suidai
frustum
New to me. Particularly the first character. The second character is very common. 台所: kitchen. 台湾: Taiwan. I did find out, in the course of my investigation, that the term is normally written 錐台, pronounced the same way. Funnily enough, this term is not in the Microsoft IME dictionary, nor is the term I glossed for this entry in many online dictionaries. I love a challenge (and thank you, Wikipedia!).
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
乖離
kairi
to separate, diverge, alienate
Again, introduced to a brand new word today, although through work. I've seen the second character, in words related to separation, but had never seen the first before.
to separate, diverge, alienate
Again, introduced to a brand new word today, although through work. I've seen the second character, in words related to separation, but had never seen the first before.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
傀儡
kairai or kugutu
puppet, marionette, or, archaically, prostitute
Introduced to a brand new word today, apropos of the Trump victory. My husband told me this morning that he thought Trump, a man with little true intelligence, was more likely being manipulated by the lackeys who surround him. Called him a 傀儡. I had to look that up. Never heard the term before. Never saw or used either of the characters before. One good thing about the rise of an orange authoritarian in the US? Learning more Japanese!
puppet, marionette, or, archaically, prostitute
Introduced to a brand new word today, apropos of the Trump victory. My husband told me this morning that he thought Trump, a man with little true intelligence, was more likely being manipulated by the lackeys who surround him. Called him a 傀儡. I had to look that up. Never heard the term before. Never saw or used either of the characters before. One good thing about the rise of an orange authoritarian in the US? Learning more Japanese!
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
開き
hiraki
opening, difference, discrepancy, gap, variance
I knew the first, obvious, meaning for this nominal form of the verb, 開く hiraku (to open), but the other meanings were news to me, and I found them intriguing. Well, gap makes sense, but difference and discrepancy and variance? Very interesting.
opening, difference, discrepancy, gap, variance
I knew the first, obvious, meaning for this nominal form of the verb, 開く hiraku (to open), but the other meanings were news to me, and I found them intriguing. Well, gap makes sense, but difference and discrepancy and variance? Very interesting.
見解
kenkai
opinion, point of view, judgment, position
The first character is easy. 見る miru (to see, to watch). The second one was familiar, but apparently, not familiar enough. When I checked it out, I found that it is used for a variety of verbs. 解く hodoku (to untie, to unwrap, to unfasten), 解ける tokeru (to be solved, to come undone), 解く toku (to solve, although you must be able to hodoku and toku straight only by context, since they both have the same 送り仮名 okurigana (declensional kana)), and 解る wakaru (to understand, to grasp, to see).
opinion, point of view, judgment, position
The first character is easy. 見る miru (to see, to watch). The second one was familiar, but apparently, not familiar enough. When I checked it out, I found that it is used for a variety of verbs. 解く hodoku (to untie, to unwrap, to unfasten), 解ける tokeru (to be solved, to come undone), 解く toku (to solve, although you must be able to hodoku and toku straight only by context, since they both have the same 送り仮名 okurigana (declensional kana)), and 解る wakaru (to understand, to grasp, to see).
Monday, November 30, 2015
反映
han'ei
to reflect, to determine, to mold, to promote
I was reasonably well-acquainted with this compound for the first meaning, but then I ran into a translation where they were using it for the last meaning, which is not a typical dictionary meaning for it. It makes sense, especially in context, where you are approving data and then you need to 反映 it to a server. You wouldn't say that you 'reflect' the data to the server. Well, you could, but it wouldn't be pretty. 'Promote' the data makes more sense, in context.
to reflect, to determine, to mold, to promote
I was reasonably well-acquainted with this compound for the first meaning, but then I ran into a translation where they were using it for the last meaning, which is not a typical dictionary meaning for it. It makes sense, especially in context, where you are approving data and then you need to 反映 it to a server. You wouldn't say that you 'reflect' the data to the server. Well, you could, but it wouldn't be pretty. 'Promote' the data makes more sense, in context.
承認
syounin
recognition, authorization, approval
It's funny, because I jotted this down a few weeks ago for not recognizing (pardon the pun) the characters, and then last week and the week before, it was everywhere in this document I was translating and reviewing. Especially in compound forms like 事前承認 zizensyounin (pre-approval), 即時承認 sokuzisyounin (instant approval), and 予約承認 yoyakusyounin (scheduled approval).
recognition, authorization, approval
It's funny, because I jotted this down a few weeks ago for not recognizing (pardon the pun) the characters, and then last week and the week before, it was everywhere in this document I was translating and reviewing. Especially in compound forms like 事前承認 zizensyounin (pre-approval), 即時承認 sokuzisyounin (instant approval), and 予約承認 yoyakusyounin (scheduled approval).
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