| Every now and then it happens to be the case that a character name, a technique or something or other means something else in your native language. In some cases it may be hard to ignore. Let me give you some examples. -Luffy calling Sanji his "Kokku" (Cook). Its so stupid and cannot help but laugh at this -This is probably the one that bothers me the most. In Ginga eiyuu densetsu, characters often refer to the admirals, reinhard etc. as "Kakka" (your excellency), but in Finnish that means poop. It's so common too that its very hard to ignore it, and it can ruin a tense scene for me XD -A few minor ones. Pucci from stone ocean almost sounds like dick in Greek, The main love interest from grand blue Chisa literally means piss in Greek (Very appealing name for the main heroine yup), "Kunai" the ninja implement means something like "moving it" (I still have flashbacks to my friend making that joke for the duration of my high school life cause there's a similar Greek slang to say someones gay)... I am probably forgetting some good ones but these are the ones that come to mind immediately. What are some unfortunate coincidences that torment you when you watch anime? |
| Kuro means black in japanese, but in bulgarian means dick 😁 |
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Kuro means black in japanese, but in bulgarian means dick 😁
| @STURRAMAK Captain Kuro must hit different in bulgarian XD Also, that brings a whole new meaning to "Kuromaru" |
| Spanish isn't my native language, but the common insults "baka" and "aho" line up with "vaca" (cow) and "ajo" (garlic). The name Kagome can also resemble "cagóme," which has a poop-related meaning. |
| I am a native English speaker and I can't think of anything |
| Laputa and la puta which means "the whore" in Spanish. Not an anime, but too good of an example to not mention it. Pokken Tournament is called Pokémon Tekken in Germany since Pokken is too similar to the word "Pocken" which means smallpox in German. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
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Spanish isn't my native language, but the common insults "baka" and "aho" line up with "vaca" (cow) and "ajo" (garlic). The name Kagome can also resemble "cagóme," which has a poop-related meaning.
| As a spanish speaker I can say that probably the worst one is when a character is called "Marika" which can be translated to "faggot" |
| In french chin chin is like a wine toast or saying cheers when drinking a beverage, its Japanese equivalent is Kampai. But in Japanese chin chin means dick and Kampai sounds like Cum Pie. |
| I can think of this one from Hunter x Hunter. ACCOMPANY ON! |
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| rufy ja nega? nami ja nega? charlimi |
"Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo? Or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest?"~ Suguru Geto  |
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I can think of this one from Hunter x Hunter. ACCOMPANY ON!
| @SaiteiDaOrette oh yeah dude i watched the 2011 version and that was absolutely fucking hilarious man 😭😭😭i was actually dead lol |
"Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo? Or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest?"~ Suguru Geto |
| Shirley nicknaming Lelouch "Lulu" which means "Pee" in German. |
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In french chin chin is like a wine toast or saying cheers when drinking a beverage, its Japanese equivalent is Kampai.
But in Japanese chin chin means dick and Kampai sounds like Cum Pie.
But in Japanese chin chin means dick and Kampai sounds like Cum Pie.
| @tchitchouan Well, technically chin chin only means dick sometimes. I'm not Japanese so I can only say this as an outsider looking in, but while the first interpretation of chin chin with no other context would probably be dick, apparently in certain dialects it can also have other common meanings (Sorry I can't provide an actual example, I just remember hearing this somewhere), and of course even in the common tokyo dialect Chin chin has other meanings like "to beg" (I.e. its the command you give to a dog to get them to stand upright and wag their paws). Just thought it was interesting enough to mention. A word like Manko for example, as far as I know, does not have any homonyms and so would likely sound dirtier because you are not used to having it mean anything else. |
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@tchitchouan Well, technically chin chin only means dick sometimes. I'm not Japanese so I can only say this as an outsider looking in, but while the first interpretation of chin chin with no other context would probably be dick, apparently in certain dialects it can also have other common meanings (Sorry I can't provide an actual example, I just remember hearing this somewhere), and of course even in the common tokyo dialect Chin chin has other meanings like "to beg" (I.e. its the command you give to a dog to get them to stand upright and wag their paws).
