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New Expressions & Buzzwords | おじさん構文
Ojisan Koubun (Syntax of the middle-aged man)
This term refers to the peculiar writing style of “ojisan ,” which refers to middle-aged men. ey are characterized by greetings written in a friendly manner and using many emoji s to avoid being disliked by younger people. There is also “obasan syntax” which is particular to middle-aged women. ( From March issue, 2023 / 2023年3月号より）
中年男性
chuunenn dannsei
middle-aged men
を指す
wo sasu
which refers to
「おじさん」
“ojisann”
ojisan
独特の
dokutoku no
the peculiar
文章
bunnshou
writing style of
のことを言います。
no koto wo ii masu.
this term refers to
若い人
wakai hito
younger people
に
ni
by
嫌われないように、
kiraware nai you ni,
to avoid being disliked
親しげに
shitashige ni
in a friendly manner
あいさつしたり
aisatsu shitari
by greetings written
絵文字を
emoji wo
emojis
多用したりするのが
tayou shitari suru no ga
and using many
特徴です。
tokuchou desu.
they are characterized
中年女性
chuunenn josei
middle-aged women
特有の
tokuyuu no
which is particular to
「おばさん構文」
“obasann koubunn”
obasan synt
も
mo
also
あります。
ari masu.
there is
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