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Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their …
I made a master list of all free Japanese resources online
Wow! That's a lot! Thank you very much for compiling it! I would add only two things: Lingodeer (an app, it's like duolingo for Japanese, only better) and J-CAT (free test you can take to check …
What are the differences between じ and ぢ, and ず and づ?
The Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabaries can mostly be described as phonetic. But there are two exceptions, the two pairs of syllables modified to be voiced with the dakuten diacritic …
A Fast, Efficient, and Fun Guide to Learning Japanese for All
Jan 22, 2021 · If you're studying japanese for a reason, then there's no reason not to do the thing that made you interested in japanese :) btw my favorite part about the discord is the monthly …
What do ー, - and 」 mean? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Mar 16, 2018 · Note that when you write text vertically (as is traditional in Japanese), the vowel lengthening symbol is also written vertically (｜). You can find more about these symbols in …
What exactly is this - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Aug 21, 2012 · (The Japanese term for Reference is 参照 sanshou and when there is a source listed it can simply be translated "See" or "Source.") The komejirushi is also used to preface a …
Which name does the -san go behind surname or given name?
Jul 3, 2019 · [OK, Maybe for non-Japanese Asians], but [having chosen a such an informal structure as using "san"] for non-Asians one would probably just use the one that easier to …
r/AsianBootyShaking - Reddit
May 28, 2024 · r/AsianBootyShaking: A community devoted to seeing Asian women's asses twerk, shake, bounce, wobble, jiggle, or otherwise gyrate.
word choice - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Japanese people are called manners important virtue . It expresses in words . i think you knows, two expressions of differences to the through next view ==== VIEW ==== WHEN USING …
Usage of ～じゃん (～じゃない) - Japanese Language Stack …
Post-merge update: there is no strong distinction between the use of 'じゃん' after verbs or adjectives (very possibly because the whole 'verb'/'adjective' dichotomy isn't as clean in …
Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their …
I made a master list of all free Japanese resources online
Wow! That's a lot! Thank you very much for compiling it! I would add only two things: Lingodeer (an app, it's like duolingo for Japanese, only better) and J-CAT (free test you can take to check …
What are the differences between じ and ぢ, and ず and づ?
The Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabaries can mostly be described as phonetic. But there are two exceptions, the two pairs of syllables modified to be voiced with the dakuten diacritic …
A Fast, Efficient, and Fun Guide to Learning Japanese for All
Jan 22, 2021 · If you're studying japanese for a reason, then there's no reason not to do the thing that made you interested in japanese :) btw my favorite part about the discord is the monthly …
What do ー, - and 」 mean? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Mar 16, 2018 · Note that when you write text vertically (as is traditional in Japanese), the vowel lengthening symbol is also written vertically (｜). You can find more about these symbols in …
What exactly is this - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Aug 21, 2012 · (The Japanese term for Reference is 参照 sanshou and when there is a source listed it can simply be translated "See" or "Source.") The komejirushi is also used to preface a …
Which name does the -san go behind surname or given name?
Jul 3, 2019 · [OK, Maybe for non-Japanese Asians], but [having chosen a such an informal structure as using "san"] for non-Asians one would probably just use the one that easier to …
r/AsianBootyShaking - Reddit
May 28, 2024 · r/AsianBootyShaking: A community devoted to seeing Asian women's asses twerk, shake, bounce, wobble, jiggle, or otherwise gyrate.
word choice - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Japanese people are called manners important virtue . It expresses in words . i think you knows, two expressions of differences to the through next view ==== VIEW ==== WHEN USING …
Usage of ～じゃん (～じゃない) - Japanese Language Stack …
Post-merge update: there is no strong distinction between the use of 'じゃん' after verbs or adjectives (very possibly because the whole 'verb'/'adjective' dichotomy isn't as clean in …
