異字同音・異字同訓. Questions concerned with the fact that many kanji (漢字) may share a reading or pronunciation.
Questions tagged [homophonic-kanji]
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What's the difference between 作る、造る、創る？
According to jisho.org they have the same meaning. How to know which to use?
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Can homophonic kanji (in this case 怨 and 恨) be used purely to avoid repetition?
I came across this sentence in 雁:
一体お玉の持っている悔やしいと云う概念には、世を怨み人を恨む意味が甚だ薄い。
My understanding is that 恨, unlike 怨, can convey not only resentment but also regret. My questions are the following:
(1) Does 恨 carry anything like this connotation in the…
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しゅっぱつしんこ〜, what is Yotsuba-chan saying?
Which しんこう is the one Yotsuba-chan meant when she said 「しゅっぱつしんこ〜」 in the manga excerpt below? WWWJDIC lists so many two-kanji words that read as しんこう, and even after eliminating totally irrelevant ones there are still a few plausible choices:
新興…
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What kanji is used to write かん in 会話かん?
In the first episode of WataMote at about 7:40, Kuroki says this sentence:
やはり、中学時代の私の会話かんを取り戻さなくては。
which is translated to
Jeez, I've got to get back the conversational nature I had in middle school...
Should かん be replaced with 間、感、勘 or…
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Same kanji compound, with different readings, and meanings depend on the reading? (heteronyms)
In the thread titled is "こっかい" a heteronym?, the accepted answer explains that there are some because of "pitch accent". However, in Japanese, there are more than one way to think about heteronyms.
Aren't there heteronyms with these specifications: …
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