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Which sequences of kanji and/or kana form accepted ways to write a given word, particle, or other speech sound.

The choice of which sequences of kanji and/or kana form accepted ways to write a given word, particle, or other sound including onomatopoeia.

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Are there any rules for choosing between おお and おう?

Am I correct assuming that both おお and おう are homophones in Japanese - both being pronounced as long o? I suspect I am, since that's what I'm indirectly reading in various tutorials. If so, are there any (non necessarily exhaustive) rules to guess…
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Spellings of あなた（がた）

The usual spelling would be hiragana for the first part and kanji for the second, but the spellings 貴女（方）(if the addressee is female) and 貴男（方）(if the addressee is male) are also in use. On to my question: the spelling 貴方 is more common than either,…
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Is おにょみ a valid spelling/pronunciation of 音読み?

I assume the answer is no. I am asking, because my IME (Mozc) converts おにょみ into 音読み (same with くにょみ→訓読み). I think this is simply a matter of convenience to save the user from having to press [n] twice, but I can't think of any other word where this…
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Is there an "I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!" example in Japanese?

I read this article http://www.gate.net/~labooks/wholeword.html and I actually read a Chinese version, 研表究明，汉字的序顺并不定一能影阅响读，比如当你看完这句话后，才发这现里的字全是都乱的。 So I am thinking is there a Japanese version of it ?
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What's the correct transliteration of ~"yao mae"?

I've heard a martial arts Sensei use a phrase that sounds to my English ears like "yow may", I think in context (at the end of a teaching, when it was time to practice he would clap his hands and then say this) meaning something like "let's go" or…
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Why is the sound "cha" spelled as ちゃ rather than ちぁ?

I was wondering why is the sound "cha" spelled with a ゃ rather than a ぁ. きゃ, for example, is "kya"; so shouldn't ちゃ be more like... "chya"? The same goes for しゃ. I suppose "sha" and "cha" kind of already sound like "shya" and "chya", respectively;…
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Heard that "master of something" is pronounced as 'shokaneen'—could you help me find the right term?

I attended a talk at SXSW and the chef Paul Qui had a great quote but I don't know how to spell the work in English (and Japanese) and could use some help. Here is the quote, with the best attempt at the word as I could manage. I don't know what…
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The different ways to write "fox"

When writing "fox", what is the difference between these two ways? 狐 or キツネ
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Correct spelling of 'mono no aware'

Could someone tell me if the phrase 'mono no aware' should be written in a certain way for example hiragana/kanji and if so why? Could you please show me the correct way it should look? Thanks
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Where to break line?

I have a few sentences that I needed translated to Japanese, and found someone to do it for me. However, I have no clue where I can break the sentences on two lines (as some don’t fit in the space I have). I can't ask the person again. Can someone…
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Why is the topic marker wa spelled ha?

I would like to know why the topic marker wa is spelled は instead of わ。 Also, is this the only misspelled particle in Japanese (or anything resembling a particle or other figure of speech component), or are there also other instances? Thanks.
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How would you write "Turtle-senpai"

Would it be 亀先輩? How would you write "Turtle-Senpai"? 亀せんぱい maybe? I have no idea how to properly add a suffix to a word/name.
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