small Japanese translation

October 15, 2015 4:13 AM

If you can read Japanese, please let us know what these pants say. thanks!
posted by Jason and Laszlo to Writing & Language (10 answers total)

"Next Level."
posted by Jeanne at 4:21 AM on October 15, 2015

Confirming that - ネクストレバル - is English "Next Level" spelled phonetically.
posted by Gev at 5:41 AM on October 15, 2015

Ayup. That there is what those pants say.
posted by telepanda at 6:36 AM on October 15, 2015

Yes, it's written using katakana characters, which Japanese uses for transliterations.
posted by Leontine at 6:44 AM on October 15, 2015

Could be "Neck Streble", the name of the designer.
posted by Nevin at 8:20 AM on October 15, 2015

Or Next Rebel.
posted by zerbinetta at 11:35 AM on October 15, 2015

("Next Level" makes more sense though.)
posted by zerbinetta at 11:35 AM on October 15, 2015

Or "Necks Treble".

(We're just having fun, Jason and Laszlo. It's "Next Level")
posted by Bugbread at 3:59 PM on October 15, 2015

The Google Translate app will scan photos for text. When travelling in Japan I found it invaluable for short phrases like this.
posted by robcorr at 4:48 PM on October 15, 2015

I was saying Next Rebel. /HansMoleman
posted by Guernsey Halleck at 5:29 PM on October 15, 2015