Thursday, February 17, 2011

Words of the Day XV

Mad Bleep Bloop

Today, I woke up and still felt like I was stoned. I slept maybe 5 hours, and felt like I was as thick as pigshit all day, until a few hours ago anyway, and now I just feel tired.


Japanese Word of the Day is: 切腹
                                          Seppuku

English Word of the Day is:  Defenestrate


Seppuku or harakiri is that famous method of suicide so culturally tied to the Japanese and their sense of honour. Seppuku is the On-yomi, or chinese reading of the kanji, and harakiri is the kun-yomi, or Japanese reading of the kanji. To clarify, seppuku and harakiri are exactly the same thing, but seppuku is the more formal tone, as it uses the Chinese pronunciation. This appears to be standard in Japanese historical documents, that the Chinese is considered more learned.

Defenestrate is the classy word for someone being thrown out a window. According to wiki, the median dosage of fatality for defenestration is 5 stories. Throwing yourself out of a window is called auto-defenestration. Intense!


Seppuku in a sentence: 
切腹しよ！

Guys, lets ritually disembowel ourselves!
  



Well, that's about it for me today. Tell me in the comment section if you have ever been thrown out a window!
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28 comments:

  1. Con QuesoFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    Lol, I know of Seppuku, but I always pronounced it "Sem-Pu-Ku" instead -_-

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  2. FangFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    In case of emergency; commit seppuku

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  3. UnknownFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    If i dont wake and bake, I want to commit seppuku. http://hardupgamer.blogspot.com

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  4. lloyd redgraveFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    I clicked this blog, when I read it I laugh so much I seppuku.

    Amidoinrite? I can't wait to copy/pasta those characters to FB lolol

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  5. Bring_NapkinsFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    Defenestrate is one of my favorite words of all time. It is the coolest sounding word for one of the most oddly specific actions out there.

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  6. gmanFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Thankfully I have not Autofenestrated :P

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  7. Archon6February 18, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    I've taken Japanese classes. Very. Difficult. Also, I wonder how japanese feel about seppuku becoming a kind of joke?

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  8. CiriisFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Another great Japanese word. thanks for sharing.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    haha thanks for sharing! nice blog :D

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  10. Life HackerFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    I've always loved the word defenestrate - thank you for sharing it with the world!

    howtohackyourlife.blogspot.com

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  11. T. BanacekFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    Seppuku is one of the few Japanese words I know. I need to learn stuff more...

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    I haven't been thrown out one yet, but its early

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  13. AhyFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    Seppuku sounds too nice for suicide.

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  14. Bargain HunterFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Sweet blog! Followed =)

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  15. Brendan McCartyFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    thanks for this!

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  16. JordanFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    i didnt know there was a word for someone getting thrown out of a window lol

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  17. lifehaxFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Nice, i love the concept of learning one word a day.
    That will significally improve my japanese.
    Keep up !

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  18. Patti D.February 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I hope I don't need that kind of information in real life :)

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  19. WobblesFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Excellent choices! You just picked my favorite Japanese and English word at the same time xD

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  20. PekkaKFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    No I haven't but I've thrown someone out of the window (at a party)

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  21. LyeedFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Well I've learnt a new word today !

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  22. ShutterbugFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Both are excellent words! :)

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Nice words, will try them in a sentence.

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    do u have any painless , less gross after death version of suicide other than throwing yourselves through windows?

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  25. obiFebruary 18, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    great blog loving these words ;)

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  26. Eric PFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Seppuku huh? very interesting, very keen to learn Japanese.

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  27. Das Auto!February 18, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    seems like whenever i blaze before i go to sleep, i still feel stoned when i wake up. i know it's not physically accurate, but w/e

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  28. MelanieFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    learning a new language finally

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