You Bought the Prettiest Charm on the Shrine Counter for Your Boss. Congratulations on Their Safe Delivery.
To say What's this charm for? in Japanese, say これは何のお守りですか？ (kore wa nan no omamori desu ka?).
You picked the prettiest little charm on the shrine counter and gave it to your boss. It's a safe childbirth charm. Congratulations.
In this video
- これは何のお守りですか？ kore wa nan no omamori desu ka? What's this charm for?
- これは何のお守りですか？縁結びですか？ kore wa nan no omamori desu ka? enmusubi desu ka? What's this charm for? Is it the love one?
- 交通安全のお守りをください。 kōtsū anzen no omamori o kudasai One road safety charm, please.
Kanji in this phrase
- 何の
- なんの
Why this phrase
Kofuku is at a shrine counter reaching for the prettiest brocade charm; Hana plays the attendant who gently tells him what he is actually holding. Charms are single purpose, safe childbirth, road safety, finding love, passing exams, and the design does not tell you which is which if you can't read it. One question at the counter saves the gift. Accuracy guardrails, keep these: never mock the charms or the shrine, the joke is entirely on the tourist. Say that most charms DO print the purpose on the front, so this is about not being able to read it, not about anything being hidden. Close warm, buying one for the right reason is the whole point.
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