> 1) What does this sentence mean?
> æïãããïãåïãïããããããçïããïããæïãïãããã
It means "It's not coated with urushi (japanese lacquer) nor polished up."
I guess the sentence describes some simple woodenware.
The phrase " ...ããããã...ããã" means " neither/not ... nor ...".
Examples:
-åïããïããéïããïãããããääïãããïãããã(I
don't have money
nor a job.)
-åïããïããåïããïãããããããçïãïããããããã(I
don't speak
with him nor get eye contact with him.)
> Can someone kindly break this into pieces and explain it to me. :)
> 2) Is çæã (unsophisticated) the same as çåã ?
No, you got the kanji wrong--it's not çå but çæ. And yes, sometimes
"soboku" is written çæ too, but it's not recommended by the
æéçåçïãããããããããï or the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and
Techonology of Japan, so some dictionary don't list the kanji while others
list it with a special mark on it to signify that it is not included in the
åçæåèïãããããããããããï or the List of Commonly
Used Kanji.
By the way, "unsophisticated" doesn't quite covey the meaning of çæ. The
word çæ is used approvingly to describe things or people that are simple,
natural or good-natured with no flashy decoration or artficial
sophistication.
> Can two different kanji represent the same word and meaning?
Yes, sometimes they can. Look up the word "joukyou" (situcation; condition)
in your Japanese dictionary. I bet it gives two kanji: çæ and ææ.
Kamui
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