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読み. The reading of a kanji character or a word written in kanji characters refers to how it is “read” in terms of kana characters. Please use this tag rather than 'pronunciation' if it fits your question.

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Understanding a passage from 銀河鉄道の夜

I was reading the short novel 銀河鉄道の夜 by 宮沢賢治 and, although it's not super hard, I stumble upon on this sentence (as usual I post the whole paragraph for context): ...
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A problem with two を in this sentence [closed]

I was reading a web novel and this sentence shows up (I post the whole paragraph). ホームルームが終わると、一年生は体育館に集合させられていた。これから部活動紹介が始まるのである。その中で栞は周りをきょろきょろと見まわしていた。部活動紹介を目を輝かせて期待を寄せる者、体育館での集合に退屈であくび連発をする者など、...
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How is Tsuyuri Kumin's name (五月七日くみん) read with 3 characters when it's made up of 4 kanji?

From the Chuunibyou anime, Kumin's last name is Tsuyuri (3 characters), but written as 五月七日 (4 kanji characters). How can this be? At first, I thought it might just be a chuuni thing, where you write ...
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Understanding this passage in 羅生門 that uses ばかりではない

I was reading 羅生門 by 芥川龍之介, and in the last part this sentence show up. 下人は、饑死をするか盗人になるかに、迷わなかったばかりではない。 I don't quite understand the last verb + ばかり + ではない: the double negation in Japanese means an ...
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Reading/Pronunciation of 呼吸 in the song 「デスペレート」"desperate"

My question is how to read these 呼吸 kanji in this line この呼吸も所詮退屈凌ぎ from this song. I looked it up and as far as I found out it should be read こきゅう but in the song all I hear is just いきい. Why is that ...
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how to analyze this sentence?

さて、この目の前の長細い箱のなかみなら、開ける前からわかっている。長ねぎである。夫の実家の畑からやってきた長ねぎ。実家のあるあたりは、深谷ねぎや下仁田ねぎで有名な地もほど近いのを見ても、ねぎとは相性のいい土壌なのだろうか。どの季節のねぎも、おいしい。 how does も in this sentence work? what does の refer to in this sentence? ...
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Pronunciation of 出入り

In the context of people entering and leaving a room how is 出入り(する) pronounced? Is it でいり, ではいり or しゅつにゅう? In what situations would the other readings be used?
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Why are there two Japanese readings for a Korean word?

Leaving aside the issue of whose world view is correct, there seem to be two Japanese readings for the Korean word for the body of water between the two countries: NHK writes 東海 【とんへ】 but wwwjdic ...
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What is 上寿し and how is it pronounced?

I encountered it here https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/michinoku/20230418-OYT8T50006/ 「上寿し【??】」は800【はっぴゃく】円【えん】、「人生相談【じんせいそうだん】」はゼロ円【えん】 "---" is 800 yen, and "life counseling" ...
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When a new word is coined, should onyomi or kunyomi be used?

Suppose a new word is coined in a novel/manga/video game etc, which is composed of two kanjis, with no kanas. Which reading should I expect to use, kunyomi or on'yomi? If it is on'yomi, should I use ...
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Can someone help me understand this interaction?

This is an interaction that I saw while reading Pokemon Special. The context is a gym battle between Platinum and Suzuna. When Platinum defeats Suzuna's first Pokemon, she explains how her Emperte has ...
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Readings for kanji used in names [duplicate]

I know there are different ways to read kanji and unless you know the word you cannot be 100% sure if you need to use kun-kun, on-on, on-kun or kun-on reading (or some specific reading, like with 今日【...
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制服を着てしまうと組織の一員となって個人は消える。職業声も同じです。仕事に個性などいらないということでしょうか。しかし一日の三分の一は仕事をしているわけですから、その時間を制服のような借り物の声で話すことは、気楽ではあるかもしれないけれど、心身には大きな負担であろうと思います。 The bold sentence confuses me, I don't know what it means ...
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How to pronounce different kanji words put together?

I was told that 日曜朝 was prounced as にちようあさ, but then it seems that something like 今学期 is pronounced as こんがっき. So now I'm confused, as to whether I should be using the kun or on reading when multiple ...
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Dictionary searching for kanji readings and words

everyone, thanks for having me! So, i’ve just started studying kanji and vocabulary and searching for words and readings on dictionaries (Japanese app). However some cross information between my study ...
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Are the readings 下【した】 and 下【しも】 equally acceptable

Are the readings 下【した】 and 下【しも】 equally acceptable in the following sentence? また、猫背【ねこぜ】になると、胸【むね】全体【ぜんたい】が重力【じゅうりょく】で下【した】に引【ひ】っ張【ぱ】られてしまいます Also, when you hunch over, your entire chest is pulled ...
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音読み and 訓読み With No Words Associated

Disclaimer: I’m a beginning student. On a number of occasions I have noticed that kanji listed at Jisho.org may have an 音読み or 訓読み for which Jisho lists no associated word. For example, 号 is listed as ...
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Reading of 第1希望?

