Japanese Slang: Uncensored [Paperback]

Peter Constantine (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 4900737038 | ISBN-13: 978-4900737037 | Publication Date: June 15, 1994

Reveals, in vivid detail, the richness of Japanese slang in all its amusing, bizarre and shocking forms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Yenbooks (June 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4900737038
• ISBN-13: 978-4900737037
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,067,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but I will not buy this book., June 16, 2011

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Ryouma Sakamoto (somewhere on the planet) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese Slang: Uncensored (Paperback)

I am a Japanese. This book is interesting, but many of slang written in this book are out of date. Most of those slang was used by oldfashioned yakuza or criminals in 20th century. Most of ordinary people in Japan don't speak like that. If you go to Japan, then talk to Japanese like this, people will be astonished, then they will recommend you not to use those words "for your own good".

Okashina nihongo wo oboetemo shikata arimasen. Watashi ha minasan ni tadashii nihongo wo oboete hoshii desu. Onegaishimasu!!!

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Effort, But What Would You Do With It?, July 16, 2010

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Gilgamesh (Middle Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japanese Slang: Uncensored (Paperback)

The content seems interesting enough, but I am never sure what to do with books like Japanese Slang: Uncensored. There were some words I recognized, and many others that were new to me. It was fun to read. Personally, though, I don't plan on sprinkling any of these into my daily speech.

My feeling is that this book would appeal to yakuza movie fans, those who want to hang out in the seedier sections of town, and students of Japanese who want to upset their instructors :) A book like this might be worth five stars to anyone falling into these categories!

He puts his terms into narrative form, which is far better than a mere list of words. I was unconvinced by many the folk etymologies, but they made for good reading nonetheless.

2 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I don't get it., January 20, 2008

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G. Brown "gb" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japanese Slang: Uncensored (Paperback)

Peter Constantine never went to Japan a day in his life until 2005. Please explain how he can be an expert on Japanese slang or ANYTHING Japanese.