J-Word Play: June ’12
ã„ã¤ã‚‚何ã‹ã«ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã—ã¦ã‚‹å›½ã¯ã©ã“?
(ã„ã¤ã‚‚ãªã«ã‹ã«ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã—ã¦ã‚‹ãã«ã¯ã©ã“?)
(SELECT THE AREA BELOW TO SEE THE ANSWER)
(SELECT THE AREA BELOW TO SEE THE ANSWER)
Our riddle asks “Where is a country that is always challenging itself?” (I think this is the smoothest translation. In Japanese people “challenge” something. In English we challenge ourselves to do something)
The answer, as you might expect, is a pun. æœé®® (ã¡ã‚‡ã†ã›ã‚“)means Korea; that is, the area including both North and South. The same reading with different characters gives you 挑戦 (also ã¡ã‚‡ã†ã›ã‚“), which means to challenge or try.
A photo gallery from Jon Burroughs
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(ã‹ãŒã¿ã®ãªã‹ã«ã„ã‚‹ã‚€ã—ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)
犯人ã«é–“é•ã‚ã‚ŒãŸäººã¯ãƒžãƒ³ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ã®ä½•éšŽã«ä½ã‚“ã§ã„る?
(ã¯ã‚“ã«ã‚“ã«ã¾ã¡ãŒã‚ã‚ŒãŸã²ã¨ã¯ãƒžãƒ³ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ã®ãªã‚“ã‹ã„ã«ã™ã‚“ã§ã„る?)
å¤ã®æ™´ã‚ŒãŸæ—¥ã«ä½¿ã†ãƒŠãƒ“ã£ã¦ã©ã‚“ãªãƒŠãƒ“?
1000æžšã®è‘‰ã£ã±ãŒã‚ã‚‹å ´æ‰€ã¯ã©ã“ã§ã—ょã†?
(1000ã¾ã„ã®ã¯ã£ã±ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã°ã—ょã¯ã©ã“ã§ã—ょã†?)
ナイスãªã‚¹ã‚¤ã‚«ã¯ã€ä½•ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ
(ナイスãªã‚¹ã‚¤ã‚«ã¯ã€ãªã«ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)