Dec 4, 2015 18:07
8 yrs ago
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Japanese term
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
気回し力
Japanese to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
As part of a clothing description, in this case a striped, hooded jacket: "人気のボーダー柄は気回し力のある幅にし". I see lots of hits on Google for "気回し力抜群", but I'm not sure what it means. Can someone help? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | versatile |
Yuki Okada
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| 3 +1 | mix-and-match capabilities |
Misae Lucasey
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Proposed translations
+4
10 mins
Yuki Okada
Canada
Canada
Native in Japanese
Canada
Engineering translator
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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versatile
You have it in a wrong kanji. It should be 着回し and it is explained here, for example.
http://zokugo-dict.com/07ki/kimawasi.htm
Versatile, or versatility, is one word that comes to my mind, or you can write the whole sentence with a more explanatory manner.
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Note added at 44 mins (2015-12-04 18:51:57 GMT)
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When I saw your term I thought it might refer to an ability to give consideration to other people. I suspect that people use 気回し because it looks like a legitimate word that way. But if it is describing clothing, it has to be 着回し to make sense.
http://zokugo-dict.com/07ki/kimawasi.htm
Versatile, or versatility, is one word that comes to my mind, or you can write the whole sentence with a more explanatory manner.
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Note added at 44 mins (2015-12-04 18:51:57 GMT)
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When I saw your term I thought it might refer to an ability to give consideration to other people. I suspect that people use 気回し because it looks like a legitimate word that way. But if it is describing clothing, it has to be 着回し to make sense.
Note from asker:
| Really!? Since there are 13,800 other hits for "気回し力" I thought it must be a separate term. Wow, thanks! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much for your prompt answer. Tasukarimashita!"
+1
2 hrs
Misae Lucasey
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
EN< > JP Interpreter
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan)
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
mix-and-match capabilities
It should be 着回し力。
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Lucasey-san. I'm giving points to Okada-san because she answered first. But I usually use some form of "mix-and-match" when translating 着回し. |
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