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kojo

Japanese translation: 古城、湖上、孝女、皇女

16:38 Jun 28, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)
English term or phrase: kojo
its a name
stephen kormoss
Japanese translation:古城、湖上、孝女、皇女
Explanation:
Let's face it. This is a typical case of "missing link". I would like to ask the asker "What kind of name? A place? a person's? a thing?" "Proper noun? Common noun? or what?"
Translations I cited above is some results you would get when you typed "K-O-J-O" and have your word processor converted. First is "old castle", next is "on the lake", next is "a woman who is pious to her parents", the last is "Emperor's daughter -- princess". In first two last "o" is elongated, in last two first "o" is elongated when pronounced them. Don't tell me I did not try.
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4 +2古城、湖上、孝女、皇女
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
古城、湖上、孝女、皇女


Explanation:
Let's face it. This is a typical case of "missing link". I would like to ask the asker "What kind of name? A place? a person's? a thing?" "Proper noun? Common noun? or what?"
Translations I cited above is some results you would get when you typed "K-O-J-O" and have your word processor converted. First is "old castle", next is "on the lake", next is "a woman who is pious to her parents", the last is "Emperor's daughter -- princess". In first two last "o" is elongated, in last two first "o" is elongated when pronounced them. Don't tell me I did not try.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Hammond: could even be'factory' which is what came to my mind first of all.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Kurt, yes, kohjoh is certainly a possibility.
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: Or "kohjoh"for improvement? Susan-san, you r so kind to point out, giving clarifications. :) -
12 hrs
neutral  Will Matter: lots of possibilities, need more context, even' Kojo no tsuki' comes to mind, used to sing it a lot....
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Yes you are right, lots of possibilities. Please read what I said in its entirety, so you either agree or disagree (in case you have a definite answer), not neutral.
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