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Why is the Japanese currency pronounced “yen” in English?

pronunciation loanwords history phonology
Jan 24 '19 at 0:23 Community♦ 1
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Why can some words be written with or without okurigana? How do the uses differ?

word-choice orthography okurigana
Mar 6 '14 at 7:57 virmaior 8,692
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What is the correct veritable meaning of 水無月 and 神無月?

translation etymology ateji old-japanese
Jun 14 '16 at 7:44 broken laptop 48.8k
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what does 自己PR mean?

definitions
Oct 28 '16 at 4:27 Jorge 1
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How do Japanese pronounce microseconds (μ秒)?

pronunciation
Dec 3 '15 at 1:45 snailplane♦ 44.4k
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Why does 「目がない」mean “something you like”?

set-phrases
Aug 16 '12 at 21:21 silvermaple 7,539
 
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Where does 「えっと」 come from?

etymology interjections
Jul 3 '16 at 10:46 Earthliŋ♦ 50k
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How did 家, 手, and 士 come to be included in the names of professions?

kanji etymology
Aug 28 '12 at 12:12 nkjt 6,514
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Why do some Japanese men use お袋 to address their mothers?

usage etymology slang
Aug 18 '12 at 2:08 Flaw♦ 20.4k
 
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What determines whether a word gets a kanji compound or katakana?

words kanji katakana orthography
Jul 9 '12 at 8:58 SME 105
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When is the correct situation to use 案外 or 意外?

word-choice
Aug 22 '14 at 9:59 3 to 5 business days 1,150
 
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Where does the word キレる come from?

etymology slang
Oct 2 '12 at 15:56 jkerian 4,876
 
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Why is 「人口」 used to denote population?

words kanji counters
Jun 28 '12 at 0:20 Dono 11.8k
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What is the difference in terms of grammar between きり and っぱなし?

grammar word-choice
Mar 12 '20 at 23:42 Makoto 1,188
 
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When is it appropriate to choose にわたって or を通じて in regard to time?

grammar usage translation
Jul 14 '19 at 15:44 Nubcake 475
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Why is it that ~かねる can refer to oneself, yet ~かねない must refer to another person?

grammar usage
Jul 8 '19 at 1:19 Chocolate♦ 66k
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〜ものだから 〜もの ~もん What are the differences?

grammar word-choice
Jun 28 '19 at 15:20 Community♦ 1
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Why does 「やきもち」 mean to be jealous?

usage etymology
Nov 25 '12 at 6:57 Dave 9,357
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What is the difference between 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, 寿斗, 寿し, and 壽司?

usage nuances kanji
Jun 14 '18 at 21:08 shanen 1
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What is the difference between 「一応」and 「一時的に」

words
Jul 30 '14 at 16:13 Community♦ 1
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What is the difference between 恰好 and 格好?

kanji word-choice homophonic-kanji
Aug 16 '12 at 7:40 Flaw♦ 20.4k
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Why is「ん」the only kana without a vowel?

etymology kana
Jul 21 '12 at 18:46 Community♦ 1
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What does ending a statement with 「っ」signify when coupled with 「・・・」?

syntax
Jun 14 '12 at 19:49 Chris 6,835
 
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What is the difference between 直観 and 直感?

words
Mar 23 '20 at 16:37 Makoto 1,188
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Why do some kanji have furigana that are not valid readings?

kanji furigana
Feb 10 '18 at 16:27 Ryo 344
 
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What is the appropriate size of hiragana in proportion to kanji?

nuances orthography handwriting
Mar 9 '14 at 11:12 無色受想行識 2,624
 
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Where does the phrase 「ノリが悪い」 come from and what is the meaning?

etymology definitions
Aug 25 '12 at 19:31 How to Japanese 349
 
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What is the difference between キャリアウーマン, OL, and ビジネスウーマン?

words definitions word-choice
Aug 17 '19 at 13:08 l'électeur 161k
 
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What does 不可とする mean?

usage definitions
Sep 28 '12 at 23:51 Tsuyoshi Ito 29.6k
 
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What does 「のいう」 mean in this sentence?

grammar
Aug 26 '12 at 16:08 How to Japanese 349
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