I just came across this kanji, 驢, which is the kanji for "donkey". Now the Japanese word for… - Feed Post by mog86uk

• 
  mog86uk

  Oh! Apparently it's because donkeys have long rabbit-like ears. I couldn't see how donkeys could in any way be like rabbits, as donkeys aren't exactly the most hyperactive easily-startled animals... But now it all makes perfect sense. :P
  http://gogen-allguide.com/u/usagiuma.html
  
  Keep thinking about the bit in the Great Teacher Onizuka anime, where he hears that one of his students had previously suffered from because of a "trauma", except he hears only "to-ra-u-ma" as he doesn't seem to know that English word...
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-51GvM6ckE
  
  (とら = tiger, 虎) ^^

  April 25, 2016 at 8:08am
• 
  Mika93

  LOL..Now I know too ^_^. Btw, what app you used to type in kanji?

  April 25, 2016 at 2:52pm
• 
  BagaLing

  @mika for PC, u can just set it at the control panel > language
  as for mobile, I'm using "ArtIME Japanese Input"

  April 25, 2016 at 6:53pm
• 
  BagaLing

  うさぎうま it's pretty funny XDDD

  April 25, 2016 at 6:53pm
• 
  Mika93

  ありがとう。XDD

  April 25, 2016 at 8:36pm
• 
  mog86uk

  @Mika, On my Windows 10 PC I use "Google Japanese Input":
  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/japaneseinput/eula.html
  
  On my Android phone I use "Xperia Japanese keyboard", but I think this is only available on Sony Xperia phones.

  April 26, 2016 at 3:34am