JapanForum.com

JapanForum.com (https://www.japanforum.com/forum/)
-   Japanese Language Help (https://www.japanforum.com/forum/japanese-language-help/)
-   -   Does this sign mean something in Japanese? (https://www.japanforum.com/forum/japanese-language-help/12286-does-sign-mean-something-japanese.html)

tgeertsen 02-05-2008 11:12 AM

Does this sign mean something in Japanese?
 
1 Attachment(s)
Does this sign mean something in Japanese?

yumeau 02-05-2008 11:49 AM

This sign means...
 
It seems to me a Chinese one, but Japanese does have that character as well.
It means to show or to point.

anrakushi 02-05-2008 01:31 PM

taken from dictionary:
ジ, シ, しめ.す show; indicate; point out; express; display

tgeertsen 02-05-2008 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anrakushi (Post 389472)
taken from dictionary:
ジ, シ, しめ.す show; indicate; point out; express; display

The signs you posted doesn't look like the picture, or...?

chachava 02-05-2008 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgeertsen (Post 389545)
The signs you posted doesn't look like the picture, or...?

They are the readings for the kanji.... it is so that you know how to pronounce it

It is correct, that is all you need to know

anrakushi 02-05-2008 10:45 PM

as said above, yes, those are the pronunciation for this character that i copied here.


All times are GMT. The time now is 08:51 AM.

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6