Re: kanji pronunciations?


Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:

iamito wrote:

When do japanese use one instead of the other?

Whenever it is necessary. A few patterns exist, a few conventions exist,
but you pretty much need to be able to pronounce the same character
between one and fifteen different ways depending on context.

That's what I like to see: encouragement for beginners!

Nigel

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