Nonsense (English spelling)

Japanese: ノンセンス(英語表記)nonsense
Nonsense (English spelling)
In Japanese, the words "nonsense" and "nonsense" are not clearly distinguished. If there is an absurd thing, event, or word, and we dismiss it by calling it "trivial or silly," then that object is called nonsense. If the same object is perceived as a "gimmick" with "a certain intention," then it becomes nonsense. In other words, the difference is not in the object itself, but in the attitude toward it.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
日本語のなかで,〈ノンセンス〉という語と〈ナンセンス〉という語ははっきり区別されているわけではない。ある荒唐無稽なものごと,できごと,ことばがあるとして,それを〈たわいない,ばかばかしい〉と笑いとばして終りにすれば,その対象はナンセンスと呼ばれる。同じ対象を,〈ある意図〉をもった一つの〈しかけ〉として受けとめれば,それはノンセンスとなる。つまり,対象そのものの差ではなく,それに対する態度の差にかかわっているといえる。

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