指小辞. A word suffix or inflection to indicate smallness or endearment.
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Commonness of casual phrases like "あたし" and "ちっちゃい"
I came across a Japanese girl in Germany who talked using words like あたし instead of わたし, or ちっちゃい instead of ちいさい. When I asked her, she said that these words or usages of words are more common in Japan.
Is this true?
How does the majority of…
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What is おもぴろかった
Saw this on twitter:
@Daigo19780408 昨日はお疲れ様でした！おもぴろかったです♪( ´▽｀)
What does おもぴろかった mean? I find words like this all over the place on the net, but I can't figure out what it means, and I can't find it defined anywhere.
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Origins of -ちゃん
I'm wondering if anyone can provide the origins of the honorific "-ちゃん". It's a diminutive, and German has "-chen" as a diminutive suffix. Is that a coincidence?
What is the first recorded use of "-ちゃん"?
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Why does "お侍ちゃん" sound funny?
I recently noticed a Japanese comedian named お侍ちゃん. It indeed sounds funny. Why is it?
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What does さちゅえい mean?
I can't find this in any dictionary, but it seems to mean something like picture. Is that right?
I don't have an example sentence, because that word was the whole sentence.
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