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"☆ Japan is over ☆" (media.thebrainbin.org)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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ExplanationThe first two kanji are inverted:

  • 日本 (nihon) = Japan, the country
  • 本日 (honjitsu) = today (formal), similar to 🇫🇷 aujourd'hui and 🇧🇷 no dia de hoje

The correct should have been:

  • 本日は終了しました (honjitsu wa shuuryou shimashita), "today is over"
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[–] [S] 15 points 8 months ago

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