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Ups and downs: かみ・しも vs うえ・した
So, we have the kanji 上・下 which can be read as either かみ・しも or うえ・した, and as I understand it, those two are antonym pairs. But what are the differences between the two?
The thesaurus isn't very ...
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Saying northeast, northwest, north-north-east, etc
What would the correct way to write and say northeast, northwest, north-north-east, etc?
In Chinese, we put east and west first and then put north or south at the end, for example, 東北 for northeast.
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How to write “eastern Tokyo” (or “northern Hokkaido”)
While chatting with a friend about meeting up in eastern Tokyo, I typed in ひがしとうきょう and my Mac dutifully sent 東東京 out the wire. I quickly clarified with ひがし東京 just so she wouldn't think I had made a ...
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What are the differences between 帰る and 戻る?
Can you give an example of when 帰る should be used instead of 戻る, and vice versa?
The reason I ask is that I sometimes get corrected when using the two, such as in:
× そのとき私は日本から戻ってきて、大学に戻って入りました。 ...
