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If a drill quiz indicates +100pts, why would total score only increase by 42?
Completing a drill quiz indicated +100pts, yet the total pt score only increased by 42; after completing a drill wasn't typing into site for...
Asked 3 years ago
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When writing vertically what placement of small Furigana next to Kanji is considered most correct?
When writing small vertical Furigana which fits vertically next to & less than the height of a Kanji, is it considered better to center v...
Asked 3 years ago
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Are there common examples where (specific) Onyomi & Kunyomi forms are correctly interchangeable?
Are there common examples, or common colloquial usages where (specific) Onyomi & Kunyomi forms are correctly interchangeable and have th...
Asked 3 years ago
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Are there any suggestions why ぢ , ぢゃ , ぢゅ and ぢょ apparently are essentially left out from the basic Hiragana drills ?
Apparently ぢ , ぢゃ , ぢゅ and ぢょ are essentially are left out from the basic Hiragana drills; thank you, Hanshi
Answered 3 years ago
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Difference between syllables
I am just wondering what the differences are when pronouncing the three syllables su, tsu and zu as they sound the same to me
Answered 3 years ago
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Adding Kanji to the Kanji drills
I'm really struggling to learn kanji on here with my normal method of learning (doing the lessons and then normal drills), and even though I...
Answered 3 years ago
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To open ~ ひらく VS あける
Hi everyone, so far, I've been using あける for "to open", but recently, I've also learned "ひらく". Being the curious fox that I am, I...
Answered 3 years ago
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Kanji in lessons and drills?
I started using this site a few days ago and I like it but the drills are a bit frustrating because all the drill answers and questions are...
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新聞 and 新聞紙
I've been wondering... jsut what is the difference between 新聞 and 新聞紙. I've learned them both to mean "Newspaper", but I assume ther...
Answered 3 years ago
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あげる VS くれる
So, I've been wondering, what is the difference between あげる and くれる? More specifically, how can I tell which one to use in any giv...
Answered 3 years ago
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そして or て-form?
Hi all! I've noticed that sentences can be connected with both そして and using the て-form, and I was wondeirng what the difference was? A...
Answered 3 years ago
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Being Late ~ おそく VS ちこく
By now, I've learned two different words for being late: おそく and ちこく. Now, I'm at a drill that asks for a translation of "Don't b...
Answered 3 years ago
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Drill Repetition Frequency and the Leitner System
I've long since had the suspicion that the drills are repeated at a too-high frequency, and are mastered to quickly, which not only cause...
Answered 3 years ago
