Questions tagged [homonyms]

同音異義語. A pair of distinct words identical both in pronunciation and in writing, but with different meanings.

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On homophonic tuples of words with slight differences in meaning

I am wondering if tuples of words such as: 聞く、聴く、訊く 効く、利く 硬い、固い、堅い which are homophones with only a very nuanced difference in meaning, have a name and whether or not they've been studied by ...
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A concrete example of problematic disambiguation (part 1)

Beginner here. I know that there are a few questions out there that deal with disambiguating spoken Japanese (in a gist, the existing answers suggest that you are able to disambiguate either based on ...
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