@Chaoticcuddle i agree. there's a reference to it in one episode of the anime Holic (my apologies for forgetting the episode). Doumeki Shizuka-kun explained to Kunogi Himawari about the meaning of the pinky promise before. in the past, you don't hook pinkies and make a promise. a woman would cut off her pinky to show absolute loyalty to her man or her master.
Yup, in this context it means the same. But it literally translates into something like 'cutting (the) finger (/pinky)'. 'Kiri' is the verb for 'to cut' and 'yubi' means finger.
I'm not sure about the actual origin of the gesture though...
In old times, japanese women used to cut off their little finger to give as a gift to their husband/lover to show their loyalty. In time this song probably came up with a similar meaning.
I'm pretty sure it tied in along with Oiran, who would cut their pinky finger off to show the man they feel in love with how much they cared. And the man would do the same for her if he returned the notion. But I could always be wrong.
@animegirl5165 I was going to say only men do that for their lords but i'm not sure myself...never heard of a case of women doing that though so you might be right....hmmmmm
cut off their little finger? I know how loyalty was (Extremely major) in those days but isn't that a little over the top? [No judgement intended]
12markinlove12 1 year ago
isnt the japanese pink promise:
Cross my heart, hope to die. Eat a 1, 000 needles if I lie.
jojofan671 1 year ago
@Chaoticcuddle i agree. there's a reference to it in one episode of the anime Holic (my apologies for forgetting the episode). Doumeki Shizuka-kun explained to Kunogi Himawari about the meaning of the pinky promise before. in the past, you don't hook pinkies and make a promise. a woman would cut off her pinky to show absolute loyalty to her man or her master.
thus ends the lecture *sheepish smile*
Shneequa 1 year ago
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'Weezer - Buddy Holly Live japan'
Please search this in youtube can someone tell me what hes singing in japanese at the start
jarders18 1 year ago
YUBIKIRI!
But I thought it was a pinky promise not a cut on your finger...
Heh, maybe I'm right.
KittyLuvYou 2 years ago
Waaw! I forgot about this song my grandmother used to sing to me... thank you for reminding me!!!
julietsierra22 2 years ago 2
u sure are determind in japanese huh? o.o....
anime6556 2 years ago
This rhyme sounds strangly scarry.
O_o;
Chaoticcuddle 2 years ago 23
i agree pal i agree O_O
deathwishkunai 2 years ago
@Chaoticcuddle The lyrics sounds scary lol...
JessicaFarley 1 year ago
@Chaoticcuddle yaT____T higurashi! ahubbaubhaa
Himi96 1 year ago
@Chaoticcuddle scarry? how so?
ebazz8305 8 months ago
How kute. :Lol I like this.. I'm probably going to teach this to my little sister. =P
Arigatou gozaimasu!
BoAKwon140 3 years ago
arigato daskinaso yubikiri genman fukari desho?
RandomPerson7209 3 years ago
troll.
ChibiVampire28 2 years ago
But doesnt Yubi Kiri mean
"Pinky promise"?
garturo62 3 years ago
its the same thing really. the pinky promise in japanese terms came from the yubi kiri song.
pinkfairyhannah 3 years ago
Oh Thanks I didn't know.
garturo62 3 years ago
Yup, in this context it means the same. But it literally translates into something like 'cutting (the) finger (/pinky)'. 'Kiri' is the verb for 'to cut' and 'yubi' means finger.
I'm not sure about the actual origin of the gesture though...
RainyUmbrella 3 years ago
Correct me if I'm wrong. ^^
In old times, japanese women used to cut off their little finger to give as a gift to their husband/lover to show their loyalty. In time this song probably came up with a similar meaning.
animegirl5165 2 years ago 8
I'm pretty sure it tied in along with Oiran, who would cut their pinky finger off to show the man they feel in love with how much they cared. And the man would do the same for her if he returned the notion. But I could always be wrong.
Jinnyboxoharem 2 years ago
@animegirl5165 I was going to say only men do that for their lords but i'm not sure myself...never heard of a case of women doing that though so you might be right....hmmmmm
ebazz8305 8 months ago
@garturo62 no the whoile rhyme is a pinky promise but in japanese you would say yubi kitta for pinky promise :P yubi kiri does mean cut a finger
:3
XxAnnaCx 8 months ago
I've been trying to learn Japanese such as childern would. Could you perhaps make more of these (little nursery rhymes)?
Thank you for the video too ^^
MistressKazekage 3 years ago 2