Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 28, 2005 10:17
19 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Japanese term
Russian Federation
Translator since 1996
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
EJI
Japanese to English
Marketing
Surveying
New company name, Health care.
Dear All,
I'm going to create a new company. In this connection, I would like to ask about the name for it:
"EJI",
formed by first letters of the names of participants.
My question is: doesn't it seem offensive in some languages or already in use by another (well-known) company, or organization etc.
Any comments will be appretiated!
I'm going to create a new company. In this connection, I would like to ask about the name for it:
"EJI",
formed by first letters of the names of participants.
My question is: doesn't it seem offensive in some languages or already in use by another (well-known) company, or organization etc.
Any comments will be appretiated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | A thought |
humbird
|
| 4 | Edgy |
Can Altinbay
|
| 3 | "etchi"? |
Steven Batti (X)
|
Proposed translations
7 hrs
Selected
A thought
Nothing wrong with EJI, except for many Japanese they may sound like, thus mistaken, as a man's name "EIJI". EIJI also means English letters.
I don't think any well-known company using them as acronym or else.
How do you pronounce? Like reading each letter in alphabet?
How about EJ&I instead, or JEI (pronouced jay)?
Just a comment and suggestion.
I don't think any well-known company using them as acronym or else.
How do you pronounce? Like reading each letter in alphabet?
How about EJ&I instead, or JEI (pronouced jay)?
Just a comment and suggestion.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody!
Humbird,thank you for detailed answer."
1 hr
Japanese term (edited):
New Company Name
"etchi"?
Well, with Japanese the first thing I would be concerned about is the term "ecchi", which is a slang phrase meaning something like "pervert" when used as an adjective, and in some cases it can refer to the act of sex itself, usually when used as a noun.
I'm not sure how you're pronouncing EJI, but if you're just using the letters, I don't suspect there would be much of a problem in Japan.
Any thoughts from others?
I'm not sure how you're pronouncing EJI, but if you're just using the letters, I don't suspect there would be much of a problem in Japan.
Any thoughts from others?
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
humbird
: Steven, ecchi or etchi does not mean "pervert". It simply means "dirty" or obscene.
5 hrs
|
|
I was thinking of a young girl saying いやだ！エッチ！ In American English, "pervert" would be the closest match for this.
|
11 hrs
Can Altinbay
Native in Japanese
&
English
Mr. Meticulous
Native in: English 
, Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English, Turkish to English, English to Japanese, and 3 more.
Edgy
Would the fact that it looks like "edgy" in English be a problem? You say it's health care related, right?
Something went wrong...