Japanese Emoticon orz

December 6, 2006 on 2:30 pm | In Culture, Humor | | Email This Post

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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    Bummage! That is truly mint.

    Comment by Ken — December 7, 2006 #

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

    Comment by arshana — December 8, 2006 #

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

    Comment by stranger — January 31, 2007 #

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

    Comment by cartoon photo — July 2, 2008 #

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