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Thread: Kappa soya - Japanese meaning?
Naki
Naki


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posted January 09, 2012 04:56 PM
Edited by Naki at 17:13, 09 Jan 2012.

Kappa soya - Japanese meaning?

I am unable to find anything about that second "Soya" word.
My game is in Russian, not sure if it is Soya or Soia/etc.
Anyway, does anyone know what the Soya moniker stands for?
Is it a Kappa that eats Soya? Or maybe Kappa that protects Soya fields?
I assume it must mean "Higher" Kappa or "Advanced" Kappa, but not sure exactly and also I can't write in Japanese characters anyway.

Please if someone has info, share it...! Thanks.

EDIT: Hmm, it seems the English version is, in fact, Shoya!
Shoya seems to mean "fly high" in Japanese. So, looks like it is the High-flying Kappa then.

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hobo2
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posted January 09, 2012 05:12 PM

In English it's "Shoya". V Česky je Šoja. It means that they fly (or in this case jump) high. It's like calling them "Kappa High Jumpers" except that in Japanese that doesn't sound stupid.
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Elvin
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posted January 09, 2012 06:04 PM

I had also found another meaning a while back.

As a general noun it means a village headman in the Edo period(1603-1867) but it is open to interpretation when it is used as a proper noun.
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Adrius
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posted January 10, 2012 02:10 AM

Fried Kappa with soy sauce... nom nom.
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chrisguitar
chrisguitar

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posted January 13, 2012 01:53 PM

Quote:
Fried Kappa with soy sauce... nom nom.

I was thinking the same thing.
Some kind of Sushi-dish
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DagothGares
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posted January 13, 2012 01:57 PM
Edited by DagothGares at 13:57, 13 Jan 2012.

I unno...

Water demons taste a little too watery for me.
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War-overlord
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posted January 13, 2012 02:02 PM
Edited by War-overlord at 14:03, 13 Jan 2012.

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Water demons taste a little too watery for me.


You have to boil them down first. Best thing to do is make a soup out of them.
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SKPRIMUS
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posted January 13, 2012 02:22 PM

Deep fried kappa soyas served together with ice cold bubbly spring spirits...mm ahh refreshing after a hard day's work.
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seddy
seddy


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posted January 13, 2012 02:29 PM

I dunno, a quick wanizabe sushi makes good lunch.


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