漢字の使い分け. Questions about choosing the right kanji.
漢字の使い分け. Questions about choosing the right kanji.
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What is the difference between 不気味 and 無気味?
The dictionary gives both words to mean 'ominous' and they have the same pronunciation. What is the difference between 不気味 and 無気味?
AliD
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Itadakimasu: connotations of 戴 vs 頂?
Today I learned that itadaku can be written as 戴く or 頂く. According to Tangorin, 頂 means "place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak" and 戴 has the overlapping meaning "be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive."
When would you…
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Two different kanjis for 'Past'
I am curious as well as confused to the existence of both 去 and 先.
Both these kanjis are used to mean past time, like 去年, 先月 etc. What I wonder is why different kanjis are used in case of month and year to mean 'last year' or 'last month'. Is there…
Tirthankar De
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Stylistic implications of using and not using kanji
I am currently reading 村上春樹's 「海辺のカフカ」and I came across several examples of words being written in kanji in one instance and in kana shortly after.
Here is one example where the two writings occur in the same page:
p.282,…
kiyopi
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difference between 道具 vs 工具
is there a significant difference between 道具{どうぐ} & 工具{こうぐ}? They both seem to mean tool, but the former has a longer list of than the latter but all still basically tool/instrument. Also how is 具{ぐ} different?
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Looking for words with alternative kanji choices
I've noticed that in fiction a writer will sometimes use an unexpected kanji for a word. For example, instead of 見せる I have seen 魅せる several times. If you know any other examples of this kind of 'poetic license', can you comment and write the…
kandyman
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difference between 死, 死ぬ, & 死去?
How are 死{し}, 死ぬ{しぬ}, & 死去{しきょ} different? Is it "die" vs "to die"?
jastako
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What's the difference between 読み and 読書?
Both mean reading or to read in the verbal form but in what context do you use 読み/読む and in what context to you use 読書/読書する ?
blaoi
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The difference between 丸 and 玉
It may be a dumb question, both mean circle/round thing but 玉 is more of a jewel/sphere/ball. Could I say "5円丸" instead of "5円玉"? Or should I just stick with "5円硬貨"
Need4weeb
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ゆきやま vs 雪山 kanji for yuki yama
I'm doing a design for a Japanese restaurant in a mountain town, the name of it is Yuki Yama. I'm curious about using ゆきやま vs 雪山 for the Japanese characters. I'm Chinese so I'm inclined to use 雪山 but I'm unsure about it since ゆきやま is pronounced…
Justine
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