Japanese in manga
Second-person pronouns
Calling someone "you" is a choice with consequences.
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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貴殿ら何用かは知らぬが
“I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BUSINESS BRINGS YOU HERE...”
A Priest's Formal Challenge: 貴殿 and the Officer's "You" VIZ Prints as Plain "You"
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……？剣士殿……！！！貴殿の力を見こんで理不尽な願い申し奉る！！！
“MR. BUSHIDO! YOU'RE STRONG! PLEASE GRANT MY HUMBLE REQUEST!”
An Ostrich's Chivalry: 貴殿 and the Warrior's Formal "You" VIZ Trades for a Nickname
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おい貴様このおれを誰だと思ってる
“WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?”
From "Your Esteemed Self" to Fighting Words: 貴様 and the Pronoun System English Flattens Into "You"
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ロロノア・ゾロ…てめェの評判はきいてたが、このおれを甘くみるなよ
“RORONOA ZOLO! PEASANTS AND PIRATES MAY TREMBLE AT YOUR NAME... BUT YOU'RE NO MATCH FOR THE GREAT ONE!”
Your Humble Servant, Turned Into a Slur: てめェ and the Register English Flattens Into "YOU"