A RULE OF A SCISSORS

HASAMI NO HOSOKU/はさみの法則

I have read a very interesting article so I though I should let you know.

You might wonder what is the rule of the scissors. Let me explain properly. First of all, I have to tell you that the Japanese call “scissors” “hasami・はさみ”. Now look at the below.

HAkkiri to iu (はっきりと）　ー言う Tell something clearly

SAigo made iu (最後まで)　- 言う Tell something to the end

MIjikaku iu (短く)　- 言う Tell something in short

If you try to read the BOLD/ITALIC fist two capital letters vertically, then it will become [HA SA MI] which is [scissors] in Japanese. Did you solve your puzzle?

Now I can tell you a full story about this. The article I have read is supportive and helpful to foreigners. I will summarize accordingly..

According to NHK News Web Easy, when big disaster like an earthquake hits, necessary information or things can not be reached to the foreigners in Japan. As a result of this, the study for [the easy Japanese] ,which is easier for those who are not used to Japanese language to understand , has been in progress.

Ms Akiko Honda., a professor at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Oita Prefecture said that telling something in Japanese [clearly], [to the end] and [in short] is very important.

For instance, a sentence like [please evacuate to a high ground in order to avoid from Tunami], make two short sentences like [Tunami is coming. Please escape to a high place]. Telling clearly that tunami is coming and telling what to do to the end.

The professor Ms Honda said [there are many foreigners who understand Japanese little. If they are in trouble please talk to them in easy Japanese, making them easy to understand.

The actual article at News Web Easy

やさしい日本語にほんご　「はっきりと」「最後さいごまで」「短みじかく」言いう

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大おおきな地震じしんなどがあったとき、必要ひつような情報じょうほうや物ものが外国人がいこくじんに届とどかないことがありました。このため、日本語にほんごに慣なれていない人ひとにもわかりやすい「やさしい日本語にほんご」の研究けんきゅうが進すすんでいます。

大分県おおいたけんにある立命館りつめいかんアジア太平洋たいへいよう大学だいがくの本田ほんだ明子あきこ教授きょうじゅは、やさしい日本語にほんごでは「はっきりと」「最後さいごまで」「短みじかく」言いうことが大切たいせつだと言いっています。

例たとえば「津波つなみを避さけるため高台たかだいに避難ひなんしてください」という文ぶんは「津波つなみが来きます。高たかい所ところに逃にげてください」と2つの「短みじかい」文ぶんにします。津波つなみが来くることを「はっきりと」言いって、何なにをしたらいいか「最後さいごまで」言いいます。

本田ほんだ教授きょうじゅは「日本語にほんごが少すこしわかる外国人がいこくじんは多おおいです。困こまっている外国人がいこくじんがいたら、わかりやすく伝つたえたいという気持きもちで、ぜひやさしい日本語にほんごで話はなしてください」と言いっています。