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Oct 27, 2006 04:20
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英語 term
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Japanese "dragon"
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Japanese slang and figurative language
Are "brave hardy males" referred to as "dragons" in Japanese? if so, please list as many slang and fig. language translations for dragon that mean "brave hardy male" as possible. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(日本語)
| 4 +1 | ryu-ou koku-ryu |
komazawa
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| 5 | 女龍（辰/竜）、Or 雌龍（竜/辰） |
seika
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Proposed translations
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英語 term (edited):
japanese dragon
ryu-ou koku-ryu
Some words connecting dragon to "power, masculinity, hardness"
Ryu-ou (king of dragons) = One of most powerful knigts of japanese chess game 'shogi'
Koku-ryu (black dragon) = dragon of deep sea, darkness.
"hardy males" is NOT referred as "dragon" in Japan. You say "dragon" and it does not suggest "hardy males". Word "Dragon" does not resuggest masculinity directly. Dragons are gods, in japanese popular and trditional faith or folclore, it's power regulate weather and water (rains, typhoon, tsunami, etc).
Connection between masculinity and dragons maybe is because
of mafious members in Japan often have preferred drangon featured tatoos, and some movies, cartoon (manga) characters apears on TV screen spreading "hardy guys" image for dragon.
These movie stars may have 'Ryu(dragon)' in his name:
'Ryu', 'Ryuichi' 'Ryuji' 'Ryutaro'. But this is not special, is for 'common' boys too, so i remember we have former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in this dragon-boys collection
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Note added at 5 days (2006-11-02 02:54:14 GMT)
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I think it is OK, ryu and tatsu are common names (but it is OK as
nicknames too). Kokuryu and Ryu-ou are not names (i know noone with these names) but is OK for nicknames.
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Note added at 10 days (2006-11-06 16:52:41 GMT)
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I could not found any word for 'she-dragon' in major japanese dictionaries so I think there is no word for directly replace 'she-dragon'.
Ryu-ou (king of dragons) = One of most powerful knigts of japanese chess game 'shogi'
Koku-ryu (black dragon) = dragon of deep sea, darkness.
"hardy males" is NOT referred as "dragon" in Japan. You say "dragon" and it does not suggest "hardy males". Word "Dragon" does not resuggest masculinity directly. Dragons are gods, in japanese popular and trditional faith or folclore, it's power regulate weather and water (rains, typhoon, tsunami, etc).
Connection between masculinity and dragons maybe is because
of mafious members in Japan often have preferred drangon featured tatoos, and some movies, cartoon (manga) characters apears on TV screen spreading "hardy guys" image for dragon.
These movie stars may have 'Ryu(dragon)' in his name:
'Ryu', 'Ryuichi' 'Ryuji' 'Ryutaro'. But this is not special, is for 'common' boys too, so i remember we have former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in this dragon-boys collection
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Note added at 5 days (2006-11-02 02:54:14 GMT)
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I think it is OK, ryu and tatsu are common names (but it is OK as
nicknames too). Kokuryu and Ryu-ou are not names (i know noone with these names) but is OK for nicknames.
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Note added at 10 days (2006-11-06 16:52:41 GMT)
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I could not found any word for 'she-dragon' in major japanese dictionaries so I think there is no word for directly replace 'she-dragon'.
Note from asker:
| Hello. Can ryu-ou, koku-ru, ryuu, ryu and tatsz be used as nicknames? |
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英語 term (edited):
japanese
Discussion
Can "doragon" be used as a nickname?