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Let’s learn Japanese with Konata’s quote from Lucky Star (Raki☆Suta).

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Konata’s Quote

Japanese: 貧乳はステータスだ！希少価値だ！
Romaji: hinnyuu wa sutētasu da! kishoukachi da!
English: A flat chest is a status symbol! It’s a precious rarity!

Analysis

貧乳はステータスだ

This is the simple grammar “A は B だ” meaning “A is B”. は is the particle which indicates the topic of the sentence and だ is attached to a noun or na-adjective to make the statement declarative.

貧乳 means “flat chest”. The kanji literally means “poor breast”.

ステータス means “status” or “status symbol“. It’s usually used for something valuable such as a watch, car, credit card, occupation and so on, which shows a person’s social status. So she is saying “having a flat chest is one of the valuable things in society”.

希少価値だ

This time the topic is omitted as it’s clear that she is still talking about “a flat chest”.

希少価値 means “precious rarity” or “rarity value”. The kanji 希 means “rare”, 少 means “few” and 価値 means “value”. So it’s used for something that rarely exists which makes it more valuable.

Examples

ステータス (status, status symbol)

バブル時代じだい、車くるまや時計とけいは男おとこのステータスだった。

baburu jidai, kuruma ya tokei wa otoko no sutētasu datta.

During the bubble period, cars and watches were male status symbols.

国家資格こっかしかくはステータスが高たかい。

kokkashikaku wa sutētasu ga takai.

National qualifications have high social status.

ステータスを高たかく見みせるため、高級こうきゅうブランドのバッグを買かった。

sutētasu o takaku miseru tame, kōkyū burando no baggu o katta.

I bought a designer bag in order to make my status look higher.

希少価値 (precious rarity)

希少価値きしょうかちの高たかい古代こだいの硬貨こうかが発見はっけんされた。

kishōkachi no takai kodai no kōka ga hakken sareta.

A rare and valuable ancient coin has been discovered.

ビジネスの世界せかいでは、三ヶ国語さんかこくご以上いじょう話はなせると希少価値きしょうかちが高たかまる。

bijinesu no sekai dewa, sankakokugo ijō hanaseru to kishōkachi ga takamaru.

In the business world, the ability to speak more than three languages makes you more valuable.

今いまやガラケーは希少価値きしょうかちだ。

imaya garakē wa kishōkachi da.

Nowadays, flip phones are precious rarities.

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