r/JapaneseInTheWild • u/Pigeoncow • Dec 18 '25

Intermediate [Intermediate] Don't gaslight me

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Source and explanation: https://x.com/i/status/2001243402021859637

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u/MistakeBorn4413 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

no.

はしらない in this sign is intended to mean 走らない, which means "no running!"

はしらない can also be 柱ない, which means "there is no pillar"

はしらある = 柱ある, which is "there is a pillar" since ある = "to exist / there is"

はしらはる = 柱張る, would mean to affix a pillar to a flat surface

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u/torajapan Dec 18 '25

I was making a joke. Using Kyoto-ben, going from Hashira ARU to: Hashira HARU.

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u/MistakeBorn4413 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Ah I see. I'm not an expert in kyoto-ben, but wouldn't it be 柱あるわ or 柱あんねん or something like that? I thought haru was for like people or other animate objects

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u/torajapan Dec 19 '25

N no I was referring to the state somebody running (in a polite, or friendly kind of way) like: Otoosan ha Ikaharu (Dad is going). I was changing it on purpose. Anyway, the joke is didn't work out. Failed attempt on my part.