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| bio | website | kanjibox.net |
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| location | Kyoto | |
| age | 92 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | 6 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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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 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 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 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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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! |
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Jan 26 |
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What is the difference between こんにちは and もしもし? Hi Jordan and welcome to JLU. There is clearly a difference between the two, and explaining it could make a valid (albeit extremely basic) question. However, the way your question is currently phrased, your question is asking about an external software tool, not Japanese and it therefore off-topic for JLU. Please edit your question accordingly. Moreover, I hope you do realise that Google Translate is nowhere near accurate enough to provide you useful help in learning even basic Japanese. |
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Jan 25 |
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What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms? Thanks to your answer, I was also able to find some illustration that might be better at explaining what I meant: bluestone.co.jp/meiboku/zousakuzai/nageshi.htm |
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Dec 29 |
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Can the term メリークリスマス be seen as politically incorrect? BTW, regarding that Wikipedia link, it is quite interesting to compare the English-language version with the Japanese version... |
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Dec 29 |
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Can the term メリークリスマス be seen as politically incorrect? @yadokari: I sense a lot of confusion (in that article and your approach) about what "religion" and "being a believer" entail... In Japan's case, obviously "believing in God" is an entirely unrelated concept. Accepting that Shintoism and Buddhism are religions, the quasi-totality of Japanese do follow rites tied to either one, at least occasionally (be it for wedding, funeral or new year celebrations). That makes them "religious" (if not in the way you would personally expect or define). |
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Dec 27 |
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Can the term メリークリスマス be seen as politically incorrect? Overall agreed, but you seem to be a little confused on the meaning of 'secular'. Having a small percentage of Christians does not make your nation secular. Having a strong separation of religious powers and government/laws, as Japan mostly does (if you don't look too long in the direction of the New Komeito), despite over 90% of its population declaring itself religious, does make it a secular nation. |
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Dec 3 |
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の cannot be used as a pronoun meaning “one” for “highly abstract objects” but what is a “highly abstract object”?(amended) @Tim: there's no way to "re-award" the bounty. If you want to do so, your only option is to open a bounty again and award it to your actual choice. |
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Nov 29 |
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Kana to kanji mapping for a rōmaji keyboard @Throwback1986: the FAQ (and guidelines) also clearly stipulates that it has to be connected to Japanese language and usage, which most of this question isn't (being about the technical aspect of building an IME is not the same as discussing the transliteration of a particular word, which is not even a very common type of question here). |
