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What's this pig guy called in Japanese?

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Brodiesan
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What's this pig guy called in Japanese?

Postby Brodiesan » May 1st, 2009 9:09 am

Hey!

I picked up an awesome tshirt in Shinjuku last year with this pig on it.

http://www.yesstyle.com/en/Product.aspx?pid=1014241247§ion=women

The characters are Utsuku and Buta which are obviously "Beautiful Pig" but I'm wording if that is what he is called in Japan?

Is it Utsukushii Buta for example?

Thanks!

zakojanai
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Postby zakojanai » May 1st, 2009 10:08 am

It's pronounced びとん (biton). I'm not sure, but my guess is that it's a play on the Japanese pronunciation of (Louis) Vuitton.
A google search also reveals a number of restaurants by that name, but your shirt is made by the brad Buden Shouten.

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Brodiesan
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ah

Postby Brodiesan » May 1st, 2009 2:42 pm

So it's like a japnese portmanteau. Thanks!

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