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Japanese Homophones
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Make a mental image. Remember the words.
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Jan 26 |
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とごう
[togō]
1. Going to Australia 渡豪
2. Let’s sharpen... 研ごう *
* From 研ぐ (togu) ‘to sharpen’ pic.twitter.com/7JIYesbta4
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Word of the day pic.twitter.com/mQeI14gvWR
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Dec 19 |
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だんがい
[dangai]
1. Impeachment 弾劾
2. Cliff 断崖
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Dec 10 |
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Slightly different dictionary definition.
Very different nuance. pic.twitter.com/JWD84bJWan
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Dec 2 |
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ししゅう
[shishū]
1. Embroidery 刺繍
2. Putrid smell of a corpse 死臭 pic.twitter.com/x86Q7fJBuE
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Oct 11 |
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See the kanji for umbrella (傘) has come to life pic.twitter.com/rjsdedn715
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Sep 10 |
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とうさん
[tōsan]
1. Dad 父さん
2. (Corporate) bankruptcy 倒産
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Aug 20 |
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This is amazing!
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Aug 20 |
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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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Aug 20 |
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はっと
[hatto]
1. Taken aback, surprised ハッと
2. Law, prohibition 法度
3. Hut ハット pic.twitter.com/jcFauRZxXs
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Jul 30 |
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ふもう
[fumō]
1. Let’s step on 踏もう
2. Barren, sterile 不毛
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🌝
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Jul 30 |
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ふむ
[fumu]
1. Step on 踏む
2. Hmm, I see
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🤔
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Jul 30 |
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ふんだ
[funda]
1. ‘I stepped on it’ 踏んだ
2. ‘It’s dung’ 糞だ
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Tippy
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Jul 16 |
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3. Really macho way to say hi 👋 twitter.com/Nihomophones/s…
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Jul 16 |
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おす [osu]
1. To push 押す
2. Male (animal) 雄 pic.twitter.com/0qNMKBOun3
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Landscape:
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Jun 13 |
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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 pic.twitter.com/Vc8QwHS7Iy
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Jun 11 |
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Cute
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