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Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Machine_Gun_Cat - 2009-02-18
You guys know those Kanji for words you didn't even understand in english, the ones pertaining to a specific kind of fabric or fish, the ones your sure you'l never use.
my personal vote goes to 迦
Symbol for the sound "ka" when transliterating words from Sanskrit. その漢字を使うわけがないぜ！！！
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - theasianpleaser - 2009-02-18
吋・糎・粍・哩
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - QuackingShoe - 2009-02-18
Because of Buddhism, that actually gets more play than you might at first be inclined to think. As the most basic example, 釈迦.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - woodwojr - 2009-02-18
朕
~J
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - QuackingShoe - 2009-02-18
woodwojr Wrote:朕Hahahaha
~J
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Tobberoth - 2009-02-18
吾 for example. Tons of words in RtK which aren't really used, at all.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - mentat_kgs - 2009-02-18
I've been warned of 吾, but the goku from dragon ball has it in its name.
And also: 吾輩は猫である。
Sorry to contradict you every time, it became an habit. ^_^
How many of you are mining for sentences to cover RTK?
I'm kinda actively using the missing kanji list from anki to search sentences. I know it is cheating, but it's been fun.
For some kanji I simply gave up to find a nice sentence for.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - uberstuber - 2009-02-18
mentat_kgs Wrote:How many of you are mining for sentences to cover RTK?I do the exact same thing
I'm kinda actively using the missing kanji list from anki to search sentences. I know it is cheating, but it's been fun.
For some kanji I simply gave up to find a nice sentence for.
Though it gets boring after a while and I go back to reading or something.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - stehr - 2009-02-18
mentat_kgs Wrote:How many of you are mining for sentences to cover RTK?I sometimes supplement with interesting names that include a common reading.
I'm kinda actively using the missing kanji list from anki to search sentences. I know it is cheating, but it's been fun.
For some kanji I simply gave up to find a nice sentence for.
Ex (幌): 亜幌 (あぽろ) f
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - joe_bevis - 2009-02-18
i'm pretty sure i'll never use the kanji for decameron
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - uberstuber - 2009-02-18
joe_bevis Wrote:i'm pretty sure i'll never use the kanji for decameronYou may not use these, but I've seen all of them multiple times (used to indicate a part of the month): 上旬、中旬、下旬
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Machine_Gun_Cat - 2009-02-18
woodwojr Wrote:朕朕はイツモその漢字を使ってるよ。朕は無敵な漢字を習い機械だぜ。
~J
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - wrightak - 2009-02-18
A lot of the kanji which you don't encounter often are in the Joyo list because they turn up in people and place's names.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - playadom - 2009-02-18
uberstuber Wrote:Yeah, people need to stop the decameron-bashing. It's getting kinda old.joe_bevis Wrote:i'm pretty sure i'll never use the kanji for decameronYou may not use these, but I've seen all of them multiple times (used to indicate a part of the month): 上旬、中旬、下旬
The least likely one is the 常用 that's not in RTK1.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - JimmySeal - 2009-02-18
playadom Wrote:Quite. Just because Heisig's keyword for something is uncommon in English, that doesn't mean the same is true in Japanese. I use and see 旬 all the time.uberstuber Wrote:Yeah, people need to stop the decameron-bashing. It's getting kinda old.joe_bevis Wrote:i'm pretty sure i'll never use the kanji for decameronYou may not use these, but I've seen all of them multiple times (used to indicate a part of the month): 上旬、中旬、下旬
胆 is another great example of a very common character with an unusual keyword, and it gets even more bashing than decameron.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - wrightak - 2009-02-19
One reading for 旬 is しゅん and it's the period of time that a food (like a fruit) is most delicious, or when it is in season.
JimmySeal Wrote:胆 is another great example of a very common character with an unusual keyword, and it gets even more bashing than decameron.Can you give an example or two?
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Thora - 2009-02-19
大胆な daring, bold
落胆(する） be disappointed
edit: I suppose "gall" might have been a closer RTK keyword, but gallbladder's more concrete to make stories with
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - hknamida - 2009-02-19
The kanji I thought I'd never use seem to be the ones I keep running into. 圭 is one such character, that I've seen in a few names.
... I also thought that I wouldn't use 発 all that often. 恥ずかしいなー
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - joe_bevis - 2009-02-19
JimmySeal Wrote:I was not aware of how important 旬 isplayadom Wrote:Quite. Just because Heisig's keyword for something is uncommon in English, that doesn't mean the same is true in Japanese. I use and see 旬 all the time.uberstuber Wrote:You may not use these, but I've seen all of them multiple times (used to indicate a part of the month): 上旬、中旬、下旬Yeah, people need to stop the decameron-bashing. It's getting kinda old.
胆 is another great example of a very common character with an unusual keyword, and it gets even more bashing than decameron.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - pm215 - 2009-02-19
'decameron' takes a lot of flack because it's the first in RTK where the keyword isn't a reasonably common English word. ('gall bladder' similarly is the target for "RTK order is way different from frequency order" attacks.)
My candidate is 匁 : so useless they're dropping it from the Jouyou list.
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Thora - 2009-02-19
Do you know which others are being dropped? 5 is it?
Off topic: pm215 mentioned elsewhere a list (in an old dictionary) of vocab with the approved special readings of the kanji. (I assume it includes more than ateji.) Does anyone know if such a list exists online or elsewhere?
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - coverup - 2009-02-19
I will give another vote for monme 匁
Kanji you are least likely to ever actually USE? - Katsuo - 2009-02-19
Thora Wrote:Do you know which others are being dropped? 5 is it?68.勺;270.銑;1027.匁;1584.錘;1923.脹;