Name: 日本最差的嬰兒名字｜KIRAKIRA NAMES(平家名字) (Japan's worst baby names | KIRAKIRA NAMES)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:35:18.000Z
Duration: 10 min 42 s

So, in Japan there are names called "Kirakira" names.

在日本，有所謂的「Kirakira」的名字。

Yeah, kirakira means sparkly, or shiny, and those names

對，kirakira 就是閃閃發亮，或是閃爍，而那些名字

Yeah, no one actually uses these names to name their own child

對，沒有人真的用這些名字為自己的小孩命名

and often time it's very hard to read or many of them are impossible to read.

而且它通常非常難唸或者有很多是根本無法唸的。

What do you mean, no one actually uses them? Some people do use them, right?

什麼意思，沒有人真的會用？還是有些人用了，對吧？

I mean, some, a few, maybe one or two people.

我是說，有一些、幾個、或許一兩個人。

Jun is too polite so say it, but these are bad Japanese baby names.

Jun 講得太客氣了，但這些是很糟糕的日本嬰兒名字。

Yeah, I admit it, they're really bad so...

Have you ever,  you know those lists we have in America of the worst baby names

你曾經，你知道在美國我們有最爛嬰兒名的名單

and you're like, "How, how did someone name their child this?"

看了你就會像這樣，「怎麼會有人給小孩取這種名字？」

Well, that is not unique to Western culture.

So today, we're going to give you some examples of those really bad Japanese names a.k.a. Kirakira names.

所以今天，我們要告訴你們幾個糟透了的日本名字，也就是 kirakira 名字。

So the thing about Japanese names is that they have a kanji and then, of course, a reading.

關於日文名字，它們有漢字，還有，理所當然的，讀音。

Many kanji have several readings but the thing about kirakira names is

許多漢字有多種讀音，但 kirakira 名字

necessarily real readings of that kanji, so Japanese

那個漢字的真實讀音，所以日本人

people have no idea how to pronounce these names,

and in fact it's impossible for Japanese people to guess how these names are pronounced base on the kanji.

而且事實上日本人不可能根據漢字就猜出這些名字的念法。

So, the top kanji means "Light" and the second kanji means "Universe" or "Space"

第一個漢字代表「光」，而第二個漢字代表「宇宙」或「太空」

R: Wait, wait, really? -Yeah, it's Pikachu.

R：等等，真的嗎？ - 對，是 Pikachu。

不不不，那可憐的孩子！ - 我知道，是吧？

I'm so sorry, Pikachu. No! Oh my god, can you imagine that kid in school?

我很遺憾，Pikachu。不！我的天啊，你可以想像那個孩子在學校嗎？

I mean, like, imagine when you are like 20, or 30, or 40, and then you're boss' name is Pikachu.

我是說，想像當你 20、30、或 40 歲時，那時你的老闆叫作 Pikachu。

This one is not really, like, kirakira name. Um, the reading is literally "Tai Ma".

這一個並不真的是 kirakira 名字。嗯，讀音就是字面上的「Tai Ma」。

but this kanji with this word literally means  "Marijuana".

但漢字的這個詞意思是「大麻」。

R: Oh, no! -I don't know what the parents were thinking!

R：噢，不！ - 不知道父母在想什麼！

"Hey little Marijuana! Come eat your vegetables!"

「嘿小大麻！來吃你的蔬菜囉！」

When I saw these two names, I literally had no idea how to read them.

我看到這兩個名字時，根本不知道怎麼唸。

So apparently, this one is "Jibanyan" from the popular anime for kids, and this one,

顯然，這一個是有名的兒童動畫的「Jibanyan」，而這個

R: Yo-Kai Watch   -Yeah, Yo-Kai Watch, right. And this one is

R：妖怪手錶。 - 對，妖怪手錶，沒錯。而這一個是

Nooo!  Why are parents doing this to their kids?!

不不不！ 為什麼父母要對孩子這麼做？！

I mean, I couldn't believe that these names actually exist.

我無法相信這些名字真的存在。

I don't-No. -Like, with katakana maybe, but..

我不知道。 - 如果是片假名，也許可以，但...

I think cause this means "number 2" -Ah, number 2.

我想是因為這是「數字 2」。 - 啊，數字 2。

So maybe that's how they make it read. I don't know.

或許這就是他們決定這樣唸的原因。我不知道。

They said these exist so I think they actually do exist. -This is no longer funny to me.

