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elzosmid
May 12, 2006, 07:59
Hello,
Sorry for this little question, but I can't find the answer through other canals. I was wondering what the meaning is of "Fuji-Tei" as the name of a Japanese-Korean restaurant. I believe 'fuji' in fujiyama means 'snowy' and '-tei' seems a normal extention for resataurants, but I can't find the real meaning of it. Kind regards, thanks in advance!
NANGI
May 16, 2006, 09:31
Konnichiwa elzosmid-san!

I agree with you. 'Fuji' means fujiyama and "Tei" means resataurant.:p

NANGI
J44xm
May 18, 2006, 08:08
Shouldn't it be "Fujisan"? Or is there something I'm missing?
Elizabeth
May 18, 2006, 09:17
Shouldn't it be "Fujisan"? Or is there something I'm missing?
I think either one is correct, although except in the pictures, Fuji doesn't mean "snowy" for sure. :blush:
undrentide
May 18, 2006, 10:26
Hello,
Sorry for this little question, but I can't find the answer through other canals. I was wondering what the meaning is of "Fuji-Tei" as the name of a Japanese-Korean restaurant. I believe 'fuji' in fujiyama means 'snowy' and '-tei' seems a normal extention for resataurants, but I can't find the real meaning of it. Kind regards, thanks in advance!

Fuji could mean either the mountain (Fuji-san/Mt.Fuji) or flower (fuji/wisteria).
But considering it's a name for a restaurant, Fuji-san is more likely.

As Elizabeth san pointed out, "fuji" does not mean anything related snow.
(And as J44xm says, it is not called Fuji-yama but Fuji-san.)

There are several theories about the origin of the name "Fuji" for the mountain. Some says that it came from the word "fushi" (meaning immortal) but it seems to be a myth made up after the name, not the other way round.
Others says it came from Ainu word "fuchi" meaning fire, but today the main theory is it came from ˜aŒê(˜`Œê) wago "fuji" to indicate the place with a long, smooth slope.
Elizabeth
May 19, 2006, 03:27
Fuji could mean either the mountain (Fuji-san/Mt.Fuji) or flower (fuji/wisteria).
But considering it's a name for a restaurant, Fuji-san is more likely.
As Elizabeth san pointed out, "fuji" does not mean anything related snow.
(And as J44xm says, it is not called Fuji-yama but Fuji-san.)

I'm pretty sure Fujiyama is also the name of a well-established (Japanese-style?) restaurant in the West, which is where I assumed the OP may have been influenced to that reading.