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日本語を勉強しています。

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Additional vocab:
引き • biki; -off (price reduction), discount​

引く(hiku) can be used for to pull or to draw in terms of horse and carriage, attention or sympathy, to draw a card or mahjong tile, to draw a line or plan, to play a stringed instrument, or to subtract something, among other definitions.
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
While 「休」is usually meant for periods of rest, breaks, or a pause, it can also be used in conjunction with other kanji for a more negative meaning, such as suspension, absence, or cancellation.

jisho.org/search/%E4%B...
Japanese dictionary search for "休"
113 words, 1 kanji and 876 sentences found. See the full details ...
jisho.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
「正午 」(shōgo) is used for noon, which can be interpreted as the "true middle" of the day since 「午前」(gozen) is morning and「午後」(gogo) is for afternoon.

When you see 正, it's safe to assume that it has something to do with exactness, precision, formality, normalcy, or truth.

jisho.org/search/%E6%A...
Japanese dictionary search for "正"
468 words, 1 kanji and 1210 sentences found. See the full details ...
jisho.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Another type of dictionary, specifically the one I've been using to study kanji, is called a 「字書」(jisho)—which is just a dictionary of Chinese characters. The second character in the sequence, 「書」(sho), is used for books, documents, letters, and for the starting kanji of "to write": 「書く」(kaku).
March 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Some more fun words with 「文」:
文句 • monku; complaint, grumbling, objection​
文房具 • bunbougu; stationery
文字 • moji; letter (of an alphabet), character​

Find more, here:
jisho.org/search/%E6%9...
Japanese dictionary search for "文"
603 words, 1 kanji and 1052 sentences found. See the full details ...
jisho.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
「本棚」(hondana) is another word that looks similar to bookcase—it's actually for bookshelf, though it does have bookcase as one of its possible meanings.

And 「本物」(honmono) means "genuine article" or "real thing/the real deal".

Other 本 uses:
jisho.org/search/%E6%9...
Japanese dictionary search for "本"
493 words, 1 kanji and 5244 sentences found. See the full details ...
jisho.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
「糸口」can also mean beginning/start/first step​, that can be used similarly to the phrase "break the ice"/"ice breaker" in English.

jisho.org/word/%E7%B3%...
Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary
jisho.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
「虫」can also be "nervousness", "fretfulness" or a "person devoted to one thing".

Probably the most interesting definition is the one that is probably closest to saying, in English, that there's something "rotten" or "wrong" with someone.

You can find more here:
jisho.org/word/%E8%99%AB
Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary
jisho.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Apparently, instead of the English phrases like "fighting like cats and dogs", Japan uses 「犬と猿」and 「猿」means "monkey".

I found a couple of instances of "dogs and monkeys" being used as relational opposites for today's fun fact:

「犬と猿」
jisho.org/word/%E7%8A%...

「犬猿の仲」
jisho.org/word/%E7%8A%...
Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary
jisho.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Additional uses for 「石」:
石 • ishi; jewel, precious stone
石 • koku; unit of measurement (approx. 180.4 liters)
石 • seki; counter for jewels in a watch or for transistors, diodes, etc in electronic products*

*Japanese has different counters for many items:
www.tofugu.com/japanese/jap...
350 Japanese Counters Grouped by Usefulness
We've put together a list of 350 Japanese counters grouped by usefulness. That way, you can learn the counters that get used most often.
www.tofugu.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM