Kanji Help Needed for Toy Designs

Kimbo · (#1 (**permalink**))

I'm a toy designer who needs your help! I have 12 figures, each needing specific kanji. Can someone help me avoid potential disasters from blindly trusting Google Translate? I need to verify the kanji for the following words -- all help will be very, very much appreciated! Thanks!
SUN
SKY
FIRE
LOVE
MOON
STAR
WATER
NIGHT
SNOW
LUCK
POWER
PEACE

SHAD0W · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Kimbo

I'm a toy designer who needs your help! I have 12 figures, each needing specific kanji. Can someone help me avoid potential disasters from blindly trusting Google Translate?

Sorry, i cant help, but google could come up with some interesting results! (and horrified parents haha)

I love toys! what are you selling?

Nagoyankee · (#3 (**permalink**))

Sun　太陽　sky　空　fire　火

Love　愛　moon　月　star　星

Water　水　night　夜　snow　雪

Luck　運　power　力　peace　平和

chryuop · (#4 (**permalink**))

Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".

SHAD0W · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by chryuop

Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".

I always understood "うん" as the equal to "yeah" or something to that effect

To my knowledge, its not related to luck.

Nagoyankee · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by chryuop

Nagoyankeeさん、your list of kanji reminded me of a question that I've wanted to ask for a long time and always forgotten...not I will take this opportunity to do it hee hee.
Is the informal "yes" うん by any chance related to the word luck? I have always wondered if the answer yes that way could mean something like "luckily".

The answer is 100% negative. The informal 'yes', うん,　is an originally Japanese phrase. It existed before we had anything to do with China, therefore way before importing kanji from it. You don't import very basic words such as 'yes' and 'no' from a language that isn't even linguistically related to your own.

Kimbo · (#7 (**permalink**))

Hi Nagoyankee! Tahnk you very much for your help!
Hey SHAD0W -- I'll post some pictures of the prototypes in a few weeks -- hope you dig 'em! Thanks!

SHAD0W · (#8 (**permalink**))

Still waiting..