In fact, there even exists such a word as ‘神泡 ( kami awa)’ meaning ‘top-notch foam’, which has been coined by Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings to describe the fine-grained creamy foam of their popular beer product “The Premium Malt’s”. The prefix ‘神’ is used very casually and affixed to many kinds of words. ![]() They include ‘神アプリ’ ( kami apuri) meaning ‘top-notch apps’, 神回 ( kami kai)’ meaning ‘a brilliant episode (of anime or TV shows)’, ‘神対応 ( kami taiou)’ meaning ‘a brilliant response’, just to name a few. There are a lot of Japanese words that contain ‘神’ ( kami) as a prefix, which means ‘top-notch’ or ‘brilliant. For example, ‘今日の彼のプレーは神がかっていた’ (kyou no kare no purei ha kamigakatte ita) means ‘His play today was ‘Godlike.’, and ‘彼女の神がかった演技に魅了された’ (kanojo no kamigakatta engi ni miryou sareta) means ‘I was fascinated by her “Godlike” performance’. Usually, it is used as an adjective in ta-form ‘神がかった’ ( kamigakatta) or te-form ‘神がかっている’ (kamigakatte iru). Last year, Ohtani hit 20 home runs and started 10 games as a pitcher for the first time since Babe Ruth had done in 1919.Ī Japanese word ‘神がかる’ ( kamigakaru) literally means ‘resemble God’ or ‘Godlike’, and is used when you describe something or someone extraordinary and unbelievable. The Japanese player Shoei Ohtani is often compared to Babe Ruth in that both of them are talented both as a pitcher and hitter. (note) Babe Ruth is a legendary baseball player who played about 100 years ago in the US. ![]() The direct translation of this comment is ‘ (For me) Babe Ruth is a Godlike being, and I hope to get close to him little by little’, but it was actually translated by an English translator as ‘In no way do I think I’m at his (Ruth’s) level’. For instance, Shohei Otani, a Japanese baseball player who started his career in the United States last year, said during an introductory press conference, ‘ベーブルースは神様のような存在で、少しずつ近づいていきたい’ ( Babe Ruth ha kamisama no youna sonzai de, sukoshi zutsu chikazuite ikitai). ‘神様のような存在’ (kamisama no youna sonzai) is an idiomatic expression that literally means ‘a Godlike being’, and is used when you describe someone whom you respect from the bottom of your heart.
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