Originally Posted by
Skiddins
So Giyadifu is literally the sounds of 'Ge-ya diff'
Interesting, once explained it now makes sense.
Yeah, exactly.
It's a little more like this when pronounced - Ge-yaa-dif-foo
Katakana and hiragana look different too. Katakana syllabary has a sharper look to its design. Hiragana has a more smooth and flowing.
タミヤ Tamiya is in katakana
ヨコモ Yokomo is in katakana
Now both in hiragana
たみや
よこも
See the difference?
My name is Edward.
エドワド in katakana
えどわど in hiragana
You will never see my name or western words spelt in hiragana. It's strange to do so. Since Tamiya and Yokomo are international brands I guess they have decided to switch to western style of writing. If you have a manual with Japanese check it out.