What do the ー and 〜 mean in Japanese?
A long dash is for long vowels and a wave dash is to show from … to as other people have already answered. The wave dash is read “kara” which means from.Japanese distinguish a short vowel from a long vowel. For example Ono san and Oono san are different person. Some say O’O’NO and some other might pronounce it O-NO san. Oo and Ou are not distinguished. It is bit complicated.For example, Tokyo is pronounced TOUKYOU or TOOKYOO and either one is fine. But if you pronounce it Tokyo with short vowels, it sounds bit strange to native speakers though we understand it somehow.駅名の英語表記についての一考（国会議事堂前駅の例から） - 【訪日外国人誘致＆観光立国＆東京五輪】 もっと世界の東京へ。アジアを代表するカッコイイ世界都市に！Kokkaigijidomae is written KokkaigijidOUmae in hiragana and is pronounced Kokka’i gijidou ma’e.However, hiragana doesn’t use a long dash. So a long dash is used mainly for foreign oriented words such as no-to (for note) and conpu-ta- (for computer) in katakana.
What does "Uwa" mean in Japanese?
normally uwa is a like sound you make when you're surprised, but also is a sound you make when you're amazed, bewildered, excited, that kind of thing, like 'wow'/'ohmygod'/etc.
What does "doki doki" mean in Japanese? Does it have more than one meaning?
DOKI DOKI is often used as a reference to heartbeats in Japanese but actually literally translated from English means Keep in earthenware.
What does TORI mean in JAPANESE ?
"tori" means "bird". 鳥 肚裏 "tori" means "in the heart", but this is not seen, just for rare case. When "tori" is seen in the sentences, you can think it a bird almost without a fail.
What does "nani" mean in Japanese?
I guess someone said NANI to you and you want to know what they exactly meant. It can mean different things depending on the person and situation, but here are the four major situation where NANI is used.If its someone who you know said it, it can mean two things; 1. If they are calm, it just means they didn't understand you the first time and they want to hear what your said again. 2. If they look pissed, it means you said something offensive.If its someone who you don't know said it, it can mean two things;1. If they are calm, they didn't understand what you said and they want to hear again to understand you. 2.If they look pissed, it means f**k off.
How do you say mean, rude, and you're mean in Japanese?
ひどい (hidoi) means rude, not caring about other’s feeling, blunt. This is the one of the greatest insults to the Japanese people given their high regard for etiquette.If you want to use it in a casual phrase you can say “ひどいねー”. This phrase when combined with the correct tone and facial expression can be potentially lethal. Please use with caution.
Do u know what ari gato means in Japanese???
Yes. Arigatou (pronounced ah-ree-gah-toe) means "Thank You" In Japanese. If you say "Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu" You can say Thank you very much.
What does " youni" mean in japanese and how do you use it in a sentence?
It's you ni. The most common way it's used is "so that" or "in order to" but there are other ways, which make it complex. piano o jouzi ni hikeru YOU NI mainichi renshuu shite iru. (I play the Piano everyday SO THAT I can become good at it) It's also common to use it as "like" too. Yume de aru you ni (Like a dream) There are others like using you na after nouns to describe the noun. You can also use it to describe verbs after nouns. It can also mean "it seems that" "it appears that".
What does "Hachi" mean (in Japanese)?
I know it means 8, but does it have another meaning? My oldest brother has been calling me "Hachi" since we watched the Japanese movie, "Nana," the other day. They mention in the movie that it's a pet's name, so he thought it was funny. If it's just a normal name, then I don't mind being called that. We have several silly nicknames for each other anyway.