【No. 2218】Chiikawa (ちいかわ)
Nov 17, 2023 19:53
Chiikawa
Have you heard of Chiikawa (ちいかわ), which has become a social phenomenon in Japan.
Chiikawa, also known as Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu, is a very popular manga drawn by illustrator Nagano. It has been seriezed on X(Twitter) since 2020.
Nanka (何か) means "something," chiisaku/chiisai (小さく/小さい) means "small," kawaii (かわいい) means "cute," and yatsu (やつ) means "guy" or "something." Therefore, the literal meaning of the title is "something small and cute."
The surreal combination of adorable characters and realistic, absurd stories is believed to be one of the reasons for its popularity.
My favorite character in Chiikawa is Hachiware (ハチワレ), who looks like a cat.
Have you heard of Chiikawa (ちいかわ), which has become a social phenomenon in Japan.
Chiikawa, also known as Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu, is a very popular manga drawn by illustrator Nagano. It has been seriezed on X(Twitter) since 2020.
Nanka (何か) means "something," chiisaku/chiisai (小さく/小さい) means "small," kawaii (かわいい) means "cute," and yatsu (やつ) means "guy" or "something." Therefore, the literal meaning of the title is "something small and cute."
The surreal combination of adorable characters and realistic, absurd stories is believed to be one of the reasons for its popularity.
My favorite character in Chiikawa is Hachiware (ハチワレ), who looks like a cat.
ちいかわ
日本で社会現象となっている「ちいかわ」をご存知でしょうか？
「ちいかわ」は、イラストレータのナガノ氏による漫画作品「なんか小さくてかわいいやつ」の通称で、2020年よりTwitter（現X）にて連載されています。
「なんか」は "something"、「小さく/小さい」は "small"、「かわいい」は "cute"、「やつ」は "guy/something" を意味するので、「なんか小さくてかわいいやつ」の文字どおりの意味は "something small and cute" となります。
かわいらしいキャラクターと、現実感のある不条理なストーリーのシュールな組み合わせが、人気の理由であると考えられています。
私はこの作品の「ハチワレ」が好きです。
日本で社会現象となっている「ちいかわ」をご存知でしょうか？
「ちいかわ」は、イラストレータのナガノ氏による漫画作品「なんか小さくてかわいいやつ」の通称で、2020年よりTwitter（現X）にて連載されています。
「なんか」は "something"、「小さく/小さい」は "small"、「かわいい」は "cute"、「やつ」は "guy/something" を意味するので、「なんか小さくてかわいいやつ」の文字どおりの意味は "something small and cute" となります。
かわいらしいキャラクターと、現実感のある不条理なストーリーのシュールな組み合わせが、人気の理由であると考えられています。
私はこの作品の「ハチワレ」が好きです。
Corrections (3)
No. 1 sg
- Have you heard of 'Chiikawa' (ちいかわ), which has become a social phenomenon in Japan.
- Have you heard of 'Chiikawa' (ちいかわ), which has become a social phenomenon in Japan.?
- It has been seriezed on X(Twitter) since 2020.
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It has been seriezed on X(Twitter) since 2020.
I don't think seriezed is a word.--> It should be "made into series" or something like that
- The surreal combination of adorable characters and realistic, absurd stories is believed to be one of the reasons for its popularity.
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The surreal combination of adorable characters and realistic, absurd stories absurd story with a sense of reality is believed to be one of the reasons for its popularity.
現実感のある不条理なストーリー is Absurd story with a sense of reality
Toru
Thank you for the corrections!
Thank you for the corrections!
No. 2 O-Star
- Chiikawa (ちいかわ)
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Chiikawa
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- 'Chiikawa', also known as 'Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu', is a very popular manga drawn by illustrator Nagano.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- 'Nanka' (何か) means "something," 'chiisaku/chiisai' (小さく/小さい) means "small," 'kawaii' (かわいい) means "cute," and 'yatsu' (やつ) means "guy" or "something." Therefore, the literal meaning of the title is "something small and cute."
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- My favorite character in 'Chiikawa' is 'Hachiware' (ハチワレ), who looks like a cat.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you for checking my entry!
Thank you for checking my entry!
O-Star
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
No. 3 sg
- It has been seriezed on X(Twitter) since 2020.
- It has been seriezed serialized on X(Twitter) since 2020.
Toru
Thank you for your correction!
Thank you for your correction!