Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
Kono
English translation:
"This" in Japanese, must always be followed by a noun.
Added to glossary by
Will Matter
Mar 27, 2004 03:31
20 yrs ago
Japanese term
Kono
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Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
it's in chineese
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | This |
Will Matter
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| 3 | ｺﾓﾒｰ |
Lu Zou
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| 3 -1 | No context, no conclusion. The following are quoted from OED. |
Last Hermit
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Proposed translations
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This
Kono=this, with one limitation. It cannot stand alone, it is always followed by the noun you are referring to or talking about.
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Note added at 2004-03-27 04:57:24 (GMT)
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For example, you can say \"kono hon...\" which means \"this book..\" and then comes the rest of the sentence. Japanese has three words for locating things things spatially, they are \"kono\" \"sono\" and \"ano\" and they correspond roughly to \"this\"(closest to the speaker), \"that\" (usually closer to the listener or further away from the speaker\" and \"that (over there), which is usually an equal distance away from both the speaker and the listener. This idea applies both for the physical location of things in space (This car here, that book there, the mountain over there) but also for things under discussion such as \"this idea...\", \"that meeting\" and so forth. You always say \"Kono + the noun you are speaking about and it means \"This noun... (followed by any ideas you wish to express about it.\" For example \"Kono hon (book) wa shiroi (white) desu\" means \"This book is white\" and \"Kono uchi (house) wa ookii (big) desu\" means \"This house is big (large)\". HTH.
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Note added at 2004-03-30 23:36:40 (GMT)
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Regardless of the noun that follows it, which can be any noun you choose, the individual meaning of this word, in Japanese, is \"this\". To use the examples given above, correct Japanese usage would be \"kono software\" \"kono company\", \"kono minister\" and \"kono erotic art\" and the meaning would be translated into English as \"this software\" \"this company\" \"this minister\" and \"this erotic art\", respectively. As explained above Japanese uses three spatial descriptors, they are \"kono\", \"sono\" and \"ano\" and they correspond to \"This noun (here)\", \"That noun(there)\" and \"That noun (over there).
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Note added at 2004-03-27 04:57:24 (GMT)
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For example, you can say \"kono hon...\" which means \"this book..\" and then comes the rest of the sentence. Japanese has three words for locating things things spatially, they are \"kono\" \"sono\" and \"ano\" and they correspond roughly to \"this\"(closest to the speaker), \"that\" (usually closer to the listener or further away from the speaker\" and \"that (over there), which is usually an equal distance away from both the speaker and the listener. This idea applies both for the physical location of things in space (This car here, that book there, the mountain over there) but also for things under discussion such as \"this idea...\", \"that meeting\" and so forth. You always say \"Kono + the noun you are speaking about and it means \"This noun... (followed by any ideas you wish to express about it.\" For example \"Kono hon (book) wa shiroi (white) desu\" means \"This book is white\" and \"Kono uchi (house) wa ookii (big) desu\" means \"This house is big (large)\". HTH.
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Note added at 2004-03-30 23:36:40 (GMT)
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Regardless of the noun that follows it, which can be any noun you choose, the individual meaning of this word, in Japanese, is \"this\". To use the examples given above, correct Japanese usage would be \"kono software\" \"kono company\", \"kono minister\" and \"kono erotic art\" and the meaning would be translated into English as \"this software\" \"this company\" \"this minister\" and \"this erotic art\", respectively. As explained above Japanese uses three spatial descriptors, they are \"kono\", \"sono\" and \"ano\" and they correspond to \"This noun (here)\", \"That noun(there)\" and \"That noun (over there).
Peer comment(s):
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Hacene
: What you are talking about is Japanese, not chinese. Plus, this is high level of certainty for such a strange question.
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i know that this is not Chinese, i know that it's Japanese, asker asked in the wrong language pair but this answer is correct in and for Japanese.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "ok. thanks. "
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Last Hermit
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Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
No context, no conclusion. The following are quoted from OED.
1)A Korean board game.
