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What's the difference between 埃{ほこり} and 塵{ちり} and 塵{ごみ}?
First, the kanji word 塵 is almost always read ちり. ごみ is usually written in hiragana or katakana.
ごみ: As you say, "rubbish", "trash". It can be big like a broken PC.
ほこり: This ...
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What's the difference between 開閉器 and スイッチ?
Wikipedia says:
開閉器
慣用的には、電力回路・電力機器に用いる大型のものを開閉器、電子機器に用いる小型のものをスイッチと呼ぶことが多い。
Today, ordinary people may not even understand the word 開閉器. Something like the following picture seems to be still ...
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