Does the word 津波 (tsunami) have negative connotations?


Or is it just a neutral term for tidal waves?

(I'm considering naming a JavaScript library `tsunami.js` – would it be
offensive?)




I would say "not necessarily"; but, it definitely doesn't have _positive_
connotations...

One might think of it as `<= 0`.

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**Update**

Hmm, evidence? Well, the word "earthquake" is definitely not a positive word
by itself, right? It has more neutral or negative connotations (i.e.,`<= 0`).
But, I don't know how to provide evidence of that...

There is a word, アクセス津波 (access tsunami), which is when there are a lot of
site views/accesses in a short period. When used in this sense, I guess the
blog owner would be happy :)

At any rate, I don't think you'll realistically be offending many people by
using "tsunami" (unless your project is destructive, obviously).

By the way, what will your project be doing?




I would say "not necessarily"; but, it definitely doesn't have _positive_
connotations...

One might think of it as `<= 0`.

* * *

**Update**

Hmm, evidence? Well, the word "earthquake" is definitely not a positive word
by itself, right? It has more neutral or negative connotations (i.e.,`<= 0`).
But, I don't know how to provide evidence of that...

There is a word, アクセス津波 (access tsunami), which is when there are a lot of
site views/accesses in a short period. When used in this sense, I guess the
blog owner would be happy :)

At any rate, I don't think you'll realistically be offending many people by
using "tsunami" (unless your project is destructive, obviously).

By the way, what will your project be doing?

