Questions tagged [readings]
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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What does って時によ mean when used like this?
君は他にも誰かと秘密を共有しているのか?
あ?誰かとって。。。もしかして彼達に嫉妬してるのか?
別にっ。。。するわけないだろう！ 嫉妬なんて
スネんなよ。これからするって時によ
In the first like the girlfriend wonders how many people other than her and their friends know his secret.
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Does the kanji 両 have the reading teru (てる)?
jisho.org's entry for 両 says
Kun:
てる、 ふたつ
If true, in what context do you use these kun readings?
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Creating a Unique Japanese Name: Seeking Guidance on "てるかわ" for "Terukawa" [closed]
I have a question and I kindly ask for your patience, as my knowledge of Japanese is basic. I've been trying to create a Japanese name, and I came across the word "両側" (ryōgawa), which means ...
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As "red", what's the difference between 紅{くれない}, 紅{べに}, 紅{こう} and 紅色?
On Weblio, the same dictionary says 紅{くれない} means "crimson" (deep red) and 紅{べに} means "vermilion" (bright red). Another dictionary says 紅{くれない}, 紅{べに}, 紅{こう} are all nouns, but I ...
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How should I read 歳 here?
七つの歳
It's somebody's age. It's like 七歳, isn't it? Is it read as さい or とし?
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How is 側 used in this sentence?
つまり、狂化者を生み出した側の予測を上回る狂化者
my reading is akin "A mad person who surpasses the mad person creator's prediction "
However, what is this meaning of 側の? "Is it "third person"? Or ...
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How should I read 西棟?
It's the west building of a hospital complex. I can't find how to read it. にしむね? にしとう?
And the rest of the cardinal points?
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What is 18坪? (じゅうはち + つぼ = ?)
What is 18坪? (じゅうはち + つぼ = ?)
I found this sentence
１８坪の店内【てんない】は落【お】ち着【つ】いた雰囲気【ふんいき】で、壁面【へきめん】にはぐるりとＳＰ、ＬＰレコードなどが１万枚【いちまんまい】並【なら】ぶ
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/music/20220701-OYT1T50230
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What is the meaning of アレよ in this sentence?
Upon hearing the two characters kissed, the girl is shocked and wonders if they are going together despite being two guys, however he explains it was only because of a punishment game.
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行こう with a reading of ゆこう [duplicate]
In one of the opening songs for the TV show ちびまる子かちゃん the singer says
友達 探しに 行こうよ
https://i.gyazo.com/a349820aaf28ca1f13c1c772d889ac2e.png
but 行こう is pronounced ゆこう instead of いこう
Why is 行こう being ...
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Meaning and pronunciation of 通目
Recently I've been reading 永田カビ's 一人交換日記, and have come upon the word 通目 there, used in every "chapter" heading. Judging from context, I think this word would mean something like "entry&...
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kun and on reading
Hello I recently read the difference between the kun or on readings and understood it, now I know in which cases to use one or the other reading, but I still have a question.
For example: the kanji 日 ...
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"魂 燃え立つ 天の降るとも" having "魂" read as "こころ" and "天" read as ”雨"? (Bleach)
In Bleach Sennen Kessen-hen, at the end of each episode, an old poetic-style line or two is read to invoke the next episode. But I wonder whether it's actually some old poetic style of speech, or if ...
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How do I pronounce this 「暖」 that lacks 送り仮名?
I am learning Japanese, and one of the ways I'm doing so is playing games. I am playing "Stranger of Sword City," and I saw this exact expression, in the game:
何か[暖]{L}を取るものを探して彷徨ったあなたは、...
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Why can 尸魂界 be read as ソウル・ソサエティ "Soul Society"? Are there other words that can have a different loan word reading?
I am watching the anime "Bleach" with Japanese audio, and I hear them talk about something in the story called the Soul Society.
When I look at the transcript, I see, that 尸魂界 is used. ...
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Meaning and reading of 益し加える
Reading in a book by 落合淳思 I wonder about (what looks like) the compound verb 益し加える in the sentence 「自は鼻の象形であり、それに声符を益し加えた繁文である。」 (繁文 is used by Ochiai as a technical term for the modern shape of a ...
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How is 壁側 pronounced?
I found this sentence:
横幅【よこはば】も狭【せま】く、壁側に手【て】すりがついているだけ
It was narrow and only had a handrail on the wall side.
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/514418
but I am unsure of the reading of 壁側.
I found the ...
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readings of north, south, east, west?
This sentence appeared here:
https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S15638672.html?iref=comtop_Opinion_05
日本語【にほんご】では東西南北【とうざいなんぼく】だが、中国語【ちゅうごくご】では東南西北【とうなんせいほく】と書【か】く。一方【いっぽう】で、英語【えいご】では北南東西【きたなんとうにし】の順【...
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Why is this reading like this?
Why is this reading like this? Looking this up I had to search the radicals individually on Jisho. The furigana reading... is it just flat out wrong? Furthermore, why is the word structured like this? ...
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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】
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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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reading comprehension
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
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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
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