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Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (April 27, 2026)

  • April 27, 2026

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5 comments

  1. What are the differences between 別れる and 分かれる? They have separate listings in the dictionaries but it sure feels like one of those “alternate kanji for the same word” situations to me. there must be nuances a simple dictionary definition doesn’t get across

  2. https://preview.redd.it/0j5y9oulrnxg1.png?width=683&format=png&auto=webp&s=e57c2c8521e75c91a37724ed327a76c3d4145475

    Could anyone explain how で is being used in the second sentence? I understood the sentence to mean: “use emergency exits when escaping during a fire, earthquake, etc.” However, I don’t quite understand the role of で in the sentence. Initially, I thought で might have been placed there to mark those events as periods of time, but now I am not so sure.

  3. i just finished learning hiragana like a week ago and now am learning kanji from WaniKana am i on the right track or should i be doing something else?

  5. Can someone tell me what qualifies as Yojijukugo, and what doesn’t?

    Like 自由自在 is apparently qualifies as Yoji, while 自由時間 or 自由行動 doesn’t. Any specific criteria or easier way to tell?

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