Difference between 漢字辞典 and 漢和辞典
Could you please explain to me which is the difference between 漢字辞典 and 漢和辞典?For what I have understood, both dictionaries explain for a certain kanji its meaning and origin, and also tell its...
View ArticleDoes a cross in Weblio represent an obsolete kanji?
After looking at this question I wentweblio to look up the meaning of 酌む. The heading for the entry looks like this:く・む【×汲む／酌む】I'm wondering what the cross next to 汲む means. I've seen this in a few...
View ArticleLearning kanji readings with examples [closed]
As background, I haven't really focused on learning kanji. I've mainly focused on learning words, and just using the correct characters for those words (purely typing, I don't write kanji by hand)....
View Article大辞泉 dictionary notation -- ①㋐㋑㋒㋓㋔ [closed]
In 大辞泉 what is the meaning of the symbols ㋐㋑㋒㋓㋔?For example they all appear in this...
View ArticleIs 閣閣 a real word?
As the title says, is 閣閣 a real word? I've searched through weblio古語辞典 and BCCWJ and I've gotten no results that are not 内閣閣僚. Out of pure curiosity, I just want to find a real example of this word...
View ArticleHow do I read pitch accent notation (alternatively, why does my pitch...
I've installed this Anki plugin that adds pitch accent info. The author has helpfully provided some guidelines about the notation:Overline: Indicates "High" pitchDownfall arrow: usually means stressing...
View ArticleDictionary or website with comprehensive word origin information
When I use an automatic Japanese text analyzer, it provides me with a list of words and also short information about what kind of word it is. Japanese (和), Chinese (漢), Foreign (外) or mixed (混). Is...
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What are the accents for "頭高", "中高", "尾高", and "平板"?
The 4 pitch accent patterns are often spelled online as follows:頭高 (atamadaka)中高 (nakadaka)尾高 (odaka)平板 (heiban)However, when I actually look these words up in Japanese dictionaries (written exactly as...
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How are different spellings sorted in the Daijisen dictionary?
To to my knowledge, The Daijisen is one of the most authoritative dictionaries of Japanese, at least for contemporary usage. When they provide several writings for the same entry, are there any rules...
View ArticleWhat do irregular kanji usage and irregular kanji form mean (in dictionaries)?
I know what an irregular verb is, it is just a verb with irregular conjugation, and they exist in many languages.I think I know what and irregular kanji reading is: it should be an unconventional...
View ArticleConfused about ということ along with なのだ
I was a little confused about the meaning of "ということなのです" in this sentence:皆さん同じようにユーチューブスタジオの過去の動画見ても一覧見ても全部収益化のマークが外れてるって言うことなんだよねI have found this definition in a Japanese...
View ArticleDifferent JLPT level for the same word, in hiragana or in kanji
I know that the JLPT levels are not an official list, but still, it is based on the many JLPT tests that has been done.My question is more about how to estimate the level difference between the...
View ArticleIs there a fundamental difference between homonyms with close meaning and...
I noticed that dictionaries usually treat differently some homonyms, which for a learner's perspective look similar. For example:熱い and 暑い are usually two different entries早い and 速い are usually one...
View Article広範 ambiguous meaning
During my dictionary search of the word "資本主義" I found this definition:商品経済の広範な発達を前提に，労働者を雇い入れた資本家による利潤の追求を原動力として動く経済体制。The thing is that I do understand the whole meaning, however I'm pretty stuck...
View Articleで of the copula or で cause particle
Konnichiwa, I found this sentence in a computer science video:"分からないことだらけで、ググって解決してそしてコードを書いている"About the part is it the で of the copula "です" for simply connecting two sentences, or the "で" particle...
View ArticleWhere is verb transitivity listed in japanese dictionaries? [closed]
This may be a generic question. I wanted to see if a verb had some transitive use and thought a japanese-japanese dictionary would be more detailed than jisho.org, but I can't seem to find any mention...
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Attempting to Parse the NHK 2016 Pitch Entry on ちょっと
When looking up the definition of ちょっと in a bilingual dictionary, it is given the possible pitch accent patterns of (i) atamadaka, (ii) heiban, and (iii) odaka. So which accent to use, in which...
View ArticleHow to express that something "must be + adj" as in "we must be strong"?
I am not talking about consequences, such as in "I can't find my wallet, I must have lost it" in which case I think something like ~に違いない could be used. Rather, I would like to know how to express that...
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How to differentiate different kanji separations in dictionary
I am using the Takoboto dictionary.Under the listing for 書店 (しょてん), there are two breakups of the pronunciation (one with the azure squiggly separator going first below the first kanji and then above...
View ArticleCan なにか be used to mean "no"?
In a Japanese dictionary entry for the word なにか, I came across the following definition:今まで述べてきたことや相手の言葉などを否定して、それとは反対の趣旨を述べるときに用いる。いやいや。とんでもない。The example sentence is「―。この歌よみ侍らじとなむ思ひ侍るを」Some...
View ArticleDictionary searching for kanji readings and words
everyone, thanks for having me!So, i’ve just started studying kanji and vocabulary and searching for words and readings on dictionaries (Japanese app).However some cross information between my study...
View ArticleWhat does 加減 even mean?
At the moment, I am trying to translate かりゆし58's song "アンマー," which has a lot of expressions in it; I would not be surprised if I misinterpreted some of them. However, the focus for this question is on...
View ArticleAbout ancient pronunciation on dictionaries
In large dictionaries like 広辞苑 or 大辞林, there are some entries tagged with "ancient pronunciations" which are almost identical to the modern ones but with a voiced consonant voiceless (or vice versa),...
View ArticleWhy is the same English meaning of ため tied to different Japanese meanings in...
Jisho gives "consequence; result; effect" with an example sentenceそれは、おまえの声をよく聞くためだよ。(It is in order to hear your voice well.)Tangorin gives "consequence; result; effect" with an example...
View ArticleDoes とみに here mean intensely?
サトルは正義感がとみに強い男ではあるが、それをいいことに利用しようとすりよる輩も存在していた。The 広辞苑 dictionary lists とみに to have the meaning of しきりに :しきりに。「老眼が―進んだ」「国運―衰える」which on of its meanings is "intensely".so, does とみに here means intensely ?
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Determining Pitch of 何より from Accent Dictionaries
I'm trying to learn how to determine the pitch accent of words from monolingual accent dictionaries. In this case the word in question is 何より, which can have Atamadaka or Heiban pitch. According to my...
View Articlethe meaning of "のこと" in this sentence
Ohayou, please i wanted to understand the exact meaning of this definition-like sentence:何か、機械とかに人間っぽいことをさせる、知能を持たせるみたいなまあ広い枠組みのことをAIと言ってAnd because I found it difficult to really grasp the "のこと" part....
View ArticleLexicographic convention for indicating the pitch accent if the part of...
If a word's pitch accent contour ends in a high pitch, how do lexicographic resources usually indicate it if the word's part of speech doesn't allow for a contrast between word-final H(-H) (unaccented,...
View ArticleHow can I fully understand the literal meaning of common phrases like 有り難う御座います？
How can I fully understand the literal meaning of common phrases like 有り難う御座います？Besides knowing the meaning of phrases like those in real life and just remembering them as a whole, I'm really...
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Ateji indication in kokugo headwords
I couldn't seem to find a helpful answer anywhere so I might as well ask here.In monolingual dictionaries, how is ateji indicated in the headwords? Is there a sort-of standard? E.g. in the sankoku...
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