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Most numbers have two readings, one derived from Chinese used for cardinal numbers and a native Japanese reading (Kun reading) used somewhat less formally for numbers up to 10. In some cases (listed below) the Japanese reading is generally preferred for all uses. Archaic readings are marked with †.
[On 分 being 1/10 or 1/100] I found more on this at the Keirinkan website (a major publisher known for their arithmetic textbook). According to the page, the term "wari" (then written 和利) was used as a unit for interest rates in the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period. As the need for calculating interest rose and calculations began to ...
Ischi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. [1] In high school, he was a loner, but it was during this time that he first heard yodeling on the radio. [2] Following his father, Ischi went to university for mechanical engineering. In his spare time he became engrossed with the zither and the hammered dulcimer, and learned to play these instruments.
Japanese Nominal Structure as proposed by Akira Watanabe. In generative grammar, one proposed structure of Japanese nominal phrases includes three layers of functional projections: #P, CaseP, and QuantifierP. [3] Here, #P is placed above NP to explain Japanese's lack of plural morphology, and to make clear the # head is the stem of such ...
"½ no Shinwa" (1/2の神話, Nibun no Ichi no Shinwa, lit. "Half the Myth") is the fourth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori.Written by Masao Urino and Yoshiyuki Ohsawa, the single was released on February 23, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label.
Japanese wordplay relies on the nuances of the Japanese language and Japanese script for humorous effect, functioning somewhat like a cross between a pun and a spoonerism. Double entendres have a rich history in Japanese entertainment (such as in kakekotoba ) [ 1 ] due to the language's large number of homographs (different meanings for a given ...
The song's lyrics also included the Japanese number counting "Ichi Ni San Shi" from Kraftwerk's "Numbers". Cybotron 's 1983 release " Clear ", from the album Enter , contains multiple auditory elements of Computer World : the musical refrain closely resembles parts of "Home Computer" and "It's More Fun to Compute"; additionally, the track ...
"I'll Be There") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia. It is the theme song of the 2017 Warner Bros. Pictures live action film Fullmetal Alchemist. [2] The song was written by Misia, with lyrics that portray the brotherly bond between the two main characters, Edward and Alphonse, [3] and composed by Los Angeles–based Japanese musician ...