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| bio | website | kanjibox.net |
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| location | Kyoto | |
| age | 92 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | 2 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 933 |
Many years of living in Japan, none with formal Japanese-language classroom studying, mean I have:
- horrible grammar
- decent conversational level
- pretty good Sprachgefühl...
Gauge my contributions accordingly.
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Why was 氣 changed to 気? The Agency for Cultural Affairs branch of MEXT has been notified of your concern and shall be getting back to you shortly to discuss the matter. |
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Jun 14 |
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Is マグロ always an insult? @DaveMG You are very right (and I'm usually pretty good at gender-neutrality in my assumptions)... Guess it goes to show what I have come to expect from Japanese blogs [discussing that sort of things]. I read the full entry in detail afterward and did indeed realise my mistake. She also claims to have consulted a number of native speakers. Doesn't change me my opinion of the theory. |
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Jun 13 |
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Is マグロ always an insult? I'm afraid it'd be hard to give a definite answer without delving into very off-topic cultural discussions (fwiw, I think the guy's claim that this is a cultural expectation is complete BS). At the anecdotal level, I have never heard it used positively (out of possibly dozens of uses/people). |
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Jun 10 |
awarded | Yearling |
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May 27 |
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How do you be sarcastic in Japanese? You do not be sarcastic in Japanese. Unless you like being met with lots of blank stares. |
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May 21 |
accepted | 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can? |
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May 20 |
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「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can? Either of you care to make this an answer rather than a comment, so I can accept it? |
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May 20 |
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「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can? @oldergod: I think you found my answer. Somehow didn't occur to me that this alternate reading existed (I did check in my dictionary, but somehow missed it). |
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May 20 |
asked | 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can? |
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May 5 |
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Pronouncing が as 'nga' @Chocolate: えっと... Don't quite remember what I had in head because it doesn't really make sense now. I think I meant 「んですが」... |
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Apr 5 |
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“unfinished” sentences ending in particles like を, に and が "Always previous context" or "completely obvious" sorta covers most text you could ever read... In my experience, unfinished sentences ending in particles appear quite often in official signs/slogans (in shops, on posters etc). Of course, the meaning can be inferred, but they are typically light on context. |
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Feb 25 |
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What is the difference between the two kanji pairings for 'jellyfish'? Don't start trying to make sense of multiple 義訓 writing and (often non-existing) nuances between them. There lies madness. |
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Feb 18 |
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To uncomment in Japanese? @ssb: meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/593/… |
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Feb 18 |
answered | To uncomment in Japanese? |
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Feb 16 |
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Why do English sources for learning Japanese leave out pitch? Cleaned up the comments and removed obsolete ones. Still way too much chattering, so feel free to delete yours. |
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Feb 7 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Feb 7 |
reviewed | Satisfactory How can I say “the leader(s) of the club” in Japanese |
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Jan 31 |
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Usage of ~まんねん (関西弁) edited body |
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Jan 28 |
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Where can i learn Kanji Free and Easy The thing is, regardless of your position on this particular type of Resource question, anything you might ever need to know about tools/software etc. has already been covered on the meta post: meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/756/… |
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Jan 27 |
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What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms? @Chocolate: didn't know 鴨居 either... Thanks for mentioning it! |
