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	Thread: Translating Kanji directly to English? Post: Translating Kanji directly to English? yudantaiteki Wrote:I think one problem is your assumption that translation to English is a necessary part of reading Japanese -- you seem to be asking why we should go kanji->pronunciation->Engl...	Nanatsu	The Japanese language	31	4,008	2014-09-26, 12:49 am
	Thread: Translating Kanji directly to English? Post: Translating Kanji directly to English? Thanks for all the answers, I think I'm able to abandon that idea now. I don't know how often kanji are written as kana, but that could definitely be problematic. Then there are furigana... I think ...	Nanatsu	The Japanese language	31	4,008	2014-09-25, 3:16 pm
	Thread: Translating Kanji directly to English? Post: Translating Kanji directly to English? Yes, I know that one kanji can have different meanings with kana behind it or together with other kanji, but I don't understand how knowing the pronunciation would be of help.	Nanatsu	The Japanese language	31	4,008	2014-09-25, 11:34 am
	Thread: Translating Kanji directly to English? Post: Translating Kanji directly to English? I wanted to start learning Kanji, but there is a thought I can't get out of my head. I really only want to be able to read Japanese, and for that I don't see any reason to actually know how the kanji ...	Nanatsu	The Japanese language	31	4,008	2014-09-25, 10:45 am