Pictures of everyday kanji - "About the new forum serie

[hatch_jp]

(糸満)美人多し　スピード落とせ ＝ Lots of (Itoman) Beauties. Slow down.
*Itoman is the name of city in Okinawa Pref.

[Psy]

遮断機をくぐらないで下さい
危険！

"please do not pass through the crossing gate!"
"DANGER!"

遮断機＝しゃだんき＝shadanki=railroad crossing gate
潜る＝くぐる＝kuguru＝to pass through
下さい＝ください＝kudasai＝please
危険＝きけん＝kiken=danger



消火栓＝しょうかせん＝shoukasen=fire hydrant

[untmdsprt]

I'm pretty sure this is don't let your pets pee on the bridge.

Let me know if this photo is too big to load quickly on everyone's computers. I'll try to get a smaller size that's still readable.

[Psy]

Looks just fine here. Since the image is under 100k it should be fine for most users...

... part of me wonders if this is directed just at pets...

[Belton]

interesting words
におい　smell
しみ stain
よごれ dirt

I believe the first construction is
何々に　何々　が付いてしまう something is stained with something.

おしっこをかける〔何々に〕urinate on, pee on (something)

personally I've found that おしっこ、and うんこ　seem much more acceptable in speech (conversation) than their English counterparts. It could just be the people I know!

浅草寺　asakusa temple

you'd hope it wasn't humans directly responsible.

[untmdsprt]

Yeah! I moved this picture to photobucket, and hopefully it will keep the same url when I add new ones.

[hatch_jp]

この中（なか）に入（はい）らないで下（くだ）さい。
Please do not enter this site.

高（たか）い電圧（でんあつ）の電気（でんき）があります。
There is high voltage electricity.

この中（なか）にボールなどが入った時は入らないで電話して下さい。
If a ball goes into the inside, call us instead of entering.

御用（ごよう）の方（かた）は下記（かき）に連絡（れんらく）してください。
Please contact the following if you need.

京都（きょうと）電力所（でんりょくしょ）システムセンター
Kyoto Electricity System Center.

[untmdsprt]

I went to Kyoto for vacation from June 4th - 8th, and took some pics. Have fun!







Does this mean scribbling on the sign itself or near here? Can you draw or sketch?






Wonder why they didn't put this in English? It seems to me that foreigners would be just as capable of washing their face in the water.

[lonna_senpai]

Please post more everyone!!! Going to Japan for the first time in March and don't want to miss a thing

[visisl124984]

Thanks everyone, please post more!