1895 S. Culin Korean Games 100 The games played on diagrams, like our game of Merrells, receive the name of Ko-no in Korea, a term my informant could not further define. Ibid. 101 In all games of Kono, as in Pa-tok, the black men move first. 1960 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games I. iii. 98 Five Field Kono.+ The object of the game is to move the pieces across to the other side of the board to occupy the places vacated by the opponent, and the first player to do so wins the game. 1970 Nature 19 Sept. 1206/1 Ko-No (Fig. 1) is probably the simplest fully determined board game known.
2)"k@Un@U) Also Konno(h). [Native name.]
a. A Mandingo-speaking people of Sierra Leone; a member of this people. b. The language of the Kono people, having affinities with Vai. Also attrib. or as adj.
1909 R. H. K. Willans in Jrnl. R. Afr. Soc. XXX. 130 The history of the Konnoh people is of great interest.+ The Konnohs at the present day have degenerated into an almost insignificant tribe. Ibid. 145 Soa+in Mendi and Konnoh means three. 1916 N. W. Thomas Specimens Lang. Sierra Leone Introd., Kono, Susu and Kisi were recorded from informants with a very moderate knowledge of English. 1925 T. N. Goddard Handbk. Sierra Leone 55 The Konnos and Korankos are closely connected with the Mandingos. 1925 H. C. Luke Bibliogr. Sierra Leone (ed. 2) 148 Kono Hymns. 1926 F. W. Butt-Thompson Sierra Leone vi. 44 The present border of the Kono lands. 1951 K. L. Little Mende of Sierra Leone iii. 70 The Kono men, who are mostly labourers in the town, wear European shorts and shirt outside the trousers. Ibid. vii. 147 The Mende tend to look down on certain peoples, such as the Kono. 1964 C. Fyfe Sierra Leone Inheritance 250 During the march to Weeima we were attacked on all sides by the Konnos and several of our people were wounded.
1895 S. Culin Korean Games 100 The games played on diagrams, like our game of Merrells, receive the name of Ko-no in Korea, a term my informant could not further define. Ibid. 101 In all games of Kono, as in Pa-tok, the black men move first. 1960 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games I. iii. 98 Five Field Kono.+ The object of the game is to move the pieces across to the other side of the board to occupy the places vacated by the opponent, and the first player to do so wins the game. 1970 Nature 19 Sept. 1206/1 Ko-No (Fig. 1) is probably the simplest fully determined board game known.
2)"k@Un@U) Also Konno(h). [Native name.]
a. A Mandingo-speaking people of Sierra Leone; a member of this people. b. The language of the Kono people, having affinities with Vai. Also attrib. or as adj.
1909 R. H. K. Willans in Jrnl. R. Afr. Soc. XXX. 130 The history of the Konnoh people is of great interest.+ The Konnohs at the present day have degenerated into an almost insignificant tribe. Ibid. 145 Soa+in Mendi and Konnoh means three. 1916 N. W. Thomas Specimens Lang. Sierra Leone Introd., Kono, Susu and Kisi were recorded from informants with a very moderate knowledge of English. 1925 T. N. Goddard Handbk. Sierra Leone 55 The Konnos and Korankos are closely connected with the Mandingos. 1925 H. C. Luke Bibliogr. Sierra Leone (ed. 2) 148 Kono Hymns. 1926 F. W. Butt-Thompson Sierra Leone vi. 44 The present border of the Kono lands. 1951 K. L. Little Mende of Sierra Leone iii. 70 The Kono men, who are mostly labourers in the town, wear European shorts and shirt outside the trousers. Ibid. vii. 147 The Mende tend to look down on certain peoples, such as the Kono. 1964 C. Fyfe Sierra Leone Inheritance 250 During the march to Weeima we were attacked on all sides by the Konnos and several of our people were wounded.
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: trust me, this is "this" in Japanese.
1 day 7 hrs
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Well, I do trust you that this "Kono" COULBE be Japanese. But it also could be "Korean", right? No contexts, no conclusion.
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2 days 20 hrs
ｺﾓﾒｰ
If it refers to a name, it could be ｺﾓﾒｰ or ﾐ｡ﾒｰ
Discussion
2) without more context, it can refer to a sofware, a company, a prime minister or some erotic art form