โฮกูไซ
hoo-guu-saiMeaning
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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese ukiyo-e artist
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a renowned Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa and the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. More commonly spelled in Thai as "โฮคุไซ" (also seen: "โฮกุไซ"); full name "คัตสึชิกะ โฮคุไซ."
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โฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiโฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiKatsushika Hokusai, Japanese ukiyo-e artistเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao-yîi-bpùnชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao-yîi-bpùnJapanese person; the Japanese (people)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)วาดภาพwâat-pâapวาดภาพwâat-pâap1[to] draw; paint (a picture)2[to] portray (in words); paint a picture of3[to] envision; picture (in the mind)คลื่นยักษ์klʉ̂ʉn-yákคลื่นยักษ์klʉ̂ʉn-yákgiant wave; very large waveอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)โด่งดังdòong-dangโด่งดังdòong-dangfamous; well-known
Hokusai is the Japanese artist who painted the famous great wave picture.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunชอบchôpภาพpâapคลื่นยักษ์klêun yákคุณkunน่าจะnâa jàลองlongศึกษาsèuk-săaผลงานpŏn ngaanอื่นๆèun èunของkŏngโฮกูไซhoh-goo-saiดูdooนะná
If you like the great wave picture, you should try looking at other works by Hokusai.
ผลงานpǒn-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngโฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ภาพpâapชุดchútทัศนียภาพtát-sà-nii-yá-pâap36มุมmumของkɔ̌ɔngภูเขาไฟpuu-kǎo-faiฟูจิfuu-jìได้dâaiส่งอิทธิพลsòng-ìt-tí-ponอย่างมากyàang-mâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòkในnaiศตวรรษsà-dtà-wátที่tîi19
Hokusai's work, especially the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, greatly influenced Western artists in the 19th century.
โฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiมีชีวิตmii-chii-wítที่tîiยืนยาวyʉʉn-yaaoและlɛ́สร้างสรรค์sâang-sǎnผลงานศิลปะpǒn-ngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàไว้wáiมากมายmâak-maaiหลายพันlǎai-panชิ้นchínตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงชีวิตchûuang-chii-wítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Hokusai had a long life and created thousands of artworks throughout his lifetime.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hoo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โฮhooโฮhoo1sob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)2[to] sob loudly; wailsob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)Part 1
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โฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiโฮกูไซhoo-guu-saiKatsushika Hokusai, Japanese ukiyo-e artistKatsushika Hokusai, Japanese ukiyo-e artistWord