Japanese Word Thread

[Josiah]

momo: peach

[Josiah]

kudamono: fruit

[Josiah]

yasai: vegatables

[NabMaster]

momo: peach

Wow, that makes so much more sense now! In the game Xenosaga there's a girl named Momo and the villain always calls her something like "my peach." I never understood it 'til now, thanks Josiah!

[Giga-Gar]

Momo means peach, huh? That's confusing, because in Avatar, the Fire Nation is based off of Imperial Japan, while the Air Nomads are based off of Tibetan monks. Meh, Aang's the one who named Momo, and he did travel 'round the world before he was frozen.

But I digress. Is Appa a Japanese word?

[Josiah]

If it is, it's not one I know and my dictionary is back in AZ so I can't look it right now.

ichigo: strawberry

[Giga-Gar]

If it is, it's not one I know and my dictionary is back in AZ so I can't look it right now.

ichigo: strawberry

So... that guy on Bleach with the orange hair is named Strawberry, huh? wow. Next you'll be telling me Vegeta means carrot.

[Josiah]

(Ichigo's nickname is due to his red hair (red hair, strawberry). Speaking of Saiyans, Goku is actually the carrot (his Saiyan name is Kakarot). All the Saiyans are named after vegatables. Kakarot = carrot. Vegeta = vegatable. Raditz = raddish. And the like. However, their names are based off the English names of vegatables, NOT the Japanese.)

sasa: bamboo (you'd think bamboo was a Japanese word, but it isn't)

[Kaida]

sasa: bamboo (you'd think bamboo was a Japanese word, but it isn't)

Actually I thought Bamboo was Chinese... is it Chinese?

[Metalheadz]

momo: peach

So that's what it means? I wonder if in the Japanese Mario, they call Peach "Momo" lol.

[Josiah]

((Not sure if bamboo is Chinese, but it might be.))

((Actually in Japan Princess Peach is still Peach, just with standard Japanese pronounciation.))

ringo: apple

[Josiah]

kinoko: mushroom

[Josiah]

tororo: grated Japanese yam (a common topping for soba noodles)

[Josiah]

kake soba: pan fried soba noodles

[Josiah]

nani: what

nan: what