【No. 0852】Charan Poran
Apr 18, 2017 10:11
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term "charan poran."
"Charan poran" means that someone has no definite idea, and is irresponsible.
Usage example: His attitude and behavior are irresponsible. (irresponsible).
It is thought that this term comes from another term "chara hora."
"Chara" of "chara hora" means "half-baked," "random," or "lie," and "hora" also means "lie."
Here "hora" comes from "horagai," which is a kind of Japanese wind instrument made from a Charonia tritonis.
Since the reason why "hora" means "lie" is explained in the following post I wrote before, please check it if you are interested.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/27749221232995947716299510931975341102
"Charan poran" means that someone has no definite idea, and is irresponsible.
Usage example: His attitude and behavior are irresponsible. (irresponsible).
It is thought that this term comes from another term "chara hora."
"Chara" of "chara hora" means "half-baked," "random," or "lie," and "hora" also means "lie."
Here "hora" comes from "horagai," which is a kind of Japanese wind instrument made from a Charonia tritonis.
Since the reason why "hora" means "lie" is explained in the following post I wrote before, please check it if you are interested.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/27749221232995947716299510931975341102
ちゃらんぽらん
今日は「ちゃらんぽらん」という言葉を紹介します。
「ちゃらんぽらん」は、しっかりとした考えがなく、いい加減で無責任なことを意味します。
使用例：彼の態度や行動はちゃらんぽらんだ。
この言葉は、「ちゃらほら」が変化したものだと考えられています。
「ちゃらほら」の「ちゃら」は「でたらめ」や「嘘」、「でまかせ」という意味であり、「ほら」も「嘘」を意味します。
「ほら」は「法螺貝」から来ていますが、これが「嘘」を意味する理由については以下の投稿で説明しています。
興味があればご参照下さい。
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/27749221232995947716299510931975341102
今日は「ちゃらんぽらん」という言葉を紹介します。
「ちゃらんぽらん」は、しっかりとした考えがなく、いい加減で無責任なことを意味します。
使用例：彼の態度や行動はちゃらんぽらんだ。
この言葉は、「ちゃらほら」が変化したものだと考えられています。
「ちゃらほら」の「ちゃら」は「でたらめ」や「嘘」、「でまかせ」という意味であり、「ほら」も「嘘」を意味します。
「ほら」は「法螺貝」から来ていますが、これが「嘘」を意味する理由については以下の投稿で説明しています。
興味があればご参照下さい。
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/27749221232995947716299510931975341102
Corrections (2)
No. 1 Yulo
Perfect English. Thanks, I learned something today!
Toru
Thank you for reading my post! I'm glad to hear you say that (^^)
Thank you for reading my post! I'm glad to hear you say that (^^)
No. 2 Timmy
- "Charan poran" means that someone has no definite idea, and is irresponsible.
- "Charan poran" means that someone has no definite course of action, and is irresponsible.
Interesting! I googled "Charan" and it seems that it is a Punjabi name for boys meaning Feet; A humble person; God's feet. And Poran is a Bangladeshi surname. I bet there is a guy who's name is literally Charan Poran who lives somewhere in this region.
Toru
Thank you so much always for correcting my post!
And thank you for letting me know the interesting information. If the person exist, it's really interesting.
Btw, previously a Japanese television introduced a person named "nyaho nyaho tamakuro" in Ghana, and it became a hot topic because the name sounds very lovely for Japanese.
Thank you so much always for correcting my post!
And thank you for letting me know the interesting information. If the person exist, it's really interesting.
Btw, previously a Japanese television introduced a person named "nyaho nyaho tamakuro" in Ghana, and it became a hot topic because the name sounds very lovely for Japanese.
Timmy
You're welcome!
The name sounds very Japanese indeed. I wonder if it means something in their language.
You're welcome!
The name sounds very Japanese indeed. I wonder if it means something in their language.