Datsubou (脱帽 - Taking One's Hat Off)

There is a Japanese term: 脱帽 (datsubou).

脱 (datsu) means "to take off" and 帽 (bou) means "hat," so the literal meaning of the combination is "to take one's hat off."

Interestingly, the Japanese term "datsubou" and its literal English translation "to take one's hat off" have almost the same meaning.

That is to say, "datsubou" means to be impressive by someone or admire someone for an achievement.

Also, "datsubou" can mean a feeling of giving up in addition to the above meanings.

Normally, this term is used like 脱帽する (datsubou suru) by adding する (suru), which can convert a noun into a verb.

脱帽

日本語には、「脱帽」という表現があります。

「脱」は "to take off," 「帽」は "hat" を意味するので、「脱帽」の文字通りの意味は "to take one's hat" となります。

面白いことに、日本語の「脱帽」と、その直訳である英語の "to take one's hat" は、ほとんど同じ意味を持ちます。

すなわち、どちらも誰かに敬意を表してかぶっている帽子を脱ぐことや、相手に感服することを意味するわけです。

また、日本語の「脱帽」は上記の意味に加えて、降参の意を表すこともあります。

基本的には、名詞を動詞化する「する」を付けて、「脱帽する」のように使われます。

• That is to say, "datsubou" means to be impressive by someone or admire someone for an achievement.
• That is to say, "datsubou" means to be impressed by someone or admire someone for an achievement.

Cool! It's pretty interesting how two completely different languages can have this weird phrase in common!