Japanese Disasters

March 7, 2007 on 3:00 pm | In Culture, Language | | Email This Post

There is a phrase in Japanese that Japan’s worst natural disasters are…

「地震、雷、 火事、おやじ」 (jishin, kaminari, kaji, oyaji)
However, nowadays おやじ have lost their fearful influence… And actually… Are kinda weak. So some people say this phrase is no longer valid.

Oyaji used to turn over the chabudai when they got angry… Now they just kinda take it.

Maybe it’s because chabudai gaeshi is illegal now…

「災害」 (saigai) “natural disaster”
「地震」(jishin) “earthquake”
「雷」(kaminari) “thunder”
「火事」(kaji) “fire, as in a house fire”
「おやじ」(oyaji) “old man, uncle, old dude”

Cool phrase.

- Harvey

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    Chabudai gaeshi illegal?

    How boring. :/

    Comment by Jess — March 9, 2007 #

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