User Mathieu Bouville

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Etymology of 見舞い

Dec 17 at 23:49 Eiríkr Útlendi 30k

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What is the etymology of shamisen (三味線)?

kanji etymology ateji

Jan 25 '19 at 20:46 Ringil 8,290

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Can 々 stand for a duplicated kanji with a different reading?

kanji orthography multiple-readings symbols irregularities-exceptions

Aug 24 '19 at 7:13 Earthliŋ♦ 50k

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Why the difference in metal between 銀行 and お金?

etymology

Apr 28 '19 at 6:54 broken laptop 48.9k

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Three ways of saying 'mother': 母, お母さん, 母親

words nuances

Jun 12 '19 at 18:54 VVayfarer 1,807

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Can 11,000 be written １.１万?

numbers

Apr 23 '19 at 7:29 Community♦ 1

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Why あります instead of です in this sentence?

nuances verbs

Apr 1 '19 at 13:01 Chocolate♦ 66k

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Grammar vs. politeness: a tale of two evils

grammar politeness

Feb 6 '19 at 10:57 Yuuichi Tam 24.8k

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What is the origin of 落ち着く?

etymology

Apr 17 '19 at 7:11 naruto 248k

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How to wear clothes? [duplicate]

word-choice verbs

Jan 21 '19 at 12:58 Mathieu Bouville 2,296

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Order of complements in phrase

syntax phrases

Mar 29 '19 at 7:35 Community♦ 1

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What is the etymology of Honshū (本州)?

etymology history

Jan 28 '19 at 9:11 dROOOze 9,040

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What is the etymology of 料理?

etymology

Jan 23 '20 at 4:04 Community♦ 1

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Transitive-intransitive pairs with different readings

transitivity multiple-readings

Sep 10 '19 at 2:32 broken laptop 48.9k

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の: nominalization vs. 'the one that…'

grammar etymology history relative-clauses nominalization

Jun 28 '19 at 7:03 Community♦ 1

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What is the origin of 落第?

etymology

Apr 20 '19 at 23:00 Community♦ 1

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Is '大勢の人' redundant?

meaning nuances

Mar 24 '19 at 10:04 A. Noyd 187

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Is the adjective インディペンデント actually used as an adjective?

adjectives loanwords compounds

Feb 6 '19 at 12:44 wip 876

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Difference between 禁 and 禁止 (and 禁じる/禁止する)

words nuances

Feb 5 '19 at 17:05 sazarando 7,169

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Why お寺 but 神社 (not ご神社)?

politeness history

Jan 31 '19 at 20:37 sazarando 7,169

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Etymology of 急須

etymology

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Origin of the small っ

history phonology

Oct 9 '19 at 22:00 Community♦ 1

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Nuance between AやB and AやBなど?

grammar nuances particle-と particle-や

Feb 11 '19 at 10:07 Mathieu Bouville 2,296

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Statistics of on-yomi phonemes/syllables

readings statistics

Feb 1 '19 at 22:13 Mathieu Bouville 2,296

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What is the etymology of 選手 (senshu)?

etymology

Jan 29 '19 at 7:17 Community♦ 1

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Unvoiced vowels in katakana: special case?

pronunciation loanwords vowels

Oct 11 at 15:29 kandyman 10.9k

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Why カザフスタン for Kazakhstan?

pronunciation katakana

Sep 25 '19 at 4:41 naruto 248k

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Structure of -しい adjectives

i-adjectives spelling

Apr 18 '19 at 6:54 broken laptop 48.9k

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Etymology of 引き分け: same as English?

etymology

Apr 15 '19 at 21:05 Eiríkr Útlendi 30k

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Why から with 始まる?

grammar particle-から

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40 Questions

Etymology of 見舞い

What is the etymology of shamisen (三味線)?

Can 々 stand for a duplicated kanji with a different reading?

Why the difference in metal between 銀行 and お金?

Three ways of saying 'mother': 母, お母さん, 母親

Can 11,000 be written １.１万?

Why あります instead of です in this sentence?

Grammar vs. politeness: a tale of two evils

What is the origin of 落ち着く?

How to wear clothes? [duplicate]

Order of complements in phrase

What is the etymology of Honshū (本州)?

What is the etymology of 料理?

Transitive-intransitive pairs with different readings

の: nominalization vs. 'the one that…'

What is the origin of 落第?

Is '大勢の人' redundant?

Is the adjective インディペンデント actually used as an adjective?

Difference between 禁 and 禁止 (and 禁じる/禁止する)

Why お寺 but 神社 (not ご神社)?

Etymology of 急須

Origin of the small っ

Nuance between AやB and AやBなど?

Statistics of on-yomi phonemes/syllables

What is the etymology of 選手 (senshu)?

Unvoiced vowels in katakana: special case?

Why カザフスタン for Kazakhstan?

Structure of -しい adjectives

Etymology of 引き分け: same as English?

Why から with 始まる?