Say the word: Hanabi
 

Hi there!:shihi


I have a question: Is the word hanabi something special?
Because:

Ayumi Hamasaki - HANABI
Ai Otsuka - Kingyo Hanabi (If I'm correct)
Sifow - Natsu Hanabi

Maybe it's nothing special, but I just though it was, well funny or weird.
So my real question is:

what does hanabi mean? (and what do these titles mean?)

THANK YOU

HANABI = Fireworks
Kingyo Hanabi = Goldfish Firework
Natsu Hanabi = Summer Fireworks

I don't think Ai Otsuka's is pluralised, and I'm unsure why. Otherwise that's what they mean.

:)

Okay thank you very much!!!

LOL! So Kingyo means Goldfish??? whaaa, funny!!! :D

the 'hana' part means flower and the 'bi' is fire. I always thought that was kind of neat :) Fireworks are 'fire flowers' :)

Kingyo - goldfish, Ningyo - mermaid, two most common :]

^hi is fire but together with hana h changes to b

Yeah, that's true... when fireworks "explode" they look like flowers, sort of.
i knew hana was flower but I didn't know what bi was! Thank you!

Ningyou = Doll

:thud

Ningyo is both doll AND mermaid. :|

^Hooray for Japanese's version of the "homonym"!

However, it should be noted that the characters are different. (Or at least I'm pretty dang sure. That's how it usually works)

"Goldfish Fireworks"?? that doesn't sound so pretty =\

actually
Ningyo - mermaid
Ningyou - doll

the extended sound changes the word

Yup, that's true...

They sure have lots of word that look the same:

Ningyo
Ningyou
Kingyo

......

Japanese is so interesting :D

oh you forgot the Hanabi song from ikimonogakari xDi

Oh... I see... sorry but I don't know that band :no don't hit me!

AAA has a song on their new single called Hanabi too. xD I think it's a pretty popular title, ne?

definately xP

Yeah... that's true...
Maybe Hanabi (fireworks) are special in Japan?

Or maybe the artist just love to watch it? :D

there's also Mahiru no Hanabi by Atari Kousuke

it means "Midday Fireworks"

:) and its a beautiful song!

Yes, they are. ^^ Though they share the first character.
Ningyou - 人(human, person)形(shape)
Ningyo - 人(same as above)魚(fish)
The meaning of ningyou is specially interesting, in my opinion. That a doll has the shape of a human...

As for hanabi: I could imagine that it's probably as popular for imagery in Japan as sakura (cherryblossoms). Because they both represent something beautiful yet fleeting (love, life).

About Ningyou and Ningyou you're right: A mermaid is a "human" with a fishtail and a doll is, well a doll in the shape of a human... quite interesting if you think about it, right?

Japanese language is really interesting when it comes to coined words. ^^ Like hanabi or ningyou. Both have interesting imagery. Like seeing a doll as having the shape of a human being, but still only the shape, nothing else.

Question: Aren't humanshaped dolls suposed to have eyes, a mouth, ears, a nose etc???

Imagine a doll with no nose or ears! that would be hilarious! ;) :yes

capsule has a single called Hanabi too :D

:thud

Japanese singers really do love the word hanabi

:thud

Yes they do .. but Ayu's is best!

Oh yes! that's for sure!

Fireworks originated in Asia, specifically, China. They have always been a big part of Asian culture. That's why they are so much more relevant to many artists from that part of the world.

The 形 in 人形 might better be translated as "form", rather than "shape". The word "shape" in English generally coins the image of the silhouette or outside perimeter of an object, which isn't necessarily the case with the Japanese word. "Form" implies the dimensions and general appearance of something.

i love someone else who understands nuances in language and uses specificity to say exactly what they mean.
:love can i hug you?

Oh, OK. I'm not a native English speaker... Thanks for explaining it. ^^

Haha. Vibrant, very vibrant.

Akeboshi has a song called Hanabi too :D

Hugs are good! I love hugs! :D

fireworks huh? strange O.o japanese is strange. but I out-strange them all ^-^

Hanabi on piano on youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-RYqIy-4PwQ

thanks for the japanese lesson!

( ^o^)/ alright!
*great big hug!*