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English translation: JEI or EJ&I


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Japanese term or phrase:EJI
English translation:JEI or EJ&I
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Marketing - Surveying / New company name, Health care.
Japanese term or phrase: EJI
Dear All,
I'm going to create a new company. In this connection, I would like to ask about the name for it:

"EJI",

formed by first letters of the names of participants.
My question is: doesn't it seem offensive in some languages or already in use by another (well-known) company, or organization etc.

Any comments will be appretiated!
Nikolai Muraviev
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:25
A thought
Explanation:
Nothing wrong with EJI, except for many Japanese they may sound like, thus mistaken, as a man's name "EIJI". EIJI also means English letters.
I don't think any well-known company using them as acronym or else.
How do you pronounce? Like reading each letter in alphabet?
How about EJ&I instead, or JEI (pronouced jay)?
Just a comment and suggestion.
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humbird
United States
Local time: 14:25
Grading comment
Thanks everybody!
Humbird,thank you for detailed answer.
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Summary of answers provided
5A thought
humbird
4Edgy
Can Altinbay
3"etchi"?
Steven Battisti


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
New Company Name
"etchi"?


Explanation:
Well, with Japanese the first thing I would be concerned about is the term "ecchi", which is a slang phrase meaning something like "pervert" when used as an adjective, and in some cases it can refer to the act of sex itself, usually when used as a noun.

I'm not sure how you're pronouncing EJI, but if you're just using the letters, I don't suspect there would be much of a problem in Japan.

Any thoughts from others?

Steven Battisti
United States
Local time: 17:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  humbird: Steven, ecchi or etchi does not mean "pervert". It simply means "dirty" or obscene.
5 hrs
  -> I was thinking of a young girl saying いやだ！エッチ！ In American English, "pervert" would be the closest match for this.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
A thought


Explanation:
Nothing wrong with EJI, except for many Japanese they may sound like, thus mistaken, as a man's name "EIJI". EIJI also means English letters.
I don't think any well-known company using them as acronym or else.
How do you pronounce? Like reading each letter in alphabet?
How about EJ&I instead, or JEI (pronouced jay)?
Just a comment and suggestion.


humbird
United States
Local time: 14:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks everybody!
Humbird,thank you for detailed answer.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Edgy


Explanation:
Would the fact that it looks like "edgy" in English be a problem? You say it's health care related, right?

Can Altinbay
United States
Local time: 17:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
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