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I was working through the 方 kanji when I came across this sentence: “にほん の 方” (Japanese person). So I figured I could say “country の 方 です” in an introduction.
According to the kanji page that would be a polite way of saying where you’re from. I really like the sound of it and would like to use it myself.
However, I tried googling it and couldn’t find that many examples of it being used in this exact form. The problem is I’m googling in a language I don’ t understand (yet), so I don’t know what that means. If it”s just not used a lot but still valid, it might be a cool and unique way to introduce yourself.
But can you actually use this when introducing yourself, or would it sound weird or archaic (or possibly too polite)?-
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It’s fine to use it for others, but I’d hesitate before using it for myself. The key is that you don’t want to sound too polite about yourself, because it makes you sound arrogant. “This person hails from the almighty nation of Manhattan” or something.
I’d agree. I’ve only come across 方 as person twice (as far as I can recall), but they were both used in describing a third party in a very respectful manner.
Oh right, Joel, that makes sense. Can’t believe I overlooked that :) Good thing I asked.
Thanks!
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