How does one read the phrase 第1希望? Like this, maybe? 結婚【けっこん】して子【こ】どもがいる人生【じんせい】が第【だい】[1希望]【いっきぼう】だったから、他【ほか】のことは何【なに】も頑張【がんば】ってきていない My first choice was to get married and have children, so I haven'...
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What is being said here instead of 逮捕状 (taihojou [arrest warrant]) (from Yakuza Lost Judgement)?

During Yakuza Lost Judgement, detective Watanabe says the line "we even have a warrant", and the official japanese subtitles have the line written as "逮捕状も出てる". To my knowledge, ...
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Conjugation of the Auxiliary Verb 得る When it's Read as うる

I didn't see any other threads addressing this. I'm learning 得る as an auxiliary verb to express possibility, as in 起こり得る (起こりえる). From what I've read, 得る is typically read as うる if it follows the 連用形 ...
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How are these names read?

In a recent Asahi article about changes to laws governing Japanese names, this sentence appeared: 戦争【せんそう】に突入【とつにゅう】すると、「勝【?】」「進【?】」 When the war broke out, "?" and "?" were used. ...
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On recurring pairs of alternate readings (e.g. せい/しょう for 生, 正, 青, etc.)

When learning to read Japanese one is taught from early on that not only can characters have both an ON (音) and a KUN (訓) reading, sometimes they can have multiple of either or both types of readings. ...
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Reading: 日々【ひび】 or 日々【にちにち】?

There is an explanation of the difference between 日々 vs 毎日 here: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/42641/31150 but it does not mention the reading of 日々, which wwwjdic says can be 日々【ひび】 or 日々【にちにち】...
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Understanding the reading of 川 in 品川区 [duplicate]

As of the resources I have consulted like romajidesu, 川 has only one kun'yomi reading which is kawa. If that is the case, why is it read as gawa in 品川区?
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Is 天火明命 read as 'ten-ka-mei-mei'?

I've been playing maimai, the Japanese arcade rhythm game for a while. It offers a song named 天火明命, which a few of my friends pronounce as 'ten-ka-mei-mei'. However, the official Twitter account of ...
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ちゃんと帯付きだ! meaning

This is translated as "in original cover" Is this a common saying? and how is the kanji combo read?
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Is there rendaku in 感動話?

In this sentence 感動話は“感動【かんどう】”と書【か】かずにいかに心【こころ】が震【ふる】えたかを伝【つた】えよ Don't use the word "moving" to describe a touching story, but tell how your heart was shaken. https://www.asahi.com/and/...
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Why is radical 13 (冂) called まきがまえ?

Every source I used to look up names for this radical says it has 4: keigame, makigamae, dougamae and engamae. They all managed to explain pretty well what's the deal with every name except the 2nd ...
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What is the practice of assigning non-standard readings to personal names called?

As far as I know, there are (at least) three types of non-standard kanji usage now in existence in Japan: ateji, jukujikun, and gikun. There are also nanori, the readings used for personal and ...
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Does one read 行【い】った or 行【おこな】った?

In this sentence... 彼【かれ】の挙動【きょどう】がおかしいので警官【けいかん】がつけて行【い】った The policeman followed him because of his suspicious behavior. https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/挙動#je-18506 ...does the verb mean "...
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お腹 - why【なか】reading is missing from dictionaries? [duplicate]

Why is that when I search for: https://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%8A%E8%85%B9 【なか】reading is there, but in entry for kanji itself, it is clearly missing: https://jisho.org/search/%E8%85%B9%20%23kanji I'...
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How to know which reading of 細やか to use

細やか can be either read as こまやか or ささやか But how do I differentiate which reading to read it as? (if there is no furigana) Or can they be used interchangeably?
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Is "bamboo grove" pronounced 竹林【ちくりん】 or 竹林【たけばやし】?

Is "bamboo grove" pronounced 竹林【ちくりん】 or 竹林【たけばやし】? I found some pages here https://www.weblio.jp/content/竹林#:~:text=竹林(たけばやし、ちくりん,、たかやぶ)とも言う。 https://zatugaku-gimonn.com/entry2020.html ......
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Does 悪 have a reading of 「いた」? [duplicate]

In my immersion, I have come across the word 悪戯, which places an "いた" reading on 悪. However, when I look up the character "悪", I don't see "いた" listed as an acceptable ...
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Is the reading 軍神 【ぐんしん】, 軍神 【いくさがみ】, or 軍神 【ぐんじん】?

