Learning Japanese Message Board　（日本語学習の伝言板） - Some Often Mispronounced Japanese Words

Name:	Raymond T. Kaya
Date/Time:	2008-06-22 at 14:19:34 HST
Subject:	Some Often Mispronounced Japanese Words
Times Read:	[733] since 2008 June 22

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Romanization	にほんご　（日本語）	Meaning
kara	から　（空）	empty
ōkesutora	オーケストラ	orchestra
karaoke	カラオケ	derived from から　（空）　empty and the syllables オケ from the word オーケストラ orchestra
te	て　（手）	hand
karate	からて　（空手）	derived from から　（空）　empty and て　（手） hand
rei	レイ　（霊）	soul, spirit
ki	キ　（気）	spirit, mind, heart; intention; mood; temperament, disposition; attention; air, atmosphere; flavor; smell
Reiki	レイキ　（霊気）	means more than the sum of its parts; see An Overview of Reiki

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