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崖の上のポニョ (gakenouenoponyo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

崖がけの上うえのポニョ

Meanings

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Ponyo (2008 animated film)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Proper noun; title of the Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

「崖がけの上うえのポニョ」は2008年ねんに公こう開かいされたスタジオジブリの映えい画がです。
"Ponyo" is a Studio Ghibli film released in 2008.

Kanji

崖cliff, bluff, precipice
上above, up

Etymology

The title is a proper noun created for the film; ポニョ is an onomatopoeic name for the main character, and 崖の上 means 'on the cliff'.