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金曜日, 6月 13, 2008

よじげん (四次元)

This word means the "fourth dimention" but dont think I was reading some complicated physics paper! haha this actually just the name of doraemon (cartoon character) tool. "fourth dimentional pocket" (四次元ポケット) that he pulls anything from (see the old picture at the top of this entry.) Another common doraemon tool is the タケコプター which is like a beanie hat that can make the person wearing it fly like a helicopter. This is of an interest as a combination of the words ヘリコプター and たけとんぼ (竹とんぼ) the japanese word for chinese bamboo-copter, very old helicopter toy (which btw in japanese means litterly bamboo dragonfly, if you didnt know.) Note this headline word also possibly read しじげん sometimes, although not often I think because that spelling wouldnt even convert to kanji on my phone. enjoy