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Title: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Nando on April 17, 2013, 07:43:03 AM: So the cover has "THE"

the kung fu part is 功夫

what are the characters above wushu? (see what I did there?)

seriously though, is that like "the" in JP? does it read, THE "the" 功夫 #-o

(http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HiRes/The_Kung_Fu_cover.jpg)
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Arkhan on April 17, 2013, 08:10:37 AM: that is katakana up top for "Kung Fu"

So, it just says "The KUNG FU KUNG FU!"
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 17, 2013, 08:12:42 AM: Furigana (more or less), kana to give pronounciation help to people who can't read Chinese characters.
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Nando on April 17, 2013, 10:26:31 AM: I C

makes sense, "subtitles" of sorts. lol
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2013, 02:14:00 PM: Quote from: SignOfZeta on April 17, 2013, 08:12:42 AM
Furigana (more or less), kana to give pronounciation help to people who can't read Chinese characters.

THIS.

Altough the peeps here pronounce it more like kanfū (カンフー) than kunfū.

Quote from: Nando on April 17, 2013, 10:26:31 AM
I C

makes sense, "subtitles" of sorts. lol

"abovetitles" sort of. lol
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Arkhan on April 17, 2013, 03:16:05 PM: THE KANGAROOFUU~!!!1``213RFG
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2013, 03:50:11 PM: Quote from: Nando on April 17, 2013, 07:43:03 AM
seriously though, is that like "the" in JP? does it read, THE "the" 功夫 #-o

one of those Japanese oddities is that peeps here kinda like to use the "THE" [ザ] in like brand names, company names, shops etc.
dunno from where it exactly comes really, but there are probably thousands of ザ + a name examples here in Japan.

one of the parade example is the biggest 100yen chain shop DAISO which calles itself THE DAISO / ザダイソー

(http://www.coremall.jp/img/shop/shopf08.jpg)
(http://www.johomarket.com/files/images/ã‚¶ãƒ»ãƒ€ã‚¤ã‚½ãƒ¼ä»Šå¸‚å¤§æ¡‘.jpg)
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 17, 2013, 04:24:10 PM: Considering there is no Japanese equivalent to "the", I'd say they have what Freud would call "The Envy".
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2013, 04:58:08 PM: Lol, za right.
Title: Re: A question about "The Kung Fu"
Post by: Nando on April 18, 2013, 02:24:28 AM: Quote from: SignOfZeta on April 17, 2013, 04:24:10 PM
Considering there is no Japanese equivalent to "the", I'd say they have what Freud would call "The Envy".

HAHAHAH

Awesome insight Tats! Thanks!