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【No. 1180】Manuke (間抜け - Stupid)

Mar 12, 2018 08:49
I might be a person called 間抜け (manuke).

"Manuke" is a word referring to a foolish, stupid, or goofy person.

間 (ma) means a pause interval that is inserted between musics, actions, or lines in plays or speeches.

Also, 抜け (nuke) means "to skip something."

That is to say, "manuke" implies that you skip such intervals and go out of tune.

Because of this, it has come to mean a stupid person.

Incidentally, I found an interesting and surprising fact today.

According to an online dictionary site, there are more than 300 English terms that mean "manuke."
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%96%93%E6%8A%9C%E3%81%91
間抜け

私は「間抜け」かもしれません。

「間抜け」とは、愚かな人や、行動に抜かりのある人などを指す言葉です。

「間」は、芝居や演説などで、音や動作、台詞の間に入る休止のことを意味します。

そして「抜け」は、"to skip something" を意味します。

すなわち「間抜け」とは、「拍子抜けすること」や「調子が崩れること」を示唆しています。

これが転じて、考えや行動に抜かりのある人を指すようになったというわけです。

ちなみに、「間抜け」をオンラインの辞書で引くと、驚くことに相当する英単語が300個以上も出てきました。

Corrections (3)

No. 1　Pzychotix
  • I might be a person called 間抜け (manuke).
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • "Manuke" is a word referring to a foolish, stupid, or goofy person.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • 間 (ma) means a pause interval that is inserted between musics, actions, or lines in plays or speeches.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Also, 抜け (nuke) means "to skip something."
  • 抜け (nuke) means "to skip something."

    "Also" is a little unnatural here, since both parts explain the same point (the individual words inside 間抜け).

  • That is to say, "manuke" implies that you skip such intervals and go out of tune.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Because of this, it has come to mean a stupid person.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Incidentally, I found an interesting and surprising fact today.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • According to an online dictionary site, there are more than 300 English terms that mean "manuke."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

That's interesting! I had heard a different origin for 間抜け, that it came from the space between your ears being left out (i.e. your brain), so this origin is new to me.

面白い！ 間抜けって違った起源を聞いた、二つの耳の間が抜けてしまったということで、その話が聞いたことない。

Toru
Thank you so much for the correction!
I didn't know the theory of the origin for 間抜け, thank you for letting me know that. :)
No. 2　Chris
  • I might be a person called 間抜け (manuke).
  • I might be what some people would call a 間抜け (manuke).

    Your original sentence was fine too, but this is how I would say it

  • "Manuke" is a word referring to a foolish, stupid, or goofy person.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Also, 抜け (nuke) means "to skip something."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • That is to say, "manuke" implies that you skip such intervals and go out of tune.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Because of this, it has come to mean a stupid person.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Incidentally, I found an interesting and surprising fact today.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • According to an online dictionary site, there are more than 300 English terms that mean "manuke."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you so much for the correction! (^^)
No. 3　Fifi
  • According to an online dictionary site, there are more than 300 English terms that mean "manuke."
  • According to an online dictionary site, there are more than 300 English terms that mean "manuke."

    I just had a look and I don't know all of them.

Toru
Thank you for the comment!
I think that there are many slang/old-fashioned terms in the site.

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