Here https://www.fnn.jp/articles/286014 was the sentence 亡【な】くなられた[9人]【きゅうにん】は、戦争【せんそう】の士気【しき】を高【たか】めるうえで「軍神」になったんです The nine men who died became "war heroes" in raising the morale of the ...
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Are these counter readings correct? [closed]

Are these furigana correct? 多【おお】い日【ひ】で [1日]【いちにち】 に [10袋]【じっぷくろ】 以上【いじょう】出【で】ますので、約【やく】 [100]【ひゃく】 [kg]【キログラム】 程度【ていど】出【で】ます On a typical day, we produce more than 10 bags (of bread crusts) a day, ...
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Confusing 行く【いく】<to go> and 行う【おこなう】<to do>

Sometimes I have trouble deciding whether to read 行く【いく】 or 行う【おこなう】 since both have the same て-form, 行って such as in this sentence 筆者【ひっしゃ】がときどき出勤前【しゅっきんまえ】にモーニングを食【た】べに行【い】っていた店【みせ】だ It was a place ...
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Can "小畑" be read as "Emiriya", and how?

According to this entry on Jisho, the Kanji "小畑" could be read as "Emiriya" (えみりや). However - no On'yomi, Kun'yomi, or any combination of 小 and 畑 readings I could find seem to ...
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What do irregular kanji usage and irregular kanji form mean (in dictionaries)?

I know what an irregular verb is, it is just a verb with irregular conjugation, and they exist in many languages. I think I know what and irregular kanji reading is: it should be an unconventional ...
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Nerd is either ガリ勉(くん) or オバケ / おばけ?

In the anime adaptation of the manga The Quintessential Quintuplets, as well as the corresponding manga, there are 2 terms 'nerd' was used but in the English dub. Scene 1: S01E01 In the dub, 1 of the ...
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The Quintessential Quintuplets: Ghost/monster: オバケ vs おばけ but I don't see the emphasis

Related questions: Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes? Popular: モテ vs 人気 In the anime adaptation of the manga The Quintessential Quintuplets, as well as the corresponding ...
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Is "made of wood" 木【き】 or 木【もく】 here?

木【き】や紙【かみ】でできたストローが、当【あ】たり前【まえ】の時代【じだい】がすぐそこにやってきている The era when straws made of wood or paper will be the norm is just around the corner. https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/340720 I am aware of the words ...
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角【かく】?角【かど】?角【つの】?

I found this sentence 「角に大きな目印をつければ、区別しやすくなる」 He thought, "If we put a big marker on the corner, it will make it easier to distinguish them." https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20220708-...
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expressing fractions of people?

One pronounces "two people" as 二人【ふたり】, but what happens with "2.7 people"? Is the following reading of this sentence correct? このうち[2.7]{にてんなな}人【にん】に1人【ひとり】が「重【おも】い荷物【にもつ】を背負【せお】...
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What is the meaning and reading of this kanji? [closed]

I’m reading とんがり帽子のアトリエ and I encountered a kanji which defies all my attempts to look up, whether by radicals or drawing. I’ve attached a picture, the kanji in question is at the top of the third ...
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Meaning of 十五【とご】

The word has been seen in the manga ハヤテのごとく! After finishing last, Hayate is given a card with no money on it but “unlimited debt”: The full sentence reads そちらは入金が一切ない代わりに十五{とご}で無制限に借金が出来る『うしじまカード』...
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Do 白雪{しらゆき} and 白雪{はくせつ} mean the exact same thing?

I always add context to my flashcards and use different sources to find suitable ones from high-quality bilingual dictionaries. Kenkyusha offer examples for 白雪{はくせつ} but not 白雪{しらゆき}. I know some ...
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年々 is 【ねんねん】here, right?

Someone else already asked here How do you read these kanji 年々? (I am just making sure that I understood.) In the following sentence, 年々 is read【ねんねん】, correct? 小学校入学【しょうがっこうにゅうがく】を控【ひか】える子【こ】...
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How should I read 購売部?

I've seen it in an anime. There was 購買部 in the first season and then it has been changed into 購売部 in the second season. I suppose they have the same meaning and pronunciation, but 購売部 doesn't even ...
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Is どこ住み ever pronounced どこずみ?

I have been saying どこ住み{ずみ} as in ~さん、どこずみですか? because I seem to remember the first few times I heard the word used by other people it was pronounced as such. And I haven't had any issues making ...
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