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Why is beatboxing called 「ヒューマンビートボックス」?
Why are the katakana important to learn?Why doesn't Japanese have a special Katakana form for “hu”?Why is Austin spelled with an オ?Why is イチゴ written in katakana?Why is this katakana not reversed?Do loanwords have a more formal/technical/“soulless” feel compared to their native counterparts?Katakana loanwords: is there data about their creation/evolution and acceptance as “new Japanese words”?Why is Qantas spelt カンタス?Why ロサンゼルス and not ロスアンゼルス but ロスアラモス and not ロサラモス？What is a female worker who receives a salary called?
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I was watching TV when the topic turned to certain celebrities' ability to beatbox. In talking about this every mention of the term beatbox was
ヒューマンビートボックス.
Why is human necessary?
The use of katakana is only natural, but why take a relatively long katakana word and make it longer with a completely unnecessary word?
katakana loanwords
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I was watching TV when the topic turned to certain celebrities' ability to beatbox. In talking about this every mention of the term beatbox was
ヒューマンビートボックス.
Why is human necessary?
The use of katakana is only natural, but why take a relatively long katakana word and make it longer with a completely unnecessary word?
katakana loanwords
asked 10 hours ago
By137By137
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There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
1
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago
add a comment
|
I was watching TV when the topic turned to certain celebrities' ability to beatbox. In talking about this every mention of the term beatbox was
ヒューマンビートボックス.
Why is human necessary?
The use of katakana is only natural, but why take a relatively long katakana word and make it longer with a completely unnecessary word?
katakana loanwords
asked 10 hours ago
By137By137
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I was watching TV when the topic turned to certain celebrities' ability to beatbox. In talking about this every mention of the term beatbox was
ヒューマンビートボックス.
Why is human necessary?
The use of katakana is only natural, but why take a relatively long katakana word and make it longer with a completely unnecessary word?
katakana loanwords
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asked 10 hours ago
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There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
1
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago
add a comment
|
There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
1
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago
There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
1
1
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago
add a comment
|
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The term is a loanword from the English term human beatbox or beat box. A person that makes musical sounds using the human vocal organs. The abbreviated term is beatbox or beat box. The performer is also called a human beatboxer or simply a beat boxer.
answered 9 hours ago
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Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
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The term is a loanword from the English term human beatbox or beat box. A person that makes musical sounds using the human vocal organs. The abbreviated term is beatbox or beat box. The performer is also called a human beatboxer or simply a beat boxer.
answered 9 hours ago
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Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
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The term is a loanword from the English term human beatbox or beat box. A person that makes musical sounds using the human vocal organs. The abbreviated term is beatbox or beat box. The performer is also called a human beatboxer or simply a beat boxer.
answered 9 hours ago
JACKJACK
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3
Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
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The term is a loanword from the English term human beatbox or beat box. A person that makes musical sounds using the human vocal organs. The abbreviated term is beatbox or beat box. The performer is also called a human beatboxer or simply a beat boxer.
answered 9 hours ago
JACKJACK
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The term is a loanword from the English term human beatbox or beat box. A person that makes musical sounds using the human vocal organs. The abbreviated term is beatbox or beat box. The performer is also called a human beatboxer or simply a beat boxer.
answered 9 hours ago
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Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
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Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
3
3
Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
Yeah, human beatbox is the original term, so I think it got borrowed into Japanese in its long form. So rather than adding a word, they simply haven't lost the word like we did in English.
– snailboat♦
6 hours ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
（〇_〇） I'll never assume anything again for the rest of my life... Seeing the origin, it makes sense that human was used (in English), but I never would have imagined that the "human" part would have remained in use for any amount of time.
– By137
1 hour ago
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There's also ボイパ（ボイスパーカッション）
– Igor Skochinsky
8 hours ago
1
Probably the want to distinguish electronic drum machine and humans' imitating drum machine.
– kimi Tanaka
5 hours ago
Never heard a drum machine called a beatbox. A drum machine is a machine beatboxing is done by a person is the only way I had ever heard these terms used.
– By137
1 hour ago
Retaining "human" certainly avoids confusion in a country where hip hop is not understood by everyone.
– naruto
1 hour ago
I am not sure if a drum machine called a beatbox actually exists or not though, "beatbox" sounds like referring to percussion called "Cajon". Anyway, I understand why you are wondering.
– kimi Tanaka
1 hour ago