Japanese Words from Naruto.

[Ruingaraf]

gigacannon

If I remember correctly, 'hentai' is actually the Japanese word for perversion, and 'ecchi' is merely the english spelling of the japenese letter, that is the first letter of the word 'hentai' in japense.

Did you know 'Akamaru' is the name of a small island in the South Pacific? It's true!

Hentai literally means "Sexually Enlightened One"  

[Ruingaraf]

Exactly. It basically implies possession, meaning it can be translated multiple ways. Though I wouldn't use that as an example, because stating origin in Spanish can be confusing to the English speaker. (*knows bits and pieces of Japanese and is in Spanish II*)

Well, Nara is a city where people can feed deer from their hands, and they bow for them. And Shikamaru's family raises deer for medicinal purposes.  

[Ruingaraf]

Oh, on Hokage identification- I made the same mistake. Kages are called as the following (in order)

Shodaime
Niidaime
Sandaime
Yondaime
Godaime
Rokudaime, etc.

Shi/Yon are interchangeable, depending on the dialect. I think that Yon is used, though, because "Shi" and the number four are considered a bad omen, because "Shi" is also the reading of the kanji meaning "death". Which is kind of ironic because Yondaime is dead.

So they might have used Yondaime because they didn't want to basically put an ill omen on him?

And I don't know why "Sho" is used. Maybe since it's "first" and not "one"?

But regardless, the same system is used with all the Kages.

For example, Sandaime Hokage, Yondaime Kazekage, etc.  

[Ruingaraf]

More stuff:

Yuki is generally translated as "snow", not ice. Mizu is water, Sui is waterfall, I think. Kokoro is "heart" in the metaphorical or literary sense. You have it on there twice, and one of them says it's "soul". Bakayero, or somthing of that general sounds, is also used for "impossible". Kisame means "Demon shark".

Konoha- Leaf
Suna- Sand
Iwagakure- Village hidden in the rocks
Takigakure- Waterfall village
Sharingan- Mirror Wheel Eye
Omote Renge- Primary lotus
Shishi/Uzumaki Rendan- Lion/Uzumaki barrage (Naruto stole it form Sasuke)
Jyuken- Gentle fist
Mangenkyo Sharingan- Kaleidescope Sharingan
Jujin Buushin- Man-beast clone
___ no mai- Dance of the ___ (Kimmimaro's moves)
Sabakyu- Desert coffin
Sabaku Sousu- Desert Graveyard/Funeral
Chidori/Raikiri- Thousand Birds/Thunder Splitter (Basically the same move, Sasuke calls it Chidori, Kakashi calls it Raikiri)
Kaiten- I don't know what it means, it's Neji's spinning move
Hakke Rokujuyon Sho- Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms
Tsuga- Piercing fang
Gatsuga- Double piercing fang
Suiken- Drunken fist
Ura Renge- Reverse lotus
Sennen Goroshi- Thousand Years of Death
Garoga- Double-headed Wolf Strike

Hands signs- (verify these, I learned these years ago)

Usagi- Rabbit
Tora- Tiger
(O)-hitsuji- Ram
Tori- literally bird, refering to Rooser in the zodiac
Nezumi- Rat
Hebi- Snake
Uma- Horse
Inu- Dog
Ryu- Dragon
Ousu-buta- Boar
(O)-ushi- Ox
Saru- Monkey  

[SodaFries]

Umm... here are some common suffixes... I don't know if someone already posted them, sorry.
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-San
Usually told after a name as a sign of respect. It can be towards males and females. It is used for many other things, but that is what you usually see in Naruto.
-Kun
This is an informal sign of respect. It can also be used by a person of lower status, but in Naruto, girls usually refer to it as a sign of respect. Usually, it is referred towards males, but can be used towards females.
-Chan
An informal suffix of san. Usually used for females, but can be used for males. It is usually shown as a sign of endearment, as Naruto does to Sakura.
-Hime
In the manga, the old lady (whose name I cannot remember) referrs Tsunade as Tsunade-hime. Hime is often used as a suffix for princess. There are a lot more, but I'll type them later...  

[ber-the-conqueror]

Ee- yes (more casual than hai)
Nan desu? - casual way of asking what something is.
Shiawase - happiness
michi - road; path
Nakushita - lost
kotoba - word(s)
hana - nose; flower, petal; tip, point
Hai, ii desu yo... - Yes, it is so.
kuroi - black
Kutabare - Drop dead.
Ohaiyo gozaimasu - Good Morning (most formal)
Sumimasen - Excuse me, Sorry (very formal, and will get the user far in Japanese culture)
hikari - light
hotaru - fireflies
(Anata wa) Donata desu ka. - What is your name? (Lit. You who are?)
Irrasshai(masu) - Welcome! (used to welcome guests into a shop or a restauaunt)
Anko - red bean jam
sora - sky
nagareboshi - shooting star
akai - red
kyo - today
kino - yesterday
ashita - tomorrow
asatte - day after tomorrow

Days of the Week
nichi-yobi - Sunday
getsu-yobi - Monday
ka-yobi - Tuesday
sui-yobi - Wednesday
moku-yobi - Thursday
kin-yobi - Friday
do-yobi - Saturday

-no chukaku - around (object)
-no mae - in front (of object)
-no ue - on top (of object; and NO. It is not the equivalent of "uke," you pervert)
-no shita - underneath (of object; see above comment)
Name desu ka. - What is your name? (Rather casual.)
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Hai, watashi wa Nihon-go de hanasu.

More to come later.  

[sakura_harunoB]

cool. thanks for this post. It's helpful.
smile  

[Candy_Note]

wow great job on the thread

 

[Makota Is Rawr]

Sasori Means Scorpion :]  

[Matsuri2009]

Sukina iro wa nan desu ka?- What is your favorite color?

then i found most of the colors online (i don't know if there right or not but i will check)

kuro or kuroi- black
aoi- blue
chairo- brown
haiiro- gray
midori- green
daidaiiro- orange
momoiro- pink
murasaki- purple
Akai - red
mizuiro- sky blue
shiro- white
kiiro- yellow  

[Xx_iLoveChocolatez_xX]

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mimiguille

also I'm not so sure but, I read somewhere that Kisame means shark. not so sure though...anybody who can confirm this?

I think you are right. ^^

um kisame means demon shark and hoshigaki means dried persimmon. O.O seriously and his sword samehada means shark skin  

[Xx_iLoveChocolatez_xX]

amaterasu means sun goddess i think and kage means shadow  

[TakahiroMisaki12]

Kaiten- I don't know what it means, it's Neji's spinning move

this means rotation  

[Vorexx]

Lawlz, I know like every japanese word associated with Naruto, just PM me, and I'll find it in my notebook.  

[Vorexx]

Then I'll PM you back.