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minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 days agoI wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoSame reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don’t know.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI didnt know if you knew the loan word thing. Why ask?
minus-squareOuterRem@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoThey transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?
minus-squareTraister101@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoBecause it sounds like English words which is “cool”
I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana
Loanwords
I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?
Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don’t know.
Then why respond?
I didnt know if you knew the loan word thing.
Why ask?
They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.
I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?
Because it sounds like English words which is “cool”