他們說有這些名字所以我想他們真的存在。 - 我已經不覺得好笑了。

"Hamtaro" -Ok, I'm done. I'm done. I'm done.

「Hamtaro」。 - 好，我受夠了，我受夠了，我受夠了。

So, it's a name from the... was it anime, I guess?

這個名字來自...動畫嗎，我猜？

The animation. The hamster animation for kids. Hamtaro.

卡通。兒童的倉鼠動畫，Hamtaro。

But when I was in school I had a friend whose name was "Kotaro". Kotaro-kun.

但當我還在學時，我有一個朋友叫作「Kotaro」。Kotaro 君。

It's a boy. And this part looks really similar to katakana "Ham",

是男生。而這一部分看起來真的很像片假名的「Ham」

so I just started calling him Hamtaro and he kind of went "Funny, funny".

所以我開始叫他 Hamtaro 而且他也覺得蠻好笑的。

Yeah but, ok, that's a cute nickname for a friend,

對，但是，好吧，對一個朋友來說這是個可愛的綽號

but then you don't name your child Hamtaro!

但別把你自己的小孩取名叫 Hamtaro！

This kanji, this word, literally means "Main Character".

這個漢字，這個詞，字面意思是「主人公」。

嗯，「Shujinko」，但他的名字是「Hero」。

R: Nooo. Can you read this kanji like that? Hero.  -Impossible

R：不。這個漢字可以那樣唸嗎？Hero - 不可能。

There is a word for hero, which is "Eiyuu", but they don't even use that kanji to make  it read like hero.

Hero 有一個字，是「Eiyuu」，但他們甚至不用那個漢字讓它唸作 hero。

They just named their son Main Character like the hero.

他們把他們的兒子主人公唸得像英雄。

But you can't read it like that even. -Isn't he going to grow up to be super Chuunibyou or something?

但你甚至無法那樣唸它。 - 他長大以後不會變得超級中二之類的嗎？

I mean, I think the kid's going to be really realistic and hate their parents so bad and become probably really smart and, like...

我想這孩子將會變得非常現實而且痛恨他的父母，並且可能變得超級聰明，還有...

Um, so, in the Meiji period, like a long time ago, they made two rules which are:

嗯，在明治時代，很久以前，他們制定了兩條規則：

You can have only one name, and you cannot change your name.

你只能有一個名字，而且不能改名

But later they edited the rule, and if you bring it to a Family Court then you can change your name.

但後來規定改了，只要你上家庭法庭就可以改名。

But, if you are under 15 years old then you have to bring it

但是，如果你未滿 15 歲，那麼你必須

to a Family Court with a legal representative, which normally are your parents

與一位法定代理人一起去家庭法庭，那通常就是你父母

and if your parents are lacking in common sense like these [with names], they probably wouldn't let you

而如果你的父母缺乏這些 (名字的) 常識，他們八成不會讓你

change your name, so you have to wait until you are turning 15 years old.

So Pikachu-san doesn't have to be Pikachu-san forever.  -Yeah

所以 Pikachu 不必永遠都是 Pikachu。 - 對

By the way, what's your favourite name that maybe you want to use for your kid if you have one in the future?

對了，如果你將來有小孩，你最想要給他取什麼名字？

I really like old Japanese masculine names. -Uh-huh

我很喜歡以前的日本男生名字。 - 嗯哼。

I don't know why but they sound like really, really cool.

不知道為什麼但它們聽起來真的很酷。

Uh-huh. -My favourite Japanese boy name is "Isamu"

嗯哼。 - 我最喜歡的日本男生名字是「Isamu」。

Ahh, right-right-right, it was Isamu, wasn't it?

啊，對對對，是 Isamu，沒錯吧？

Yeah, like the name was Isamu and the kanji means "courage", which is really cool.

對，名字是 Isamu，而漢字表示「勇氣」，真的很酷。

Or "brave" -Or 'brave", yeah. Yeah, Isamu.

或是「勇敢」。 - 或是「勇敢」，對。對，Isamu。

Yeah, and it's like, it's a normal Japanese name. It's not kirakira.

對，而且這是一個正常的日本名字，不是 kirakira。

Yeah, it's very old. Does it sound old to Japanese people? Like does it sound bad?

對，它很舊。日本人會覺得它聽起來很老氣嗎？它聽起來不好嗎？

No. No, I don't think it sounds bad,  at all. -Ok, really? Mm-hm.

不。不，我完全不覺得它聽起來不好 - 好，真的嗎？嗯哼。

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