Guest Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Japanese word gaijin, which means a foreigner, consists of two pictograms. The first means evening and the second means a person. Why does combination of these pictures denote a foreigner? Source: http://reverent.org/puzzle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dyalDragon Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Japanese word gaijin, which means a foreigner, consists of two pictograms. The first means evening and the second means a person. Why does combination of these pictures denote a foreigner? Source: http://reverent.org/puzzle.html In Japan foreigners generally come from the West, where the sun sets in the evening... So someone from the west is coming from the evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Japanese word gaijin, which means a foreigner, consists of two pictograms. The first means evening and the second means a person. Why does combination of these pictures denote a foreigner?
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