Japanese (language)

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eating

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untranslatable word

gratefulness

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has fewer sounds than any other language and therefore has to ascribe a lot of meanings to the few it does have. 'Seikan' can mean a sexual feeling, naval construction, can manufacturing, or serene contemplation.

Japanese has fewer sounds than any other language and therefore has to ascribe a lot of meanings to the few it does have. 'Seikan' can mean a sexual feeling, naval construction... can manufacturing, or serene contemplation.

is Spanish written in Chinese characters thrown in a bag and then sorted out without any logical order.

Japanese is essentially Spanish written in Chinese characters thrown in a bag and then sorted out without any logical order.

is a language that adopted the world's most complicated writing system, and then made it worse.

Japanese is essentially a language that adopted the world's most complicated writing system, and then made it worse.

Japanese is (of course) essentially Turkish as spoken by Hawaiians.

is 16th-century Chinese, 17th-century Portuguese, 18th-century Dutch, 19th-century French and 20th-century English with an abhorrence of consonant clusters.

Japanese is essentially 16th-century Chinese, 17th-century Portuguese, 18th-century Dutch, 19th-century French and 20th-century English with an abhorrence of consonant clusters.

is tone-deaf ancient Chinese spoken backwards.

Japanese is essentially tone-deaf ancient Chinese spoken backwards.

is, grammatically, Spanish done in reverse Polish notation.

I have long maintained that Japanese grammar is essentially Spanish done in reverse Polish notation.

is like Mexican with all the vowels removed.

Conversely, Japanese sounds like Mexican with all the vowels removed.

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