Depends on the language, range of the word meaning or classification of the word are different.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s see 4 examples!<\/p>\n
1. Water<\/b>![\"water-hot-water\"](\"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/word-water-1024x768.png\")
<\/a><\/h3>\n\u201cwater\u201d<\/em> in English and in French is defined as a liquid without color, smell or taste. There is no definition by the temperature.<\/p>\nThere are cold water, warm water, hot water, and boiled water, but as long as they are liquid, all of them are regarded as water in different temperatures.<\/p>\n
However, Japanese word, \u6c34(mizu)<\/em> which is generally translated as water, always need to be cold or room temperature. When water is hot, they use totally different word, \u304a\u6e6f(oyu)<\/em> which means hot water. \u71b1\u3044(atsui)<\/em> means hot in Japanese, but they never say \u71b1\u3044\u6c34(atsui mizu)<\/em>.<\/p>\nIf you don\u2019t know the temperature of the water, you cannot translated it to Japanese correctly.<\/p>\n
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2. Butterfly and Moth<\/b>![\"butterfly-moth-papillon\"](\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\")
<\/a><\/h3>\nButterfly and moth are regarded as two different type of insects in English and Japanese. However, they are not distinguished in French.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThere is a word, papillon de nuit<\/em>, means night butterfly in French, but this word is used only when they emphasise it.<\/p>\nNormally French people think that the moth is one type of butterfly.<\/p>\n
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3. Chair and Armchair<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\nThere are words both chair and armchair in English. But armchair is regarded as one type of chair which has arms.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Japanese word, \u3072\u3058\u304b\u3051\u3044\u3059\/\u8098\u639b\u3051\u6905\u5b50(hijikake isu),<\/em> is made by two elements, \u201cput the elbow + chair\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, armchair in French is \u201cfauteuil\u201d<\/em> which is totally different word from chair, \u201cchaise\u201d<\/em>. it happens not only in French, but also in many languages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
4. Shoes and Boots<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\nBoot in English is a type of covering for the foot which also covers the ankle and sometimes also part of legs. It\u2019s distinguished from shoe.<\/p>\n
However, boot in Japanese is translated as \u9577\u9774(nagagutsu)<\/em>, which means \u201clong shoe\u201d<\/em> and boot is regarded as one type of shoe in Japanese.<\/p>\nMoreover, footwear in English includes socks but, \u306f\u304d\u3082\u306e\/\u5c65\u7269(hakimono)<\/em> , means footwear in general, doesn\u2019t include socks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Normally, we don\u2019t notice this fact even if you speak foreign language fluently. Native speaker also don\u2019t care how they classify the words.<\/p>\n
We tend to think that we understand meaning of foreign language in the context, but keep in mind that sometimes difference of the word perception can cause misunderstanding!<\/p>\n
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Read: The Sun is Drawn in Red in Japan – Apples are Drawn in Green in France<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
There are cold water, warm water, hot water, and boiled water, but as long as they are liquid, all of them are regarded as water in different temperatures.<\/p>\n
However, Japanese word, \u6c34(mizu)<\/em> which is generally translated as water, always need to be cold or room temperature. When water is hot, they use totally different word, \u304a\u6e6f(oyu)<\/em> which means hot water. \u71b1\u3044(atsui)<\/em> means hot in Japanese, but they never say \u71b1\u3044\u6c34(atsui mizu)<\/em>.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t know the temperature of the water, you cannot translated it to Japanese correctly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Butterfly and moth are regarded as two different type of insects in English and Japanese. However, they are not distinguished in French.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is a word, papillon de nuit<\/em>, means night butterfly in French, but this word is used only when they emphasise it.<\/p>\n Normally French people think that the moth is one type of butterfly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are words both chair and armchair in English. But armchair is regarded as one type of chair which has arms.<\/p>\n Similarly, Japanese word, \u3072\u3058\u304b\u3051\u3044\u3059\/\u8098\u639b\u3051\u6905\u5b50(hijikake isu),<\/em> is made by two elements, \u201cput the elbow + chair\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, armchair in French is \u201cfauteuil\u201d<\/em> which is totally different word from chair, \u201cchaise\u201d<\/em>. it happens not only in French, but also in many languages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Boot in English is a type of covering for the foot which also covers the ankle and sometimes also part of legs. It\u2019s distinguished from shoe.<\/p>\n However, boot in Japanese is translated as \u9577\u9774(nagagutsu)<\/em>, which means \u201clong shoe\u201d<\/em> and boot is regarded as one type of shoe in Japanese.<\/p>\n Moreover, footwear in English includes socks but, \u306f\u304d\u3082\u306e\/\u5c65\u7269(hakimono)<\/em> , means footwear in general, doesn\u2019t include socks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Normally, we don\u2019t notice this fact even if you speak foreign language fluently. Native speaker also don\u2019t care how they classify the words.<\/p>\n We tend to think that we understand meaning of foreign language in the context, but keep in mind that sometimes difference of the word perception can cause misunderstanding!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read: The Sun is Drawn in Red in Japan – Apples are Drawn in Green in France<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n2. Butterfly and Moth<\/b>
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<\/a><\/h3>\n3. Chair and Armchair<\/b>
<\/a><\/h3>\n4. Shoes and Boots<\/b>
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