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Meaning of Calligraphy Phrase "sumi tsugi"

I came across the phrase "sumi tsugi" somewhere (cannot remember where and therefore cannot cite the source). The phrase was in English so I do not know which kanji for...

Asked on 12/04/2021 by NattoYum

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Why do many adverbs end with ず?

A quick search on jisho.org reveals that many of the first page results of words that end with a ず are adverbs. So this type of adverb...

Asked on 12/04/2021 by jrpear

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is 対する an adverb in[ 彼女は質問に対する肯定とも否定ともとれる返事が上手い。]?

Is 対する an adverb in the sentence below?If it's not an adverb, which noun of the sentence is it attached to, 肯定 or 否定 or 返事??Japanese: [彼女は質問に対する肯定とも否定ともとれる返事が上手い。]English: [She's really good...

Asked on 12/02/2021

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Someone could explain me what is the meaning of に in this sentence?

皆さん、こんにちは 次のテキストはわからない文があるんですよね。 この文がわからない理由は"に"ですから。 この場合、にの意味が本当に知りませんよ! だから、助けてください『サイト内の例文の再配布は不可です。 個人での学習にお使いください』...

Asked on 11/30/2021

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What is the best translation of ''address'' in this context?

I want to post a handwritten letter to a Japanese penpal. I want to ask: What is your address ? 貴方の address は何ですか ? The dictionary gives the following translations:...

Asked on 11/30/2021

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What is this sentence using ~たら~たで trying to say about televisions and computers?

I have this sentence in my JLPT practise book:テレビでもパソコンでも、なかったらなかったでなんとかなるものだよ。It's part of a review question about the grammatical form ~たら~たで, which I understand to mean something close to "whether or not"....

Asked on 11/25/2021

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What does て-form plus が mean?

I'm reading 「傘を持たない蟻たちは」and there is a sentence that reads:「その肌の白さが際立ったのは、着ていたタンクトップと肘から手にかけてが黒かったからだった。」What conjugation is て-form plus が?...

Asked on 11/25/2021 by Hayli

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How to understand the pronunciation as listed in Wiktionary

Wiktionary has two transcriptions:私 (Tokyo)¹ わ[たし]{——}² [wàtáshí]³ (Heiban⁴ – [0]⁵) IPA: [[ɰᵝa̠ta̠ɕi]]What is the 1st one called and how is it read?"Tokyo" stands for the Tokyo dialectWhat does the bar...

Asked on 11/25/2021

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Is there any difference between 学園 and 学校?

[学校]{がっ・こう} is usually one of the first words we encounter when learning Japanese, however the use of [学園]{がく・えん} also seems pretty common in media. Is there any practical difference between...

Asked on 11/19/2021 by Gaba

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Usage of は over に to mark seasonal changes

For context, I have the following text speaking about the leaves of a maple tree. これは花ではありません。「かえで」 の葉です。秋は赤いです。夏は緑です。 I understand that the phrase in bold would be translated as something...

Asked on 11/15/2021 by Aridez

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