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I think Japanese is more interesting than that; while they are pronounced the same, mother's side aunt and uncle and father's side aunt and uncle are written d
by throwawaymaths 4y ago
I think Japanese is more interesting than that; while they are pronounced the same, mother's side aunt and uncle and father's side aunt and uncle are written differently.
- thematrixturtle 4y agoThat's because the writing was imported from Chinese, with the indigenous Japanese labels slapped on top. This is quite common even for basic words, eg 日 "sun" vs 火 "fire" both read hi, or 早い "early" vs 速い "fast" both hayai.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoIs that not interesting?
- thematrixturtle 4y agoIt is! But now you know why it's that way.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoI already did, thank you :) but yes, thanks for explaining to everyone else.