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Sun Tribe
is a Sino-Japanese vocabulary, Sino-Japanese term meaning tribe, clan, or family. As a suffix it has been used extensively within Japan to define subcultural phenomena, though many zoku do not acquire the suffix (e.g. cosplay). A ''zoku'' may be labeled with a Japanese stem (e.g. ''kaminari zoku'') or a foreign language (gairaigo) stem (e.g. ''saike zoku'', where ''saike'' comes from "psychedelic"). As with the usual practice elsewhere, subcultures in Japan have almost certainly been labeled by an outsider to the group, often an influential person in the Mass media, media. Historic groups labeled as zoku 1950s/60s Subcultures that emerged in the early post-war decades include the "motorcycle-riding Thunder Tribe (''kaminarizoku''), the amplified-music-loving Electric Tribe (''erekizoku''), and the Psychedelic Tribe (''saikezoku'')." Although ''zoku'' was applied to others in society, like senior citizens, salaryman, salarymen, and political activists (e.g. Uyoku dantai), it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sino-Japanese Vocabulary
Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as refers to Japanese vocabulary that had originated in Chinese or were created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese. Sino-Japanese vocabulary is referred to in Japanese as , meaning 'Chinese words'. ''Kango'' is one of three broad categories into which the Japanese vocabulary is divided. The others are native Japanese vocabulary (''yamato kotoba'') and borrowings from other, mainly Western languages (''gairaigo''). It is estimated that approximately 60% of the words contained in the modern written Japanese dictionary are ''kango'', with about 18%–20% of words being used in common speech. The usage of such ''Kango'' words also increases when they are used in formal or literary contexts, or to express abstract or complex ideas. ''Kango'', the use of Chinese-derived words in Japanese, is to be distinguished from ''kanbun'', which is historical Literary Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |