Consolidated “Reiwa” discussion (was: May 1, 2019 will be a holiday, Coronation Day)
May 3, 2019, 3:19 am
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Rei 「令」on Reiwa has meaning of "commanding" or "ordering command." Back in old days, we are talking about 600 - 700 years ago, in Japan characters had close meaning to way it was used in Chinese where in old documents it was used to indicated law and regulation. However, now Rei 「令」 has meaning of "good" or "splendid" as in reimei 「令名」and also used for a title to honor a person such as in reijyou 「令嬢」in Japanese.
Japanese government has indicated Reiwa 「令和」was referenced from Manyoushu 「万葉集」which is an oldest Japanese document written around second half of 7th century to second half of 8th century with collection of Tannka 「短歌」, Japanese short poetry. Reiwa 「令和」was taken from Tannka 「短歌」about plum tree:
「初春の令月にして気淑く風和ぎ梅は鏡前の粉を披き蘭は珮後の香を薫らす」
written in Manyoushu 「万葉集」, as Japanese government has explained to the public.
Japanese government has indicated Reiwa 「令和」was referenced from Manyoushu 「万葉集」which is an oldest Japanese document written around second half of 7th century to second half of 8th century with collection of Tannka 「短歌」, Japanese short poetry. Reiwa 「令和」was taken from Tannka 「短歌」about plum tree:
「初春の令月にして気淑く風和ぎ梅は鏡前の粉を披き蘭は珮後の香を薫らす」
written in Manyoushu 「万葉集」, as Japanese government has explained to the public.
Hello AlwaysAisle,
Japan’s new era is called "Reiwa" and it started two days ago.
Emperor Akihito handed the throne to his son due to his old age which marked the end of the Heisei era. He was the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in over two centuries. Normally successions only take place after the death of an emperor.
The new era's name is a combination of the two characters Rei and Wa. Rei means "commands", "order", "auspicious" and "good". Wa means "harmony" and "peace". The start of the Reiwa era marks a huge moment for Japan both historically and symbolically. There have only been four eras in Japan’s modern history (since the Meiji restoration in 1868).
Japan’s new era is called "Reiwa" and it started two days ago.
Emperor Akihito handed the throne to his son due to his old age which marked the end of the Heisei era. He was the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in over two centuries. Normally successions only take place after the death of an emperor.
The new era's name is a combination of the two characters Rei and Wa. Rei means "commands", "order", "auspicious" and "good". Wa means "harmony" and "peace". The start of the Reiwa era marks a huge moment for Japan both historically and symbolically. There have only been four eras in Japan’s modern history (since the Meiji restoration in 1868).
Can I ask why you directed this information towards AlwaysAisle as s/he had already provided it.
Last edited by armagebedar; May 3, 2019 at 8:31 am Reason: updated quote
May 3, 2019, 3:24 am
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Hola @SofiaSanz,
Can I ask why you directed this information towards AlwaysAisle as s/he had already provided it.
Can I ask why you directed this information towards AlwaysAisle as s/he had already provided it.
I address to him/her because was the one to start this forum. I'm super interested in Reiwa because I see it very different from my own country. I love everything about Japanese culture, and this era change really caught my attention.
Hope you have a great day
May 3, 2019, 10:13 am
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https://www.therisingwasabi.com/japa...y-golden-week/
https://www.therisingwasabi.com/sala...over-vacation/
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May 3, 2019, 3:51 pm
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The Rising Wasabi is all over it:
https://www.therisingwasabi.com/japa...y-golden-week/
https://www.therisingwasabi.com/sala...over-vacation/
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)I mean, yasumishi!? Who combines kun-yomi with on-yomi, especially when kyuushi is much easier to say?
May 3, 2019, 5:30 pm
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https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/湯桶読み
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/重箱読み
FWIW, I propose ホリデッド as the word for fatal over vacationing.
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May 3, 2019, 6:28 pm
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May 3, 2019, 9:40 pm
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May 4, 2019, 6:34 am
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What hiragana (ひらがな) had to do with this discussion?
On the dictionary, Kannwajitenn (漢和辞典) they list kunnyomi (訓読み) in hiragana (ひらがな) and onnyomi (音読み) in katakana(カタカナ). So list of kanji words I listed should be shown in mixture of katakana (カタカナ) and hiragana (ひらがな), not with hiragana (ひらがな) only.
友達 (ともダチ)、王様(オウさま)、金色(キンいろ)、雑煮(ゾウに)、残高( ザンだか)、仕事(シごと)
On the dictionary, Kannwajitenn (漢和辞典) they list kunnyomi (訓読み) in hiragana (ひらがな) and onnyomi (音読み) in katakana(カタカナ). So list of kanji words I listed should be shown in mixture of katakana (カタカナ) and hiragana (ひらがな), not with hiragana (ひらがな) only.
友達 (ともダチ)、王様(オウさま)、金色(キンいろ)、雑煮(ゾウに)、残高( ザンだか)、仕事(シごと)
May 4, 2019, 6:58 am
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May 4, 2019, 9:08 am
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May 4, 2019, 4:29 pm
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Yes, I am sure that you can drag put rare exceptions in any language. ("Look at the sheep!" "One sheep in particular, or all of them as a whole?")
Years ago, I was duly chastened for pronouncing 空腹 as kuuhara instead of kuufuku. I was told that was actually "painful to listen to" Leaving out longstanding exceptions with historical precedent (we could dedicate a whole topic to 雨 words), combining the two readings is unnatural, so if a Japanese were going to create a new word to describe death by relaxation, 99 out of 100 would choose kyuushi over yasumishi.
Years ago, I was duly chastened for pronouncing 空腹 as kuuhara instead of kuufuku. I was told that was actually "painful to listen to" Leaving out longstanding exceptions with historical precedent (we could dedicate a whole topic to 雨 words), combining the two readings is unnatural, so if a Japanese were going to create a new word to describe death by relaxation, 99 out of 100 would choose kyuushi over yasumishi.
May 4, 2019, 4:32 pm
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May 4, 2019, 4:38 pm
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It seems we’ve strayed a bit off topic. Since Reiwa (or as I shall continue to call it, “Heisei Plus”) is now here, I think we can move on to other discussions.
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