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Mar 13, 2017 · Honcho in English is an "英製和語" term derived from 班長【はんちょう】. In Japanese 班長【はんちょう】 refers to the head of a small group/team, and it's not really a big word. 班【はん】 means a team/group/squad of typically 3–10 people.
Released as a collaboration between Honcho Da Savage and D Savage, “Stick” is a trap-infused rap song that explores themes of violence, street lifestyle, and the constant need for self-protection.
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We all know the word tycoon to mean a wealthy and powerful businessman. However, this definition only came into wide use after World War I. Before that, it had a less specific meaning, implying an important person. American statesman John Hay used the word to describe Abraham Lincoln in 1861, and it caught on, becoming a nickname for America’s 16th...
Here’s one that’s been hiding in plain sight. One of the first adverbs Japanese language students learn is sukoshi, a small quantity of something. By now, you’ve probably realized that the English word skosh, which also means “a small amount,” comes from this Japanese word. But how did it make the linguistic leap? According to the Merriam-Webster D...
Another Japanese word that arrived via the military, honcho has a similar derivation story to skosh. While we mostly use honcho to mean a boss or leader (“He’s the head honcho of the company”), the original meaning was slightly more specific. Soldiers captured as POWs during the Pacific War learned a few Japanese words out of necessity. One was han...
Whether you do it on a stage at a bar or privately in a small, rented room, karaoke—singing to an instrumental version of a song—is loved the world over. It’s particularly beloved in Asia, with countries like South Korea, the Philippines and, yes, Japan singing their hearts out regularly. Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the karaoke pate...
Everyone knows emojis, the pictures and symbols you use to supplement text in messages and emails. And while you may pronounce it “ee-moji” with a long E, like emotion, it’s correctly said “eh-moji” because it’s actually Japanese. When written in Japanese, the word emoji is made up of three kanji (Japanese characters): 1. 絵（え） (e): Picture 2. 文（も） ...
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Jul 28, 2017 · If you're looking for a word in Japanese that corresponds to "savage" in a literal sense and can be used figuratively, how about [野蛮]{やばん} or [野蛮人]{やばんじん}? You could use them this way:
Honcho dates back—in English—to at least 1945, as World War II was coming to a close. American prisoners learned the word while in captivity in Japan. In Japanese, the word translates as "squad leader," from han, meaning "squad," and chō, meaning "head, chief."
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Oct 27, 2017 · Decades later, the word “honcho” – Japanese hanch ō , orōarmy “squad leader” (from the Chinese bānzhǎng, meaning “group leader”) – was encountered by second world war troops in the Pacific.
