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Thread: Can anyone transcribe this calligraphy into kanji? Post: RE: Can anyone transcribe this calligraphy into ka... 祝不如手淡 should be the complete Chinese phrase. I am not versed in Chinese poetry or Classical Chinese as used in Japanese. However, 不如 is 如かず as possibly 「・・・に如かず」. The previous information was very ... |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 9 | 1,085 | 2016-02-09, 9:13 am | ||
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Thread: Help with buying a watch for a Japanese lady Post: RE: Help with buying a watch for a Japanese lady (2016-01-09, 6:39 am)karitekitaneko Wrote: Hi I want to buy a watch for a Japanese lady, about 30 years old as a marriage gift. Price between 15000 yen to 20000 yen. Thanks for your help! If she... |
Omoishinji | Off topic | 5 | 1,069 | 2016-01-12, 7:58 am | ||
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Thread: 目 and 瞳 Post: RE: 目 and 瞳 (2015-12-11, 11:13 pm)jryudice Wrote: Sometimes in songs I see the kanji for pupil being used for the lyrics, but they use the reading for eye (me) why is that? It is one of the ways an artist conv... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 4 | 834 | 2015-12-12, 2:21 am | ||
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Thread: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of you-know-what... Post: RE: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of... (2015-12-07, 7:04 pm)john555 Wrote: Do the Japanese do anything official on this date to express remorse? They do the exact same thing that other people do when their ancestors have done something ... |
Omoishinji | Off topic | 29 | 3,520 | 2015-12-09, 4:38 am | ||
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Thread: Views on learning on-yomi readings, perfect groups/ signal primitives. Post: RE: Views on learning on-yomi readings, perfect gr... (2015-12-07, 6:50 pm)bertoni Wrote: Guessing a pronunciation is still a reasonable way to look up words, at least as a first shot. Trying to guess the on-yomi by correctly identifying similar kanj... |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 8 | 1,129 | 2015-12-09, 4:35 am | ||
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Thread: Best way to use Shadowing Books? Post: RE: Best way to use Shadowing Books? (2015-12-05, 1:51 pm)PotbellyPig Wrote: Well the audio is there and I guess I could scan the pages if I don't want to transcribe each bit of text. For those books, there are 10 passages per MP3 fi... |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 11 | 1,533 | 2015-12-06, 4:52 am | ||
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Thread: Filled with RTK rage. Post: RE: Filled with RTK rage. (2015-12-04, 1:51 pm)Dudeist Wrote: I went much much further along [perhaps 80 hours] in this project then I have in any other language where I usually can't get started or give up after an hour so ... |
Omoishinji | Remembering the Kanji | 27 | 3,275 | 2015-12-05, 12:17 am | ||
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Thread: Best way to use Shadowing Books? Post: RE: Best way to use Shadowing Books? As long as the text or audio is easily accessible it is a good idea to use Anki or similar software. Honestly, it is a more convenient way of studying. |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 11 | 1,533 | 2015-12-04, 11:50 pm | ||
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Thread: Hand Cramps - How Much Do You Write? Post: RE: Hand Cramps - How Much Do You Write? For new kanji or words, I would write only 10 times which is the traditional way. Whenever having difficulties with either, 10 times again on the next day or the day after than. Then would write them ... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 25 | 3,454 | 2015-12-04, 11:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) Post: RE: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) Digix: Why I need to know how they are pronounced? I am reading, not listening. Unfortunately, there was no need for me to enter this discussion. All the best. |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 121 | 12,116 | 2015-11-25, 11:53 am | ||
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Thread: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) Post: RE: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) (2015-11-25, 6:46 am)Digix Wrote: Motives are same as every rational person: I want to understand that language, to be able to read Japanese text. Learning another language requires learning words. ... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 121 | 12,116 | 2015-11-25, 8:42 am | ||
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Thread: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) Post: RE: Kanji Abolitionism (漢字廃止論) (2015-11-23, 1:00 pm)Digix Wrote: (2015-11-20, 6:34 pm)john555 Wrote: (2015-11-12, 10:00 pm)I read somewhere that the only way you can implement a major change like switching to a different alpha... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 121 | 12,116 | 2015-11-23, 5:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji Post: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji As important as it is writing is in English. I have heard that a person could get away with pure Hiragana and even Romaji in rewriting Japanese. I would equate that to using very simple words in writi... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 130 | 29,670 | 2012-07-28, 12:56 am | ||
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Thread: Sentences - Memorize or not? Post: Sentences - Memorize or not? somstuff Wrote:Do you make an effort to try to memorize new words (meaning and reading) in sentences, or do you sort of just keep repeating them 'til they stick? I'm trying to memorize and I'm finding... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 10 | 3,681 | 2012-07-28, 12:01 am | ||
