Chu Chu Tako Kaina

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term "chu chu tako kaina."

This term is a kind of counting rhymes, which is used when counting the number of something in two units (it's something like "two, four, six, eight...").

There are several theories about this term, but the most widely accepted one is something like the following.

The word "chu" comes from the sugoroku (Japanese backgammon) term "juji," which means double two, that is four.

When you say "chu chu," it means eight, and this number represents the number of octopus' legs.

Therefore, we came to say "tako kaina," which means "is it an octopus?," after "chu chu."

ちゅうちゅうたこかいな

今日は「ちゅうちゅうたこかいな」という言葉を紹介します。

この言葉は、2個単位でものの数を数える際に利用される、数え歌の一種です。

語源には幾つかの説がありますが、最も有力な説は以下のようなものです。

「ちゅう」という言葉は、平安時代に流行っていた双六で用いられた「重二」に由来します。

「重二」は2が重なること、つまり2のゾロ目を意味し、数字を足すと4になります。

「ちゅうちゅう」と2回続けて言うことで数字は8となり、タコの足の本数とかけて「たこかいな」と続けるようなったそうです。

• This term is a kind of counting rhymes, which is used when counting the number of something in two units (it's something like "two, four, six, eight...").
• This term is a kind of counting ditty, which is used when counting the number of something by twos (it's something like "two, four, six, eight...").

• There are several theories about this term, but the most widely accepted one is something like the following.
• There are several theories about the literal meaning of this term, but the most widely accepted one is something like the following.

• The word "chu" comes from the sugoroku (Japanese backgammon) term "juji," which means double two, that is four.
• The word "chu" comes from the sugoroku (Japanese backgammon) term "juji," which means double two that is to say, four.

• When you say "chu chu," it means eight, and this number represents the number of octopus' legs.
• When you say "chu chu," it means eight, and this number represents the number of an octopus's legs.

• Therefore, we came to say "tako kaina," which means "is it an octopus?," after "chu chu."
• Therefore, we came to say "tako kaina," which means "is it an octopus?" after "chu chu."

What an interesting little phrase. Thanks for sharing!

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• Chu Chu Tako Kaina
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• Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term "chu chu tako kaina."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• This term is a kind of counting rhymes, which is used when counting the number of something in two units (it's something like "two, four, six, eight...").
• This term is a kind of counting rhymes, which is used when counting the number of something as a multiple of two (it's something like "two, four, six, eight...").

• There are several theories about this term, but the most widely accepted one is something like the following.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The word "chu" comes from the sugoroku (Japanese backgammon) term "juji," which means double two, that is four.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• When you say "chu chu," it means eight, and this number represents the number of octopus' legs.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Therefore, we came to say "tako kaina," which means "is it an octopus?," after "chu chu."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

Very well explained! I would have thought 'chu chu' is 16 (4 x 4).