#and she's like kanjis ooh so fun thank you for trusting me!

[mayoiayasep]

Oh the thing about Mayoi's name is super fun actually. It's even mentioned by Alkaloid when they first meet (I think it was Tatsumi who pointed it out because Aira was having trouble reading it) that Mayoi's surname has a very uncommon reading to it due to what the anon said (how 礼 usually is read as "rei" not "aya"). Also the second kanji aside from rapids, current or shoal can also mean chance, opportunity or position. So in a way it is possible that Ayase is meant to be read something like "a chance/opportunity to be grateful".

And like you pointed out Mayoi is not written in kanji which means the meaning is left to be more vague than usual, and it can mean "to be lost". Usually though "to be lost" is written as 迷う(mayou) (as a verb) while, 迷い (mayoi) (which is what most likely what Mayoi's name refers to) is the noun version of the verb and most usually means "hesitation" or "doubt". And I don't know I think that between that and the surname I think it's pretty neat how it can be linked to how alkaloid decides say regularly "thank you" to Mayoi just for existing since she's not really used to being thanked for much.

Sorry for just rambling, that name anon just ignited something in me because I love looking into etymology and how some times it can relate to a character's personality or character arc.

Also fun fact: another person with a strange reading, although this time with his first name, is Mitsuru. Usually 光 is read on its own as "hikari" (which means "light") but his name is read as "mitsusru" which usually is written as 満 or 充 which means "to fill" or "to be satisfied". Also, in Obbligato Jun also mentions that "Saegusa" is also a hard to read surname and he can't even read it at the time but I don't know how much I can trust that one since I haven't really looked into Ibara's name that much. (God this got way longer than I thought it would I'm sorry)

ooh dont apologize i love learning about this stuff!!

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[hwiyoungies]

WHYYY why is this friend tattooing kanjis when she can’t even speak japanese what the fuck whY the fuck

#and she's like kanjis ooh so fun thank you for trusting me! #like dude!!!!! even if you stared at the character for long enough there's no way of knowing if you fucked up a line or not #because you don't know the language!!! and it's not just a cute accesory or a quirky thing to do!!!! #and even if you say you respect the japanese culture and language by doing this you're proving you do not!!!! #why do people love getting tattoos in languages they can't even read!!!!! #like sure i had a tattoo in german but at least i could actually understand the alpabet (also i covered it up now) #with asian languages (not just east asian but all asian languages) you can't even read what it says if you don't know it #like yeah you just did the kanji for wisdom but 1 can you even say it and 2 are you sure that's how it's done #are you fucking sure #the reason why i'm so mad about this is because she constantly preaches about respect and shit like that #she goes to the protests here she's very involved in the movement #but the moment that it's about other cultures all that speech is out of the window #and not only her but almost everyone here #and it's fucking infuriating #because if you tell them hey that's actually very disrespectful they come with the ''oh but then i can't enjoy other cultures??'' #and completely miss the point you're trying to make #i called her out for wearing a bindi and she was like ooh ok i'm gonna keep putting stickers on my forehead tho #i want to call her out on this as well but i feel like i don't have the proper words to express why it's wrong #and i'm also tired and don't wanna argue lol #honestly if it was anyone else i would be like yeah fuck them #but it's the fact that it's so hypocrite of her that makes me mad #literal doble discurso y le importa un pico #b.txt #OH WAIT I FORGOT she also identifies as pan because bi is not ~inclusive enough~