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A set of properties belonging to an object that pleasantly surprise a watcher. From commercials to cool electronics, the wow factor is an important thing to consider when designing it.
The IBM computers in middle 90's had a certain degree of the 'wow factor' to them. Sadly enough, their users weren't mostly able to recognize it.
by Zdenek December 30, 2004
Get the wow factor mug.Most of the kanji characters have more than just one (Chinese) reading in Japan. And the Japanese way of reading it is called Kun-yomi. It's written in Hiragana for the kids (likely for this ookii=big symbol) or for artistic purposes.
by Zdenek June 8, 2004
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Get the kotoba mug.A reading of the Kanji characters taken from China and loosely understood. Explained in katakana for educational purposes. See also kunyomi.
by Zdenek June 8, 2004
Get the onyomi mug.The most (in)famous kind of Japanese suicide. As it says, I'm slitting my stomach, it refers to this gruesome kind of killing oneself.
He was not able to stand the pressure of the society, so he decided to solve the problems in an "honorable" way.
by Zdenek June 8, 2004
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