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Japanese Homophones
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Japanese Homophones Jan 26
とごう [togō] 1. Going to Australia 渡豪 2. Let’s sharpen... 研ごう * * From 研ぐ (togu) ‘to sharpen’
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Japanese Homophones 26 Jan 18
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Japanese Homophones Jan 5
Word of the day
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Japanese Homophones Dec 19
だんがい [dangai] 1. Impeachment 弾劾 2. Cliff 断崖
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Japanese Homophones Dec 10
Replying to @Nihomophones
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Japanese Homophones Dec 10
Slightly different dictionary definition. Very different nuance.
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Japanese Homophones Dec 2
ししゅう [shishū] 1. Embroidery 刺繍 2. Putrid smell of a corpse 死臭
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Japanese Homophones Oct 11
See the kanji for umbrella (傘) has come to life
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Japanese Homophones Sep 10
とうさん [tōsan] 1. Dad 父さん 2. (Corporate) bankruptcy 倒産
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Japanese Homophones Aug 20
Replying to @wrongsreversed
This is amazing!
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Japanese Homophones Aug 20
Replying to @Nihomophones
Ringer Hut is the best chain restaurant in Japan, hands down. Would be really terrible if it were prohibited for some reason.
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Japanese Homophones Aug 20
はっと [hatto] 1. Taken aback, surprised ハッと 2. Law, prohibition 法度 3. Hut ハット
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Japanese Homophones Jul 30
Replying to @NASA
ふもう [fumō] 1. Let’s step on 踏もう 2. Barren, sterile 不毛 👞 🌝
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Japanese Homophones Jul 30
Replying to @Nihomophones
ふむ [fumu] 1. Step on 踏む 2. Hmm, I see 👞 🤔
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Japanese Homophones Jul 30
ふんだ [funda] 1. ‘I stepped on it’ 踏んだ 2. ‘It’s dung’ 糞だ 👞 💩
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Tippy Jul 16
3. Really macho way to say hi 👋
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Japanese Homophones Jul 16
おす [osu] 1. To push 押す 2. Male (animal) 雄
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Japanese Homophones 4 Sep 17
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Japanese Homophones Jun 13
すみ [sumi] 1. Charcoal 炭 2. India ink; squid ink 墨 3. Corner, nook 隅 To help you remember, here’s a charcoal drawing of a squid squirting ink in the corner of a room
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Japanese Homophones Jun 11
Replying to @QingTing312
Cute
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