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Thread: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji Post: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji The importance of being able to write Kanji depends solely upon an individuals goals. The range is from exclusively speaking Japanese to using Kanji in a professional capacity. Also, it isn't about wr... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 130 | 29,670 | 2012-07-18, 5:57 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese on Windows XP Vs. Windows 7 - IME? Post: Japanese on Windows XP Vs. Windows 7 - IME? I think that Windows 7 Ultimate allow multiple languages, however IME is included available for versions of Japanese Window 7. |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 28 | 8,725 | 2012-05-28, 12:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Romaji texts for total beginners Post: Romaji texts for total beginners Just get any beginner Japanese book. I am kind of surprise in the difficulty in finding a Japanese beginner book that uses the Alphabet. I would advise against using Romaji as the starting point of l... |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 25 | 13,634 | 2012-05-26, 10:36 am | ||
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Thread: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictionary? Post: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictiona... nadiatims Wrote:seriously just get a decent electronic dictionary. You can switch between the different included dictionaries at the press of a button, there are different input methods, roomaji, hand... |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 44 | 12,826 | 2012-05-13, 2:49 am | ||
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Thread: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictionary? Post: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictiona... turvy Wrote:三省堂ー例解小学 国語辞典 it's really cool, I bumped into this definition: はらつづみ：腹をふくらませて、手で太鼓のようにたたくとこと。 I found this one online too: 腹を鼓がわりにして打ち鳴らすこと。 ** Kid's feels easier to me, I think I wil... |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 44 | 12,826 | 2012-05-13, 2:42 am | ||
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Thread: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictionary? Post: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictiona... turvy Wrote:That's what I thought, sigh. Could you recommend a kid's one?. Elementary students text books are a type "monolingual Japanese learner's dictionary." The main distinction that they have is... |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 44 | 12,826 | 2012-05-12, 5:33 am | ||
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Thread: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictionary? Post: Is there a monolingual Japanese learner's dictiona... turvy Wrote:That's what I thought, sigh. Could you recommend a kid's one?. Just get a children's dictionary. There are differences between the regular dictionaries, and the children one. For starters ... |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 44 | 12,826 | 2012-05-11, 7:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Gaijin Failure/Pitfall Moral Support Thread Post: Gaijin Failure/Pitfall Moral Support Thread Don't worry too much about it. You did what you felt was the right thing, but later felt bad because you made a mistake. Confronting your feelings for another person early is always the best thing to ... |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 13 | 3,216 | 2012-05-01, 6:45 am | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man TheVinster Wrote:HonyakuJoshua seems like the type of guy that might invite himself to parties to boast about himself. No offense but just admire the 20-year-old's commitment and motivation to do what... |
Omoishinji | Off topic | 112 | 19,935 | 2012-02-24, 11:19 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Localizations in Games Post: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Loc... Fillanzea Wrote:10) taiyakie I haven't eat that in years. I now believe that my believe that it was fish is wrong, and Fillanzea is correct. |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 10 | 1,758 | 2012-02-21, 10:31 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Localizations in Games Post: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Loc... 上 1. is omelet rice. 5. I would call it just maki sushi 6. my guess エビフライ 7. Takoyaki 9. rice ball 10. fried fish (eat it yesterday) 11. my guess mochi I don't have the faintest clue what 8 or 12 are... |
Omoishinji | General discussion | 10 | 1,758 | 2012-02-21, 10:28 am | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Grammar is one strange creature, but you need to study it a the basic and intermediate level. However, how to study it is a different issue. |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 101 | 17,438 | 2012-02-18, 3:56 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語文型辞典 vs. Do[BIA]JG Post: 日本語文型辞典 vs. Do[BIA]JG 日本語文型辞典 is specifially designed for foreign students of Japanese and teachers of that group. The book has grammar terminology that is used only with that group. The book is written to give sentence ... |
Omoishinji | Learning resources | 15 | 5,709 | 2012-02-17, 8:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Is this word in edict? --> 春雪 Post: Is this word in edict? --> 春雪 春 used to be from 一月 to 三月. Which would also explain 新春 for the New Year. |
Omoishinji | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,763 | 2012-01-24, 12:08 pm | ||
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Thread: When can I start learning pronunciations and compounds? Post: When can I start learning pronunciations and compo... Marble101 Wrote:Just as a quick question: If you learn Heisig's primitives, is learning the bushu really that important (since a quick look at a list of bushu tells me that Hesig took a lot of his pri... |
Omoishinji | Remembering the Kanji | 25 | 5,379 | 2012-01-11, 9:40 am | ||
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Thread: Help:/ I'm lost! Post: Help:/ I'm lost! Tzadeck Wrote:JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:Fair enough. If you feel that strongly about it, I'll retract my comment. I'll delete my comment too then, since you seem honest enough to not deserve the bad publ... |
Omoishinji | Remembering the Kanji | 24 | 8,246 | 2012-01-06, 11:24 am | ||
