Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 15, 2007 15:02
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
なりけり
Japanese to English
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Zen
What does "narikeri" mean in the following?
引き寄せて 結べば芝の庵なり 解けばただの野原なりけり
(quoted from a book on "Zen and Culture")
引き寄せて 結べば芝の庵なり 解けばただの野原なりけり
(quoted from a book on "Zen and Culture")
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Steven Smith
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I studied all this once! I think keri is a particle indicating completion, and nari is like aru.
By the way, here is a translation of the whole thing quoted in Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows, (translated by Harper and Seidensecker)
The brushwood we gather -
Stack it together, it makes a hut;
Pull it apart, a field once more.
By the way, here is a translation of the whole thing quoted in Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows, (translated by Harper and Seidensecker)
The brushwood we gather -
Stack it together, it makes a hut;
Pull it apart, a field once more.
Peer comment(s):
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Nobuo Kameyama
: I believe that Edward G. Seidensticker is one of the best Japanese-English translators and also an excellent Japanologist, however, I know the best Japanologist we ever had was Herbert Norman.
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Thanks for correcting my Seidensecker!
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Ruth Sato
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much for the published translation. That helps tons!"
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