What's the Difference Between On'yomi and Kun'yomi Kanji?
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
What Is the Difference Between Right and Left?
In japanese, there are two types of idiograms: pictograms and compounds. The first is the simple one that means top, top of the tree, top of tree, bottom of tree. Compound names such as grimic compound or conge come from combining a number with another word to suggest a third meaning. A lot of people have a really hard time telling the difference between right and left.
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