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Bus JPN Final Cultural Concepts
Bus JPN Final Cultural Concepts
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Language - Japanese
Kindergarten
03/15/2012

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内/外
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うち・そと。Insider vs Outsider
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本音/建前
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ほんね・たてまえ
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わ:Harmony
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礼儀
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れいぎ:Courtesy
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遠慮
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えんりょ:Deference/ Reserve. Ex. Minimilizing achievements, deflecting.
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趣味
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しゅみ:One's hobbys/ Interests
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根回し
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ねまわし:Laying the groundwork for topics to be discussed. 補佐And below are present
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打ち合わせ
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うちあわせ:Preliminary meetings to determine what needs to be discussed or decided. 課長And below come
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協議
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協議:Discussion that leads to decisions, preceded by as many 打ち合わせ As necessary. 部長Comes
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会議
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かいぎ: Final meeting where final decisions are announced.
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稟議
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りんぎ:A system of approval by circulation practiced within Japanese companies.
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回覧
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かいらん:A circulation board used to facilitate the りんぎ System.
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印鑑
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印鑑:Stamp equivalent to westerner's signature.
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ご挨拶
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ごあいさつ:Term for everything from simple greeting to formal salutation or facilitation of 和
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約束
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やくそく:Appointment (more formal And Permanent than アポ。
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残業
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ざんぎょう:Overtime work. Employers are now required to pay for this.
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訪問
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ほうもん:An official visit
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客様
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きゃくさま:Customer
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お得意様
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おとくいさま:A best customer
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信用
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しんよう:Trust。Business partners must relate to facilitate 和。 Ex. Salary.
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責任
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せきにん:責任:Responsibilty. Ex. taking fall for bad judgment of 部下
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恩:Favor/ kindness given to 部下 From 上司。
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義理:
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ぎり:Duty. A relationship appropriate sense of duty toward someone with whom you are connected through "on".
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Tea drinking rules (4)
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1. Never refuse tea
2. Exercise Enryo
3. Match your host sip by sip
4. Try to finish the tea by the end of the conversation
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Pragmatics
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The study of what native speakers mean when they use words that transcend the literal meaning of the code they use
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Low context language
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rely a lot on the literal meaning of the spoken word over any unspoken, contextual, or situation assumptions that the speakers may be feeling.
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High Context Language
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Rely a lot on the unspoken, unwritten, cultural, situational, and contextual assumptions that underlie speech rather than on the literal meaning of the words themselves.
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Ethnocentrism
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The tendency to interpret the world in terms of patterns most familiar to the individual in their own culture, considering them superior to any other viewpoints no matter what the context.
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The sapir- whorf hypothesis
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Theory of a connection between language, culture, and world view. The theory states that in some state these connections exist.
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人事異動:じんじいどう
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Employees are transferred, and cross trained across divisions of the workplace. This usually happens every 4-6 years. Good chance your not consulted about job.
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敬語
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けいご:Honorific Language, general description
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尊敬語
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そんけいご:Reverant language, speakign about others, lifts them up
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謙譲語
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けんじょうご:Most humble language (humbles self)
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3 Meishi rules
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1. Represents face of company and employees
2. Should be left out and admired
3. should quietly be put away with other documents
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2 Responses to お元気そうでなによります。
Definition
おかげさまで。
いいえ、とんでもございません。
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What does aizuchi do and give 2 examples.
Definition
1.Help preserve 和 、Show interest in waht other person is saying.
2.そうですね。そうですか。
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Name 3 functions of the chukai
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1.Facilitate 和 By involving all employees
2.Spread company information between employees
3.Intamacy through formality
(NOTSURE IFTHIS IS ALLCORRECT)
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腹芸(はらげい)
Definition
Expressing たてまえThrough 本音。Japanese feel free to express themselves through the guidelines.
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さっし
Definition
Using はらげい To express yourself. For example pickign up a [pencil for a teacher is a good way to set an example for your 部下
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