Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Cool Wasei Eigo(Japanesified English): 1

(Only half-wasei eigo):
人間ドック ...

A lot of people know ドック to be a reference to "doc," which is short for doctor!

It is actually "dock" and it comes from the analogy with a boat that docks for maintenance and repairs before heading out on its next voyage.

To those that haven't even heard of it ... Ningen Dock is a annual health checkup enforced to some extent by law, on companiesi in Japan, so all employees have atleast one checkup a year.

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