Just thought it was interesting enough to mention. A word like Manko for example, as far as I know, does not have any homonyms and so would likely sound dirtier because you are not used to having it mean anything else.
Just thought it was interesting enough to mention. A word like Manko for example, as far as I know, does not have any homonyms and so would likely sound dirtier because you are not used to having it mean anything else.
| @Anjuro Okay, what about Kampai sounding like Cum Pie. |
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I can think of this one from Hunter x Hunter. ACCOMPANY ON!
| @SaiteiDaOrette This is actually one of the funniest clips I have seen in a while. The "Accompany on" makes it even better XD |
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@Anjuro Okay, what about Kampai sounding like Cum Pie.
| @tchitchouan Well slight problem with that... its actually kanpai -_- I guess it kinda sounds like it if you have a dirty mind, but cum pie is not even a phrase that is used (as far as I know). You need to try Motto Motto to come up with good shimoneta Tchitchouan-kun :) |
| In the anime "Inuyasha" there is a character called Kagome, which sounds a lot like the word "Cagou-me" in Portuguese. That word is related to poop. In the dubbed version of the anime they even changed the name "Kagome" to "Agome". |
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In the anime "Inuyasha" there is a character called Kagome, which sounds a lot like the word "Cagou-me" in Portuguese. That word is related to poop. In the dubbed version of the anime they even changed the name "Kagome" to "Agome".
| @AppleIceCream Ngl, Agome is kinda cursed too XD It means "Jaw Eye" in Japanese. Honestly localized names are another huge rabbit hole, I remember so many funny ones too from back when I was a kid (for example, I think the renamed Kuririn to vinnie XDXDXD) |
| Let me preface this, I know it's not the n word, but it sounds like it... That one word or phrasing that sounds like the n word. The same thing with Chinese. |
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Let me preface this, I know it's not the n word, but it sounds like it...
That one word or phrasing that sounds like the n word. The same thing with Chinese.
That one word or phrasing that sounds like the n word. The same thing with Chinese.
| @JustMaya Its funny how the dialogue makes sense even if you interpret nigeru as n-word. NIGERU NDAYO smokey! (smokey is an n-word), NANDAAA ANO OTOKO (What the hell is wrong with this guy?) XD Apparently in korean dubs its way worse because the word for "you" is the n word XD |
| The word or name Hikari is funny to me cuz in Albanian "kar" means dick. We have a hard time pronouncing car in English as well... Caca, Kaka, Kakka, etc, sound like "kakë" which means poop in my language. |
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The word or name Hikari is funny to me cuz in Albanian "kar" means dick. We have a hard time pronouncing car in English as well...
Caca, Kaka, Kakka, etc, sound like "kakë" which means poop in my language.
Caca, Kaka, Kakka, etc, sound like "kakë" which means poop in my language.
SimplyBrazen said: Caca, Kaka, Kakka, etc, sound like "kakë" which means poop in my language. No surprise there. Caca is Spanish for poop. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Kakka means poop in my language as well. Steins;Gate has a character called Daru but daru means alcohol here From the currently airing Shikanoko the op song keeps on repeating "noko noko", it's weird for me to listen since noko means "I don't want" in my language. |
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| "matte" is pronounced a bit different in German, but the German word "Matte" would be "mat" and the Japanese pronunciation sounds more like "warte" in my ears, which is the actual translation. Generally, even with more similar pronounced words like "kita" (Japanese = north) and "Kita" (German = short alternative form for "Kindergarten") I usually don't have any issues with being confused by the words, because the pronunciation is still distinctively different: [kʲi̥ta̠] vs [ˈkiːta] Also, I'm already used to Japanese loaning words like "Arubeito" restricting themselves only to part-time jobs as opposed to the original "Arbeit" which is a general work or job Maou_heika said: That's kind of universal, it's also the same in both of mine, though it would be spelt "Kacka" in German, but only used by children who find it easier to say than "Kacke"Kakka means poop in my language as well. Maou_heika said: I had tried the Visual Novel, but put it on indefinite on-hold, so I don't really recall who Daru was, but that would be a funny coincidence if he is a character who likes to drink alcoholSteins;Gate has a character called Daru but daru means alcohol here Maou_heika said: I've heard the song in videos, but never knew were it came from, so thanks for bringing it up ^^From the currently airing Shikanoko the op song keeps on repeating "noko noko", it's weird for me to listen since noko means "I don't want" in my language. How's Shikanoko? |
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I can think of this one from Hunter x Hunter. ACCOMPANY ON!
