Saturday, 4 September 2010

Every Day Saturday #8 Dasai

Today's everyday Saturday word is ダサイDasai.

ダサイ means uncool, unfashionable or unsophisticated. It is actually an appreviation of the phrase:

だって、埼玉の。。。
だってさいたまの。。。
Datte Saitama no...
But, That's from Saitama...

In Tokyo, Saitama is seen has a place were the people are uncool or whatever comes out of the outer suburb of Saitama is unfashionable.

彼はダサいですよ- かれはダサいですよ
kare wa dasai desu yo! - He is uncool!

彼の服装いつもダサい。 - かれのふくそういつもダサい。
Kare no fukusou itsumo dasai. - His clothes are unfashionable (His clothes are always out of style)

Kanji Breakdown:

埼玉 = Saitama

服装 = Fukusou = Clothes

= Kare = He

= Cape, Spit, Promontory
ON Reading: Ki
KUN Reading: Saki, Sai, Misaki

= Jewel, Ball
ON Reading: Gyoku
KUN Reading: Tama, Dama

= Clothing, Admit, Obey, Discharge
ON Reading: Fuku
KUN Reading: Hatsu, Hara

= Attire, Dress, Pretend, Disguise, Profess
ON Reading: Sou, Shou
KUN Reading: Yosou-u, Yosou-ui


Saitama

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