tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post2423227847766777893..comments2024-02-21T02:19:19.666-07:00Comments on hanzismatter.blogspot.com: tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-49972886249370211352010-10-18T03:25:27.307-07:002010-10-18T03:25:27.307-07:00@Octafish - If someone wants a Chinese/ Japanese t...@Octafish - If someone wants a Chinese/ Japanese tattoo that unambiguously means "friend" or "friendship" then they should get 友, which has exactly this meaning in both languages.<br /><br />But 仲 by itself is ambiguous. It <b>can</b> mean either "friend" or "enemy." There is no "default meaning."<br /><br />It's just like determining the meaning of the letter "A": it could be short for "angel" or "a**hole" depending on the context.<br /><br />That is the risk of getting a tattoo of a single letter in a language you don't understand. It might have meanings you don't intend.Alan Siegristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670697122602993760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-15207403844018478492010-10-04T17:28:46.162-07:002010-10-04T17:28:46.162-07:00@Alan No, I think the default meaning would be 仲がい...@Alan No, I think the default meaning would be 仲がいい. You wouldn't be enemies with your 仲間, would you?Octafishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463323572195528848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-44559935509104133522010-07-16T09:51:41.776-07:002010-07-16T09:51:41.776-07:00Unless there's a 間 by its side...when you put ...Unless there's a 間 by its side...when you put one, it becomes 仲間 (Nakama) which has meanings like friend, companion etc.Ulasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-36373899730965677762010-07-10T15:05:44.500-07:002010-07-10T15:05:44.500-07:00Yes, and the opposite 仲が悪い (naka ga warui) means t...Yes, and the opposite 仲が悪い (naka ga warui) means to be on bad terms with someone, or not get along with them.<br /><br />仲 by itself says nothing about whether one is a friend or enemy of the other person.Alan Siegristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670697122602993760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-29895192185808942152010-07-10T11:46:44.561-07:002010-07-10T11:46:44.561-07:00This probably comes from Japanese, where it means ...This probably comes from Japanese, where it means "relationship." To have a good 仲 with someone (仲がいい) is to be friendly with, get along with, or be close to someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com