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An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names hào (in Mandarin Chinese), gō (in Japanese), ho (in Korean), and tên hiệu (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosphere.
In the Peanuts comic strip from the 1960s and 1970s, Charlie Brown tries to write to a pen pal using a fountain pen, but after several literally "botched" attempts, Charlie switches to using a pencil and referring to his penpal as his "pencil-pal"; his first letter to his "pencil-pal" explains the reason for the name change. [2]
The Chinese and Japanese languages have numerous false friends. The following is a list of some of the most common false friends that individuals must be mindful of when writing them. Some words and expressions are similar but have different pronunciations and meanings in their respective languages.
Also, Japanese parents tend to give their children a name in kanji, hiragana, or katakana, particularly if it is a Japanese name. Even individuals born in Japan, with a Japanese name, might be referred to using katakana if they have established residency or a career overseas.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Song by Pikotaro "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" Single by Pikotaro Released 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) Recorded 2016 Genre J-pop, electro-pop, dance-pop, techno Length 0: 45 Label Avex Music Creative Songwriter(s) Daimaou Kosaka Producer(s) Daimaou Kosaka Pikotaro singles chronology ...
Pentel Co., Ltd. (ぺんてる株式会社, Penteru Kabushiki Gaisha) is a privately-held Japanese manufacturing company of stationery products. The name comes from one of their first widely known products and is a portmanteau of the English words pen and pastel. [5] [6] Pentel is also the inventor of non-permanent marker technology.
Gaijin (外人, [ɡai(d)ʑiɴ]; 'outsider, alien') is a Japanese word for foreigners and non-Japanese citizens in Japan, specifically being applied to foreigners of non-Japanese ethnicity and those from the Japanese diaspora who are not Japanese citizens. [1] The word is composed of two kanji: gai (外, 'outside') and jin (人, 'person').
The Pen Butai (ペン部隊, lit. "Pen Corps" or "Pen Brigade" ) was a Japanese government organisation which existed between 1938 and 1942. [ 1 ] It was composed of Japanese authors who travelled the front during the Second Sino-Japanese War to write favourably of Japan's war efforts in China.