Japanese Emoticon orz

Posted on 06. Dec, 2006 @ 2:30 pm by in Culture, Humor Views: 936

Japanese emoticons are way more “advanced” than those in the US. For example, there is one called ‘orz’.

It resembles a person on their hands and knees, defeated. The ‘o’ is his head, the ‘r’ his hands, which are planted on the floor, and the ‘z’ is his legs, bent at the knee.

Here is an image and great explanation.

If you’re up to it, you can also dig the orz Japan site for more orz related fun.

Here’s a flash orz. Click his head to make him say がっくり (gakkuri). The definition of gakkuri on our favorite dictionary ALC… Wow. This is great.

  • がっくり
      【間投】bummage

There you have it.

- Harvey

  • http://www.transpacificradio.com Ken

    Bummage! That is truly mint.

  • http://rouxified.blogspot.com arshana

    I think I’m having an ‘orz’ moment right now. Bummer.

  • stranger

    there’s orz story.
    is it such stupid one?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwjTDmU6-k

  • http://cartoonized.net/celebcartoon.php cartoon photo

    it’s my first encounter with this orz emoticon.
    never heard about it previously

  • Densha Otoko

    You mean this orz ＿|￣|○

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