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"plane" vs. "level" - stupiddog - 2009-05-19
Hello,
I am still confusing these two kanji, it's driving me insane... do you have any tips on how to keep them apart?
Greetings,
Andreas
"plane" vs. "level" - blackmacros - 2009-05-19
I imagine sparks flying off of a saber as something gets "planed" because to me the word is associated more with mechanical actions, like you would see in a garage or something.
Whereas for level I imagine soil being patted level by a ladel.
"plane" vs. "level" - elmaestrokgb - 2009-05-19
to me, a "plane" is a tool used for flattening a piece of wood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_(tool). I imagine sparks shooting off to the left as a guy grinds his saber down into a plane blade.
"plane" vs. "level" - QuackingShoe - 2009-05-19
I think they work rather well on their own due to the primitives involved. It's easy to imagine sparks resulting from planing something (with a plane), and you do plane metal: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/object_images/535x535/10319193.jpg
No one 'levels' metal, though.
But one does level dirt, and one can do so with a scoop. One can not plane dirt, however.
You could also think of planing *with* a sword, since it really is generally more of a wood thing.
So, I've never put more thought into it than that. The two words only make sense with the correct primitives. I can understand your dillema if you're not a native speaker though.
"plane" vs. "level" - mafried - 2009-05-19
I used the keyword CUT BY CHIPPING. Besides planing, it can also mean whittling, and various kinds of (metal) machining operations.
"plane" vs. "level" - TaylorSan - 2009-05-19
For plane I made up a story about 911 sparking sabers, as in starting a militaristic mentality.
"plane" vs. "level" - mentat_kgs - 2009-05-19
In japanese, 削 has the sense of taking something off. 削除 means delete, for instance.
均 has a meaning of equality, 均等 means equality, for instance.
"plane" vs. "level" - stupiddog - 2009-05-19
Thanks for the comments, I think I got it now. Time will tell...
"plane" vs. "level" - Tobberoth - 2009-05-19
Use Japanese words to tell them apart.
All common words including 均
http://jisho.org/words?jap=*%E5%9D%87*&eng=&dict=edict&common=on
All common words including 削
http://jisho.org/words?jap=*%E5%89%8A*&eng=&dict=edict&common=on