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okimasa
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 Posted: Aug 06, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: Spoons With Kanji On Them |
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For the longest time, I've been wanting to ask this, but never got around to it.
I have a set of spoons from Japan. They aren't anything special, I think they came with some sort of subscription to a magazine in the 50's or 60's. My question is, what does the writing on them say?
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sleepyredmoo
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2008 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| do people even use spoons in japan? i suppose it would be hard to eat certian things with chopsticks |
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okimasa
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| sleepyredmoo wrote: | | do people even use spoons in japan? i suppose it would be hard to eat certian things with chopsticks |
I looked into that once. They use knives, forks and spoons for western food. But they use the spoon for a few other things too. (Mainly desserts).
Edit: I don't think there's anything hard to eat with chopsticks in a normal Japanese diet. Most things are made bite sized before served. |
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spacesamurai
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Chopsticks are very versatile. I use a fork as a last resort. |
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Kevangogh
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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長命富貴
ちょうめいふうき
choumei fuuki
Meaning: long life & wealth. |
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okimasa
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you very much! I doubt I would have been able to figure that out on my own |
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kenny.kor
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| Posted: Aug 07, 2008 2:52 am Post subject: |
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i've never seen that before, nor have i heard of the expression.
kinda like 強食弱肉 strong eat weak meat, literally, i always found those kanji paired together funny because of their individual meaning
jakunikukyoshoku じゃくにくきょうしょく ＝ Survival of the fittest。 |
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spacesamurai
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| How Darwinian of you. |
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