Newbie Here
 

I've wanted to learn Japanese for a long time and would like some help. I'm a beginner but who like to make some language partner friends. Can anybody tell me what "mishi mishi" means in Japanese? No, not "moshi moshi" that's what you say on the phone. My wife seems to think it means "eat eat". I told her I never heard of that phrase. "Taberu" is to eat that I know. Thanks.:ywave:

hadn't heard this one before but checked the dictionary:
ミシミシ; みしみし (adv,adv-to,vs) creaking; groaning (e.g. of something under physical stress)

If your wife heard it in anime or drama where someone is starting on a meal, then it should be 'meshi meshi'. It means "eat eat" in a masculine speech as she guessed. The kanji (han zi) for 'meshi' is 飯.

But if it is indeed 'mishimishi' that was said, then it's the Japanese onomatopoeia meaning what anrakushi stated above.

:vsign: Thanks! I think it's "meshi,meshi" then. She's not the only one that has said "mishi mishi" erroneously. Now I can tell all her friends it's not "mishi mishi" it's (me)shi (me)shi.

I was way out there....
 

I thought MishiMishi, was slang for Grandma! :giggles:

Is there any reason you would bump a two-year old thread to make a pointless comment as your first post ever?

Nothing is ever pointless...
 

When I did a google search for something, this is the thread that came up! I honestly didn't even look at the date, as I am exhausted.

I wonder even more so, why you would make such a negative and rude comment to me... as a newcomer and my first post! Thank you, I feel welcomed!

I promise to make sure I check dates more carefully, from here on out... as I do not want to disrupt your day!

Have a Blessed Evening,
Chrissy

1. In general, it is considered rude to bump old threads on forums across the Internet. This has been a general rule on the Internet for over a decade. I'm becoming an old, cranky man who easily upsets when people don't know the rules. *grumble grumble* See this post for an interesting relevant discussion: Eternal September - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2. It wasted my time. I check threads with new posts for questions to answer. I started reading the thread through to see what needed to be answered, and only because I recognized one of the posters as someone who "retired" from this board

3. I didn't think there was actually a person behind the post. It looked like a bot to me.

4. Out of curiosity, how did you get to this thread? Did you google "mishi mishi"?

5. Stop posturing; what I wrote didn't offend you, and you're playing the hurt lamb. There's no way what I wrote actually could hurt anyone's feelings for real.

I'm sorry I upset you. I look forward to seeing you post here. Please have a look at the rules here, too. And don't forget that there's a search bar if you have a question like "how do I learn Japanese" that has probably been answered a brazillion times.

And in case you're here for this reason: It's not a good idea to get a Japanese tattoo if you don't speak Japanese.

Dear Sir....
 

I apologize if you read I was upset or had hurt feelings in my message, as I didn't type that! I said, you were being rude and negative!

If you like to think I am acting as a hurt lamb, than so be it! It's your opinion. I was standing up for my misunderstanding, that was made! However, you apparently don't see the actual words being typed, as your ego blocks your view.

I am a nice girl and I joined this forum to better inform myself, as my 5-year-old Twins are taking Japanese. I did not join this Forum to debate ridiculous misunderstandings. Let's be done with this!

Who knows, you might find out that you like me (people in general) and in the future we could have great conversations and I might even learn a lot from you in the midst of them!

Thank You Ever So,
Chrissy

You seem like a cool lady. I regret being an ass to you but am leaving up my post to show people that YES KYLE CAN SOMETIMES BE A JERK. :)

There are cultural differences in the way different age groups behave on forums. Given that you have five-year old twins, I'm guessing you're in the age group immediately above mine, which suggests why your post evoked the response I gave. But knowing your background now, it makes more sense.

Not a Jerk.....
 

LOL... Right on!

Yes, I am a 35-yr-old (Old Lady)! It's all good! I think we both have the same witty intellect, and can hold our own! Join forces and conquer! :giggles:

Still questioning "mishi mishi"
 

I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd try anyways.

I don't speak Japanese but my students love to interject it into their everyday speech. I'm an English teacher in China, many of my students know a good deal of Japanese.

I have a group of boys that have used "mishi mishi" a couple of times and I'm curious if perhaps there are other meanings associated with it.

I hear things like "Do you and your boyfriend mishi mishi every night?" or when I ask them about sports: "I play mishi mishi"

If they are truly saying "meshi meshi," "eat" then it doesn't concern me, but why talk about eating so much? And why not use Chinese if they don't know the English? And why is this phrase always accompanied by a fit of giggles?

Anyways, I'd appreciate the help if anyone's still out there.

I don't know where you're from, but I'd say a nontrivial number of American children know of at least one linguistic connection between "eating" and sex by the time they enter high school.

I'm really surprised to hear someone who is an English teacher not immediately think of this same thing when questioning why someone giggles at "do you and your boyfriend eat every night?"

I'm not making any comment about the "Japanese" though. みしみし strikes me as pretty meaningless. American kids obsessed with anime do the exact same thing (spout gibberish as if it meant something). I'd suspect there are a lot of Chinese kids who might do this, too.