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LONG, USELESS WORDS

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oday's list will deal with a look at insanely long (and useless) kanji combos that describe words that are more easily expressed in foreign katakana words.  Wheh!  If I lost you there and I think I did, don't worry there are examples to follow!
THE LIST:

1)  清涼飲料水 (sei ryou in ryou sui)
        MEANING:  "Soft Drinks"
        KATAKANA: コーラ
(ko-ra)

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2) 未確認飛行物体 (mi kaku nin hi kou buttai)
        MEANING:  "Unidentified Flying Object"
        KATAKANA:  ユーフォー
(yu-fo-)

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3) 炊飯器 (sui han ki)
        MEANING:  "Rice Cooker"

        KATAKANA: ライス クッカ (raisu kukka)

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4) 自動販売機 (ji dou han bai ki)
        MEANING:  "Vending machine (for drinks...)"
        SHORTENED KANJI: 自販機
(ji han ki)

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5) 流行性感冒 (ryuu kou sei kan bou)
        MEANING: "Influenza"
        KATAKANA: インフルエンザ
(infuruenza)


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