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Why is 二十歳 pronounced はたち? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange 二十歳 is a (to me) bizarre exception to the usual number+ さい rule for discussing age Is this rooted in 20 being the Japanese age of majority? Added: To be more specific: why isn't it pronounced にじゅうさい like the rest of the さい words for age?
Baking - JLA FORUMS Discuss all things about baking including techniques and recipes for baking bread, cakes, pastries, pies, tarts, quiches, cookies, crackers, and other delicious baked goods
ことである - Japanese Language Stack Exchange I don't think so である is basically equivalent to だ or です (the copula), so ことである can be replaced by ことです ことだ where こと is either nominalizing the preceding expression, or is used as literal "thing fact" これは大事なことだ This is an important matter 大事なことがある [I] have something* very important (lit A very important thing
word choice - 決して~ない vs まったく~ない - Japanese Language Stack Exchange There's definitely an overlap in the "completely absolute" domain between 決して ない and まったく ない If we want to split them apart, then Chocolate has a good pair of sentences to help illustrate the difference: 「決して忘れません」 = definitely don't forget 決して usually relates to volition or decisional completeness finality Or the opposite of not being
What is the meaning of - Japanese Language Stack Exchange It simply means that it should be replaced by 言, 云 or 謂 in actual usage The notation is used exclusively in some dictionaries to avoid looking repetitive in giving example phrases sentences for the entry word (Of course, one could argue that the use of the same notation over and over looks repetitive, too )