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What do the shapes △ ◯ ╳ ◻ mean in Japanese? And are there variations in meaning, depending on whether or not the shape is filled?

answered Aug 17, 2016 at 1:59

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Do the Japanese actually use the word "Hentai" to mean "Anime Porn", like in English?

answered Mar 13, 2017 at 4:42

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Why is Katakana not pronounced Katagana?

answered Jul 16, 2019 at 13:30

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What is the difference between そして (soshite) and それから (sorekara)?

answered Oct 24, 2016 at 11:27

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Native Japanese word for フリー

answered Apr 1, 2016 at 18:03

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Why is the word オタク written in katakana?

answered Apr 26, 2017 at 5:35

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How to read: the "~" (tilde) in "3~4 行"

answered Feb 7, 2015 at 9:45

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Why do they say 'kawaii' for 'poor thing'?

answered Jul 15, 2015 at 1:48

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What is the term for Japanese Language Stack Exchange in Japanese?

answered Sep 9, 2019 at 21:59

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Is the ''yoi'' meaning ''ready'' when doing karate the same as the ''yoi'' which means nice/good?

answered Oct 17, 2019 at 12:14

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Different meanings of こわい

answered Apr 2, 2019 at 12:09

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the logic behind "te" in "chotto matte te"

answered Sep 20, 2017 at 7:23

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Standard mathematical operations, expressed in Japanese

answered Mar 1, 2018 at 4:47

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What is the meaning of 金〇

answered May 1, 2018 at 17:26

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Why is this written in katakana instead of hiragana?

answered Jul 12, 2017 at 10:19

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Why is the て-form being used before ん？

answered Oct 3, 2018 at 20:18

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Is the word 「やんな」positive or negative?

answered Mar 25, 2016 at 7:05

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Is there a reason why numbers in Japanese are delimited into blocks of four?

answered May 31, 2014 at 19:06

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Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?

answered Mar 28, 2014 at 6:53

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Why is 私 a sixth grade kanji?

answered Oct 12, 2018 at 4:19

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Saying ジャパニーズ instead of 日本の

answered Mar 19, 2021 at 14:10

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Meaning of 人 in Japanese internet slang

answered Oct 22, 2018 at 19:19

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Why is a verb in the past (た形) contradicted with ～ていない?

answered Jan 7, 2017 at 19:46

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How to parse ～なくたって?

answered Nov 19, 2014 at 22:06

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Should 私の be omitted?

answered Jun 27, 2019 at 0:26

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What is the exact meaning of "kaizen"?

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 5:15

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What does や after someone's name mean exactly?

answered Sep 23, 2018 at 3:11

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Why does 悪く(は)ない give a condescending feeling?

answered Apr 16, 2018 at 4:17

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Conjunctive form (e.g. 書き) vs Conj + mono (e.g. 書き物)

answered Feb 20, 2016 at 3:04

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"雷{かみなり}" is thunder, or lightning, or both?

answered Jun 2, 2015 at 19:14

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What do the shapes △ ◯ ╳ ◻ mean in Japanese? And are there variations in meaning, depending on whether or not the shape is filled?

Do the Japanese actually use the word "Hentai" to mean "Anime Porn", like in English?

Why is Katakana not pronounced Katagana?

What is the difference between そして (soshite) and それから (sorekara)?

Native Japanese word for フリー

Why is the word オタク written in katakana?

How to read: the "~" (tilde) in "3~4 行"

Why do they say 'kawaii' for 'poor thing'?

What is the term for Japanese Language Stack Exchange in Japanese?

Is the ''yoi'' meaning ''ready'' when doing karate the same as the ''yoi'' which means nice/good?

Different meanings of こわい

the logic behind "te" in "chotto matte te"

Standard mathematical operations, expressed in Japanese

What is the meaning of 金〇

Why is this written in katakana instead of hiragana?

Why is the て-form being used before ん？

Is the word 「やんな」positive or negative?

Is there a reason why numbers in Japanese are delimited into blocks of four?

Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?

Why is 私 a sixth grade kanji?

Saying ジャパニーズ instead of 日本の

Meaning of 人 in Japanese internet slang

Why is a verb in the past (た形) contradicted with ～ていない?

How to parse ～なくたって?

Should 私の be omitted?

What is the exact meaning of "kaizen"?

What does や after someone's name mean exactly?

Why does 悪く(は)ない give a condescending feeling?

Conjunctive form (e.g. 書き) vs Conj + mono (e.g. 書き物)

"雷{かみなり}" is thunder, or lightning, or both?