. We're just doing our best to show off ;)
- dpapathanasiou 13y agoおっしゃる通りです。ただ、「何」を天に任せると聞かれたら、「運」がいちおう適当な返事でしょう、ね。