<p>The katakana ダンナ appear to mean something like "husband". Though it has a kanji form (旦那), I've found a few instances on twitter where the katakana is used to mean the same thing: husband.</p>

<p>The kanji, 江, means "bay" or "river" and can also be a name, but I'm not sure how it fits with the katakana of "danna". I'm still learning Japanese and I'm fairly sure it means the same thing in Japanese as it does Chinese. Will edit if/when I find a better answer.</p>

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2015-11-04T04:45:22.567Z
旦那 is only an informal title to address one's husband. Formally it's a title of respect to the master of a place or someone of high status, like Shinigami-sama.
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<p>Black Star always address Shinigami-sama as 旦那 (danna), which is more or less the equivalent of "Boss" or "Sir." </p>

<p>Black Star is an idiot so he uses the kana (because he doesn't know the kanji) and the wrong kanji when addressing his autograph to Shinigami-sama. Here he means to say 旦那へ, which is essentially "To Boss." For some inexplicable reason, he uses 江 ("e" in this case). へ is pronounced え (e) in modern Japanese when indicating a direction (I.e. addressing something to someone). In other words, what he writes is the equivalent of someone writing "Two BOSS" on an autograph.</p>

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<p>Here is a picture:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KQtI6.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KQtI6.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>I think the katakana used are "ダンナミエ" which would be "dannamie" but I'm not sure since it doesn't make any sense to me.</p>

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2015-11-03T11:33:14.613Z
It's 江, not ミエ.
кяαzєя
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it could be daNInamie or daSOnamie as well.  based on the n character. and yes the third could in fact be kanji which is one of the ones I havent learned yet
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What does this katakana above Black Star's autograph say in episode 2 of Soul Eater?
# What does this katakana above Black Star's autograph say in episode 2 of Soul Eater?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-11-03
Here is a picture:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/KQtI6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/KQtI6.png)

I think the katakana used are "ダンナミエ" which would be "dannamie" but I'm not sure since it doesn't make any sense to me.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's 江, not ミエ.  
> **username_2**: it could be daNInamie or daSOnamie as well.  based on the n character. and yes the third could in fact be kanji which is one of the ones I havent learned yet  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-04. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
Black Star always address Shinigami-sama as 旦那 (danna), which is more or less the equivalent of "Boss" or "Sir."

Black Star is an idiot so he uses the kana (because he doesn't know the kanji) and the wrong kanji when addressing his autograph to Shinigami-sama. Here he means to say 旦那へ, which is essentially "To Boss." For some inexplicable reason, he uses 江 ("e" in this case). へ is pronounced え (e) in modern Japanese when indicating a direction (I.e. addressing something to someone). In other words, what he writes is the equivalent of someone writing "Two BOSS" on an autograph.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-11-03. Score: 0
The katakana ダンナ appear to mean something like "husband". Though it has a kanji form (旦那), I've found a few instances on twitter where the katakana is used to mean the same thing: husband.

The kanji, 江, means "bay" or "river" and can also be a name, but I'm not sure how it fits with the katakana of "danna". I'm still learning Japanese and I'm fairly sure it means the same thing in Japanese as it does Chinese. Will edit if/when I find a better answer.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2015-11-04): 旦那 is only an informal title to address one's husband. Formally it's a title of respect to the master of a place or someone of high status, like Shinigami-sama.  
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