| @SaiteiDaOrette Same energy as this clip from Quintessential Quintuplets: |
Noboru said: From what I recall, he didn't drink alcoholI had tried the Visual Novel, but put it on indefinite on-hold, so I don't really recall who Daru was, but that would be a funny coincidence if he is a character who likes to drink alcohol Noboru said: That's one weird anime, that's all I can sayHow's Shikanoko? |
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| First thing that came to my mind is that the anime "Shiki" sounds really close to Polish word "siki" which means piss. Also, the Japanese pronunciation of "devil" soounds pretty close to the Polish word "debil", which means moron. |
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Maou_heika said: Better that way, anywayFrom what I recall, he didn't drink alcohol Maou_heika said: Ah I see, the Anime page here on MAL does give the impression that it would include quite a lot of absurdist humor, so it can be a hit or miss depending on whether you like that type of humor and how well it is executedThat's one weird anime, that's all I can say btw: how similar do Japanese and your language sound from the phonetics? As in do the vowels for example sound similar or rather distinctively different? |
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First thing that came to my mind is that the anime "Shiki" sounds really close to Polish word "siki" which means piss. Also, the Japanese pronunciation of "devil" soounds pretty close to the Polish word "debil", which means moron.
| @kasgier Débil is Spanish for "weak." Moron is "bobo," which gives an interesting meaning to Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. |
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| @ALEXxAMI Or from the second opening of Death Note I can't be the only one who mishear "N"gger fucker/sucker" from this. |
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| I just remembered another example. Quiz Magic Academy: The Original Animation has a character called Malariya. I don't remember how it was pronounced but the spelling should be obvious. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi |
| Does this count? It's the first thing that comes to mind. |
| What's "undayo", Mr. Joestar? |
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| Senku in my country is "no anus" and Tadano means that the person is offering sex (something like that). |
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| "Suki" in Japanese is "I love". "Suki" in Russian is the plural of the most famous Russian word - "suka". We always lol when we hear this song: |
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Maou_heika said:
From what I recall, he didn't drink alcohol
Better that way, anywayFrom what I recall, he didn't drink alcohol
Maou_heika said:
That's one weird anime, that's all I can say
Ah I see, the Anime page here on MAL does give the impression that it would include quite a lot of absurdist humor, so it can be a hit or miss depending on whether you like that type of humor and how well it is executedThat's one weird anime, that's all I can say
btw: how similar do Japanese and your language sound from the phonetics? As in do the vowels for example sound similar or rather distinctively different?
Noboru said: Phonetically my language is quite similar to Japanesebtw: how similar do Japanese and your language sound from the phonetics? As in do the vowels for example sound similar or rather distinctively different? |
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Noboru said:
btw: how similar do Japanese and your language sound from the phonetics? As in do the vowels for example sound similar or rather distinctively different?
Phonetically my language is quite similar to Japanesebtw: how similar do Japanese and your language sound from the phonetics? As in do the vowels for example sound similar or rather distinctively different?
| @Maou_heika That makes learning to pronounce it easier, but then again, more susceptible to "false friends" in sounds where a similar-sounding word could mean something completely different. It's quite intriguing how the languages are structured |
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