Japanese Emoticon orz
Posted on 06. Dec, 2006 @ 2:30 pm by harvey in Culture, Humor
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
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Ken
Dec 7th, 2006
at 02:48
Bummage! That is truly mint.
arshana
Dec 8th, 2006
at 14:24
I think I’m having an ‘orz’ moment right now. Bummer.
stranger
Jan 31st, 2007
at 17:29
there’s orz story.
is it such stupid one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwjTDmU6-k
cartoon photo
Jul 2nd, 2008
at 01:19
it’s my first encounter with this orz emoticon.
never heard about it previously
Densha Otoko
Mar 1st, 2010
at 08:03
You mean this orz ＿|￣|○