Help with a Japanese word please...

Xeno · Post by **Xeno** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:44 pm

I've looked all over and I can't figure out how to say "Lightning Hawk" in Japanese...Anyone here know?

Katryne Himegimi · Post by **Katryne Himegimi** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:58 pm

"Lightning" - "Denkou"
"Hawk" - "Taka"

^^ I hope that helps.

MahoTheNeko · Post by **MahoTheNeko** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:29 pm

Bakudom!!!!!!!!!!
... hmm...
...eeemm....
...AAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHH!!!!.........

Tsukasa · Post by **Tsukasa** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 1:48 am

Katryne Himegimi wrote:"Lightning" - "Denkou"
"Hawk" - "Taka"

^^ I hope that helps.

Well, with those in mind, I think it's going to be said something like 'Raiyou'. o.o

natsukaze · Post by **natsukaze** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:32 am

doesn't kaminari mean lightning as well?
^_^; I dont know that much japanese so I'm just guessing...

YamiZero · Post by **YamiZero** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:13 am

Tsukasa wrote:
Katryne Himegimi wrote:"Lightning" - "Denkou"
"Hawk" - "Taka"

^^ I hope that helps.
Well, with those in mind, I think it's going to be said something like 'Raiyou'. o.o

Rai is use as a prefix with referring to something with Lightning Properties. So 'Raiyou' might be correct. I'm not sure myself.

Sora · Post by **Sora** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:28 am

It's not that it's a prefix, it's simply the reading of the 'lightning' kanji when combined with another word.

The difference is more akin to something like

'Ball Lightning'

as opposed to

'Lightning Hawk'

Not in the adjectival sense, but in the placement of each word in the kanji combination. In each word, the kanji for 'lightning' would be read differently. I suppose it could be though of as a modifier of sorts, but it's a little more complicated than that.

MahoTheNeko · Post by **MahoTheNeko** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:26 am

Rayou? ne, ne , ne
Rayo = Spanish Spelling of Lighting

ronix · Post by **ronix** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 8:35 pm

doesn't freetranslation.com translate japanese?