woody

Japanese translation: ウディー  or  ワゥディー

13:06 May 25, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: woody
I need this in five diff languages for an art project/gift. I tried asking for all at once, but I guess Im supposed to do it one at a time....
Leah
Japanese translation:ウディー  or  ワゥディー
Explanation:
I think 'ウディー' is the closest, but its becomes 'Uddi-'. 'Woody' is difficult to render in Japanese because the only W sounds are Wa and Wo...No Wu. I made up 'ワゥディー' which uses makes an odd combination of Wa + U to get something close to 'Wuddi-'

My older brother's a rock star in LA named Wood/Woody, and I've had to struggle explaining his name to several Japanese friends in the past. Check out his website:
http://www.woodfowlermusic.com
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Troy Fowler
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Local time: 05:51
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5 +3ウディー  or  ワゥディー
Troy Fowler
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humbird
1木製の
Akihiro Yamada


  

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Explanation:
To be honest, without context arriving accurate and conscientious answer is not easy. I have to emphasize this because of the fact that you are presenting it in "adjective" form which is not a stand alone word. If it is "a woody area", "woody property" or "woody texture" then translation could be vastly easier. Nevertheless in the spirit of fellow language professional, it is a good thing to render som help. So here is a couple of answers. The first is "a lot of woods", the second "like wood". I wish you get some hint in your own language out of these.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Im sorry I didnt specify what it was for. Its a man's name. Thanks though.
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Comment: Im sorry I didnt specify what it was for. Its a man's name. Thanks though.

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Woody
ウディー  or  ワゥディー


Explanation:
I think 'ウディー' is the closest, but its becomes 'Uddi-'. 'Woody' is difficult to render in Japanese because the only W sounds are Wa and Wo...No Wu. I made up 'ワゥディー' which uses makes an odd combination of Wa + U to get something close to 'Wuddi-'

My older brother's a rock star in LA named Wood/Woody, and I've had to struggle explaining his name to several Japanese friends in the past. Check out his website:
http://www.woodfowlermusic.com

Troy Fowler
United States
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: English
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agree  Minoru Kuwahara: i like your first option. Or ウッディー like from Woody Allen?! -
45 mins

agree  ejprotran: Also, ウディ is ok.
2 hrs

agree  Kurt Hammond: ・ヲ・テ・ヌ・」。シ is extremely common in Japan. Even though it sounds horrible to native English speakers, Japanese (especially in the late 90s) seemed to attach this word to a huge assortment of products. Maybe just me, but aesthetically it is not pleasing to m
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木製の


Explanation:
Something made of wood. This is one of interpretations rather than a proper translation. Just an idea.

Akihiro Yamada
Local time: 21:51
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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