Taikodenka

is there a second meaning behind the word "taikodenka"? i can't read kanji and i've been told this a real old one! i don't think it's offensive, but i suspect about a hidden message behind it: am i wrong? grazie!

this might be a Japanese gag...
taiko can mean ancient

is that what you meant?

Do you mean "taikou denka" - in kanji does it look like 太閤殿下? If it is, it's like "Your majesty," when in olden times you referred to the top ministers.

This is the only thing I can think of :(

thanks both of you for your quick reply! i have been taught the meaning has something to do with drums and or percussions, but i totally ignore the kanji: i am not japanese! anyway oyaji and top minister are definitely a good answer! i will scan deeper! thanks once again

"Taiko" (太鼓) means drum(s). "Denka" can mean a few different things including the one AK mentioned.

Hey, I wasn't suggesting that oyaji was the meaning...
oyaji-gyagu=the kind of gag that an older guy would tell (usually a pun) in English would be the kind of bad joke you're uncle might tell you.
Taiko can also mean ancient, I just thought that if a Japanese person told you it had another meaning, and it is ''a real old one'' they could've been making such a joke. Sorry for the misunderstanding

AK is on the money with denka being your-majesty; maybe it's the ancient highness (or something like that)
But I wouldn't discount Japanese humour ;)

thank you, but there was no misundersting at all. i didn't take offence so shinpaishinaide anf grazie mille!