Home Japanese Is there a honorific for a genderless entity felt affection towards?JJapaneseIs there a honorific for a genderless entity felt affection towards?October 30, 20214 comments Is there a honorific for a genderless entity felt affection towards? Tags:Japanese 4 commentsInterestingly “chan” *can* be used for males as an affectionate diminuitiveI don’t think there’s any language desperate enough to avoid gender that it dehumanizes people quite like thisDepends what the thing is, I suppose, but a friend refers to her Roomba as ルンバちゃんOh, my colleague call her laptop 気まぐれくん。Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
I don’t think there’s any language desperate enough to avoid gender that it dehumanizes people quite like this
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Interestingly “chan” *can* be used for males as an affectionate diminuitive
I don’t think there’s any language desperate enough to avoid gender that it dehumanizes people quite like this
Depends what the thing is, I suppose, but a friend refers to her Roomba as ルンバちゃん
Oh, my colleague call her laptop 気まぐれくん。