Sunday, March 31, 2013

使い過ぎ

This photo is a little blurry taken with my old prepaid camera phone but it still has some Kanji in there that I would like to know.













お願い(おねがい)- Do us the favor
トイレットベーパー - Toilet paper
の
使い過ぎ(つかいすぎ)- Use too much
は - Topic particle
トイレ- Toilet
の
詰り(つまり)- Stopped/Clogged
の
原因(げんいん)- Cause
となります。- Will become
ご注意願います(ごちゅういねがいます)- Please be careful

Translation: Using too much toilet paper will cause the toilet to become clogged. Please be careful.

This sign is what I love about Japan! They can take a common sense idea and turn it into a small plastic sign to remind everyone to 'don't clog the toilet'.  At the 100 yen shop I bought a handful of signs for my friends and family for Christmas. They just said things like 非常口、化粧室、駐車禁止。Well everyone hated them and they didn't get it, BUT I wish they would of had this sign instead.

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以上です。

ジョシュア

Monday, March 25, 2013

関係者以外立入禁止

I took this picture near an apartment building near my apartment building. I shared some of these on my Vine feed but might of missed this one.

Not to mention the nice reflection of my shoes, how do you like them?



関係者(かんけいしゃ)- People/Personnel
以外(いがい)- Except for/Only
立入(たちいり)- Entry
禁止(きんし)- Prohibited

Translation 
関係者以外立入禁止 - Authorized Personnel Only

Grammar Note
―以外
This is a conjunction Kanji that needs a noun or pronoun before it to show the 'exception'.

Examples:
私以外- Except for me
犬以外- Except for dogs
女性以外- Only women

以上です。

ジョシュア