Monday, July 19, 2010

...and in Goa commonly refered to as Bintakar!

Bintakar *



Other meanings include other and undo

This is the kanji used in the word gaijin, which has a crude connotation as foreigners in Japan are often referred to asgaijin (or worse kitanai gaijin, dirty foreigner) instead of the more polite gaikujin

The left element is a crescent moon and the right is an old element relating to the cracks on the outside of turtle shells. I see it as a gaijin who undid his pants to relieve himself outside.
 
 * No kanji style or for that matter any stylized script for konkani.Thankfully.