Hey all,
Just wanted to share something we learned in Japanese class a while ago that amazed me. It’s technically not something you’d call “language learning” in the usual sense, but more of a cultural thing — and honestly, that’s exactly why I found it so cool.
It’s about Japanese number slang used in texting. Basically, numbers are used to represent words based on how they sound phonetically. I’d never seen this before, and it felt like some hidden layer of communication opened up.
Here are some of the ones that stuck with me:
15 = ichigo (いちご) – strawberry
361 = samui (さむい) – cold (also used for bad jokes)
931 = kusai (くさい) – stinks
0191 = oishii (おいしい) – tasty
4649 = yoroshiku (よろしく) – nice to meet you / best regards
084 = ohayou (おはよう) – good morning
This kind of thing just hits me — like it’s not just about learning grammar or vocab, but starting to see how people play with the language. I realise I'm probably late to the party.
If anyone knows more of these, I’d love to hear them. Curious how deep this rabbit hole goes.
by Slow_Solution1