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Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: Kurosu | Hi,
I am looking for the japanese characters of the word 'kurosu'.
Does this word mean
i. murder or kill
ii. cross
(or both)? And is クロス the accurate representation of kurosu? It is to be engraved on a gift, and therefore I don't want to be writing the wrong thing. Any help would be much much appreciated.
Thank you very much |
| | | Japanese translation:殺す | Explanation:
The word you're looking for is
"Korosu", not "Kurosu".
Korosu means to murder or kill someone.
Here it is in Japanese writing.
Kanji: 殺す
Katakana: コロス
Hiragana: ころす
Warning! I would be extremely careful with this word, as it is not to be used lightly. In Japanese, "korosu" can be used as a rather severe cursing word used during a conflict. In other words, it is rather bad language. Are you sure you want to write something like this (i.e "I'm going to murder you") on a gift to someone?
Please consider.
Good luck. |
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 Troy Fowler
Japan
Local time: 04:18
| Grading comment Thanks very much, Troy. Exactly what I was worried about :S Truly glad I double checked. Thanks again for the prompt and clear response!
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13 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 | kurosu 殺す
Explanation:
The word you're looking for is
"Korosu", not "Kurosu".
Korosu means to murder or kill someone.
Here it is in Japanese writing.
Kanji: 殺す
Katakana: コロス
Hiragana: ころす
Warning! I would be extremely careful with this word, as it is not to be used lightly. In Japanese, "korosu" can be used as a rather severe cursing word used during a conflict. In other words, it is rather bad language. Are you sure you want to write something like this (i.e "I'm going to murder you") on a gift to someone?
Please consider.
Good luck.
| Troy Fowler
Japan
Local time: 04:18
Native speaker of: English
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| | Grading comment Thanks very much, Troy. Exactly what I was worried about :S Truly glad I double checked. Thanks again for the prompt and clear response!
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15 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 | kurosu クロス or 十字架
Explanation:
i. This word does not mean "murder or kill". That is "korosu", or 「殺す」.
ii. Is クロス the accurate representation of kurosu?
Yes, as long as I can tell.
（However, the Japanese translation 「十字架」 is also used. As you can imagine, while this is a perfect word for it, it is kind of old-fashioned (or not a term preferred in the fashion industry.). I mean a teenage girlｌ who bought a cross motif pendant would say、 「クロスのペンダント買っちゃった」rather than 「十字架のペンダント買っちゃった」。）
I hope this helps.
| | | Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Kanako! Very very much appreciated, and I'm really glad I checked before engraving it! Didn't expect such quick replies.
You guys rock!
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