User jarmanso7

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1 answer

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What is the difference between 山道【さんどう】 and 山道【やまみち】?

readings wago-and-kango

asked Sep 29, 2019 at 18:39

12 votes

2 answers

2k views

How does the particle を relate to the verb 行く in the structure「A を + B に行く」?

asked Apr 16, 2019 at 11:18

10 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the difference between Vた + つもりで and V-る + つもりで?

grammar

asked Jun 21, 2020 at 11:28

9 votes

1 answer

843 views

How did 象【しょう】 ( ≈かたち、すがた、ようす) and 象【ぞう】 (どうぶつ) get to be written with the same kanji?

etymology

asked Sep 21, 2019 at 9:14

9 votes

2 answers

239 views

Are 近畿【きんき】 and 関西【かんさい】 two nouns for the same concept and same region or there is an actual difference?

synonyms nouns

asked Oct 7, 2019 at 18:25

9 votes

1 answer

2k views

What is the difference between 「変更」 and 「変化」?

word-choice synonyms

asked Sep 21, 2019 at 7:31

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

What is the difference between 「名前【なまえ】」 and 「名称【めいしょう】」？

word-choice synonyms wago-and-kango

asked Sep 4, 2019 at 19:11

7 votes

1 answer

556 views

Can「病気【びょうき】」be used as a 形容動詞【けいようどうし】 (na-adjective)?

nouns na-adjectives

asked Sep 1, 2019 at 22:18

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

What is the difference between 「いろいろ」and 「さまざま」?

word-choice synonyms na-adjectives

asked Aug 24, 2019 at 12:10

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

What is the meaning of 「ほう」in the following sentence?

word-usage

asked Sep 8, 2019 at 18:10

6 votes

1 answer

284 views

Is 仕方 a particular case of the pattern V連用形 + 方?

etymology renyōkei pattern

asked May 15, 2021 at 3:14

6 votes

1 answer

226 views

What are the differences between だんだん and ますます in the context of the following sentences?

word-choice word-usage

asked Aug 8 at 0:32

5 votes

1 answer

615 views

Is there any significant difference between 駆け回る and 駆け巡る?

meaning word-usage synonyms

asked Jun 22 at 20:37

5 votes

1 answer

184 views

What is the difference between 「女性一人」 and 「一人の女性」?

particle-の counters word-order

asked Sep 9, 2019 at 21:58

5 votes

1 answer

370 views

What is the difference between 「結局【けっきょく】」and 「とうとう」?

words adverbs synonyms

asked Apr 27, 2019 at 16:25

5 votes

1 answer

239 views

量、数 and 数量 (amount). Is there any of them that is used far more frequently than the other ones or are they pretty much equally used?

synonyms

asked Feb 13, 2019 at 16:00

5 votes

1 answer

325 views

Is there a reason why the 濁点【だくてん】（ﾞ）are placed below the stroke at ぐ and で as opposed to the other hiragana characters?

punctuation calligraphy

asked Jun 22, 2019 at 16:52

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

What is the difference between 「警察」and 「警官」?

words synonyms

asked Aug 16, 2019 at 11:49

4 votes

1 answer

1k views

What is the difference between「家族【かぞく】」and「家庭【かてい】」?

word-choice words synonyms

asked Aug 24, 2019 at 11:09

4 votes

1 answer

848 views

How do you formulate the 連用中止 with 形容動詞 (な adjectives) and 名詞 (nouns)?

grammar renyōkei

asked May 5, 2019 at 16:59

4 votes

1 answer

396 views

Why is はじめ written with the kanji 初 as opposed to 始 to convey "the beginning"?

etymology word-usage

asked Oct 25, 2019 at 19:14

4 votes

1 answer

171 views

Is there a rule or pattern to figure out whether を or に should be used with 我慢する?

usage

asked Oct 30, 2020 at 22:10

4 votes

1 answer

332 views

What is the difference between 写真を撮る and 写真に撮る?

particles particle-に particle-を

asked Jun 2, 2020 at 22:29

3 votes

2 answers

214 views

Are 「ないで」(when used adverbially) and 「ずに」 absolutely interchangeable?

word-choice synonyms

asked Sep 27, 2019 at 19:10

3 votes

1 answer

207 views

What is the purpose of 「で」 in the following sentence?

particle-で particle-さえ

asked Mar 29, 2021 at 16:36

3 votes

1 answer

140 views

Is 「謙譲」really used as a standalone word different than 「謙譲語」？

word-usage synonyms

asked Apr 1, 2021 at 21:07

3 votes

1 answer

63 views

Is などなど a phrase-ending expression or it can be used in the middle of a sentence?

particles conjunctions

asked Apr 15 at 14:31

3 votes

1 answer

65 views

What part is this clause modifying (修飾) in the following long sentence?

parsing

asked Apr 15 at 17:09

3 votes

1 answer

159 views

Is V-て + は used to connect the two clauses of the following sentence with a conditional relationship, a causal relationship or a different one?

conditionals causation particle-ばかり

asked Mar 3, 2019 at 0:11

3 votes

2 answers

187 views

Is it possible to join 以下 + しか?

grammar particle-しか

asked Jul 13, 2019 at 14:32

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71 Questions

What is the difference between 山道【さんどう】 and 山道【やまみち】?

How does the particle を relate to the verb 行く in the structure「A を + B に行く」?

What is the difference between Vた + つもりで and V-る + つもりで?

How did 象【しょう】 ( ≈かたち、すがた、ようす) and 象【ぞう】 (どうぶつ) get to be written with the same kanji?

Are 近畿【きんき】 and 関西【かんさい】 two nouns for the same concept and same region or there is an actual difference?

What is the difference between 「変更」 and 「変化」?

What is the difference between 「名前【なまえ】」 and 「名称【めいしょう】」？

Can「病気【びょうき】」be used as a 形容動詞【けいようどうし】 (na-adjective)?

What is the difference between 「いろいろ」and 「さまざま」?

What is the meaning of 「ほう」in the following sentence?

Is 仕方 a particular case of the pattern V連用形 + 方?

What are the differences between だんだん and ますます in the context of the following sentences?

Is there any significant difference between 駆け回る and 駆け巡る?

What is the difference between 「女性一人」 and 「一人の女性」?

What is the difference between 「結局【けっきょく】」and 「とうとう」?

量、数 and 数量 (amount). Is there any of them that is used far more frequently than the other ones or are they pretty much equally used?

Is there a reason why the 濁点【だくてん】（ﾞ）are placed below the stroke at ぐ and で as opposed to the other hiragana characters?

What is the difference between 「警察」and 「警官」?

What is the difference between「家族【かぞく】」and「家庭【かてい】」?

How do you formulate the 連用中止 with 形容動詞 (な adjectives) and 名詞 (nouns)?

Why is はじめ written with the kanji 初 as opposed to 始 to convey "the beginning"?

Is there a rule or pattern to figure out whether を or に should be used with 我慢する?

What is the difference between 写真を撮る and 写真に撮る?

Are 「ないで」(when used adverbially) and 「ずに」 absolutely interchangeable?

What is the purpose of 「で」 in the following sentence?

Is 「謙譲」really used as a standalone word different than 「謙譲語」？

Is などなど a phrase-ending expression or it can be used in the middle of a sentence?

What part is this clause modifying (修飾) in the following long sentence?

Is V-て + は used to connect the two clauses of the following sentence with a conditional relationship, a causal relationship or a different one?

Is it possible to join 以下 + しか?