Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 6, 2008 16:00
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
Germany
translation of art related text
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
互酬性
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Anthropology
"互酬性の規範から逸脱する時", this is a text about gift economy most of the site translate "互酬性" as reciprocity, but is it actually correct?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Reciprocity |
Ruth Sato
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| 4 | reciprocity ごしゅうせい |
sandhya_k
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| 3 +1 | reciprocal relation |
cinefil
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| 3 -1 | mutually beneficial, symbiotic |
Michael Lai
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Change log
Mar 20, 2008 08:39: Ruth Sato Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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24 mins
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Reciprocity
Although I didn't find anything other than this, the info I found in my kanji dictionary and on the Internet seem to support "reciprocity". Good luck!
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 hrs
reciprocity ごしゅうせい
文化人類学の用語。贈与慣行の義務的性格に着目してつくられた分析概念。
個人ないし集団間で、受けた贈り物などに対して、義務として非等価の贈与を行うこと。互いに物品や役務などを交換すること。
日本では「お返し」や「結(ゆい)」などがそれに当たる。
個人ないし集団間で、受けた贈り物などに対して、義務として非等価の贈与を行うこと。互いに物品や役務などを交換すること。
日本では「お返し」や「結(ゆい)」などがそれに当たる。
Reference:
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14 hrs
Michael Lai
Native in English
Chinese and English native speaker
Native in: Chinese , English
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Japanese to English, and 3 more.
mutually beneficial, symbiotic
Although these terms are generally used in other fields, there is a tendency these days to borrow terms from other fields to describe certain things.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Angel Yamada (X)
: "互酬性" is substantive, not adjective
4 days
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+1
4 days
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