Japanese in manga
Classical & archaic Japanese
Grammar from centuries before the manga was drawn.
4 notes
By kind of Japanese
- All174
- Honorifics & keigo17
- Role language19
- Register & tone35
- First-person pronouns9
- Second-person pronouns4
- Villain speech5
- Idioms55
- Body idioms48
- Four-character idioms18
- Proverbs7
- Kanji anatomy81
- Buddhist vocabulary39
- Language around death7
- Wordplay10
- Classical & archaic Japanese4
- No English equivalent40
- One word, many renderings34
- False friends5
- Cultural localisation6
By JLPT level
By series
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井の中の吠えし蛙よ
“YOU'RE A LITTLE FROG, CROAKING IN YOUR PUDDLE.”
A Frog Kept, a Well Lost: 井の中の蛙 and the Proverb VIZ Shrinks to a Puddle
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刃を向けてくる者は一刀両断にせねばならぬ
“...AND I MUST CLEAVE ANYONE WHO TURNS A SWORD UPON ME.”
One Stroke, Two Pieces: 一刀両断 and the Old English Verb That Keeps the Cut but Drops the Count
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情けは人のためならず
“THEY SAY THAT BY BEING COMPASSIONATE YOU'RE ONLY HELPING YOURSELF.”
The Proverb Half of Japan Misreads: 情けは人のためならず and the Explanation VIZ Printed in Its Place
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…フン！灯台下暗しとはこのことだな
“...EVER HEARD THE OLD SAYING ABOUT IT BEING DARKEST AT THE BASE OF THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTHOUSE?”
The Blind Spot at Your Feet: 灯台下暗し and the Lighthouse That Wandered Into VIZ's Proverb