Japanese Culture
I think that kanji is most interesting and confusing thing for foreigners. First, I will tell you about interesting point for foreigners. A lot of foreigners are interested in kanji because they think that kanji has mean one word is very cool, like kanji’s complex design, shape and looks and enjoy it like one of art. In addition, kanji is used in everywhere in Japan now, so foreigners who come to Japan take pictures of anything and everything used kanji. Many of them interested in kanji, so some of them have kanji tattooed on their body or wear clothes which printed kanji. Second, I will tell you about confusing points. I told you some foreigners have kanji tattooed or wear kanji printed T-shirt at first. However, almost all foreigners use kanji without understand meaning of it and they misunderstand about kanji, so they have strange kanji goods. For example, a Australian man had 気違い(kichigai) ,it means crazy, tattooed on his arm without understand meaning. After know the meaning, he was disappointed. On the other hand, some foreigners wear kanji printed T-shirt like 讃岐饂飩(sanukiudon) , which is Japanese noodle or 便所(banjo) , it means a toilet in English. There are a lot of examples that are interesting. If you would like to see, please click here. Thus, foreigners misunderstand and can’t understand meaning of kanji and they are confused by kanji before they know it. However, almost all Japanese wear T-shirt that English printed without understanding meaning. I think that Japanese it not to be laughed at foreigners.
I think that kanji is most interesting and confusing thing for foreigners. First, I will tell you about interesting point for foreigners. A lot of foreigners are interested in kanji because they think that kanji has mean one word is very cool, like kanji’s complex design, shape and looks and enjoy it like one of art. In addition, kanji is used in everywhere in Japan now, so foreigners who come to Japan take pictures of anything and everything used kanji. Many of them interested in kanji, so some of them have kanji tattooed on their body or wear clothes which printed kanji. Second, I will tell you about confusing points. I told you some foreigners have kanji tattooed or wear kanji printed T-shirt at first. However, almost all foreigners use kanji without understand meaning of it and they misunderstand about kanji, so they have strange kanji goods. For example, a Australian man had 気違い(kichigai) ,it means crazy, tattooed on his arm without understand meaning. After know the meaning, he was disappointed. On the other hand, some foreigners wear kanji printed T-shirt like 讃岐饂飩(sanukiudon) , which is Japanese noodle or 便所(banjo) , it means a toilet in English. There are a lot of examples that are interesting. If you would like to see, please click here. Thus, foreigners misunderstand and can’t understand meaning of kanji and they are confused by kanji before they know it. However, almost all Japanese wear T-shirt that English printed without understanding meaning. I think that Japanese it not to be laughed at foreigners.
