Thursday, 26 June 2014

Fred's Phrases: Anime: Fruits Basket Vocabulary

Earlier this week we reviewed the anime 'Fruits Basket' so why don't we learn a bit of the vocab used in the anime?

Daoist (Taoist) symbols carved in stone: yin-y...
Daoist (Taoist) symbols carved in stone: yin-yang and animals of the Chinese zodiac. Qingyanggong temple, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Anime Vocabulary Lesson 1: Fruits Basket

Animals of the Zodiac
Eng:             Jap:              Kanji
Mouse:        Nezumi :       鼠
Ox:              Osuushi:       雄牛
Tiger:           Tora:            虎
Rabbit:         Usagi:          ウサギ
Dragon:        Ryū:            竜
Snake:          Hebi:            蛇
Horse:          Uma:            馬
Sheep:          Hitsuji:         羊
Monkey:       Saru:            猿
Rooster:        Ondori:        雄鶏
Dog:             Inu:              犬
Pig:               Buta:            豚
And the extra...
Cat:               Neko:          猫

Miscellaneous words
Landslide:    Jisuberi:        地滑り
Handsome:  Hansamu:      ハンサム
Schoolgirl:   Joshi seito:    女子生徒
Hot spring:   Onsen:          温泉
Curse:          Noroi:           呪い
Hug:            Hōyō:            抱擁


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