Thread: Does anybody know what fumon tonko means?

Isn't it just easier to use the romaji? People make things so complicated.

Originally Posted by mystic_guard_sinoel

Isn't it just easier to use the romaji? People make things so complicated.

the thing is that it isnt entirely used, tcho=/=chou

This is the part of the post where i ask what a romaji is.

Originally Posted by shaman-king

This is the part of the post where i ask what a romaji is.

romaji is the romanization of japanese characters. For example, Japan is nihon in japanese right? well, nihon is the romanized way of writing it considering it isnt written in japanese. Fumon Tonko is another example. The list goes on and on and on.

Ara ara, thank you for clarification neo-dono. And to answer mysticguard-sans question to be honest no the romaji is not enough for me. Personally i like to know the full english translation of most techniques used in anime and manga because you actually know what the words mean and since im interested in japanese culture as a whole that helps me with my whole further understanding japan thing i have going on. So to answer your question, no it isnt easier for me.

yeah, it's best to not use the romaji.
eres correcto!

I prefer them because literal translations sound really cheesy. And I do speak Japanese; I guess it's a matter of personal prefrence.

i dont speak japanese, but i speak spanish, when sperm-worm wrote "eres correcto" it s wrong. I know it's bleach fault, but kubo doesnt know a shit of spanish, its full of mistakes.

they may to say "you re right" is simply "correcto". to say "eres correcto" would mean something like "you are correct" not tour opinin, idea or guess, but the person ( it really doesnt make any sense)

I dont mean the techniques written as literal translations. I mean the romaji with a translation on the side, the way mankin trad did with ren's bushin fish fin, or naruto does with all of their jutsus, or bleach or any other good anime or manga. I agree with you that the literal translation sounds chessy, which is exactly why i like the romaji used with a translation somewhere off of the page. To know what you are reading isnt exactly what i would call cheesy, more so convenient.

Originally Posted by jalize

i dont speak japanese, but i speak spanish, when sperm-worm wrote "eres correcto" it s wrong. I know it's bleach fault, but kubo doesnt know a shit of spanish, its full of mistakes.

they may to say "you re right" is simply "correcto". to say "eres correcto" would mean something like "you are correct" not tour opinin, idea or guess, but the person ( it really doesnt make any sense)

Yeah I also speak spanish (I'm puertorrican) and 'eres correcto' would basically mean you ARE correct even though it's being more in terms of what you ARE instead of being right. get it? More grammatically correct translations would be 'estas en lo correcto' which means you are correct or 'tienes razon' (you're right) or better just plain and simple 'cierto' or as was said before 'correcto' which means right or correct. And I agree 'eres correcto' makes no sense and for a supposed mexican shaman he doesn't know spanish lol.