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Simplified Chinese characters vs. Japanese shinjitai

I had always heard that Japanese has simplified kanji, kind of like how Chinese has simplified characters. They are called shinjitai (新字体). When I traveled to Japan (knowing Chinese but not knowing any Japanese), I instantly began noticing shinjitai and comparing them to simplified characters.

It was fascinating how I was able to understand some shinjitai instantly, whereas others took more time to decode. Some are actually identical to simplified Chinese characters. Below are all the shinjitai I noticed on my trip. This has been in my drafts for ages...!

Simplified in Japanese only

(Order: traditional / shinjitai)

冰-氷

乘-乗

舍-舎

拜-拝

窗-窓

Same simplification in both languages

(Order: traditional - simplified/shinjitai)

萬-万

來-来

寫-写

區-区

醫-医

國-国

學-学

當-当

淺-浅

會-会

體-体

Different simplifications in each language

(Order: traditional - simplified - shinjitai)

兩-两-両

單-单-単

傳-传-伝

價-价-価

兒-儿-児

勞-劳-労

營-营-営

團-团-団

圖-图-図

圍-围-囲

賣-卖-売

處-处-処

實-实-実

廣-广-広

從-从-従

對-对-対

檢-检-検

樂-乐-楽

氣-气-気

滿-满-満

龜-龟-亀

麵-面-麺

發-发-発

經-经-経

總-总-総

藥-药-薬

觀-观-観

讀-读-読

豐-丰-豊

轉-转-転

鐵-铁-鉄

藝-艺-芸

關-关-関

險-险-険

齒-齿-歯

廳-厅-庁

鹽-盐-塩

For more, you can refer to these Wikipedia/Wiktionary pages: Shinjitai Differences between Shinjitai and Simplified characters Category:CJKV characters simplified differently in Japan and China

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I HAVE BEEN A TWITCH AFFILIATE FOR 5 YEARS.

Tonight at 6pm Pacific we're celebrating my 5th anniversary on twitch!!! We were originally going to do more deltarune chapter 4, but one of our voice crew couldn't make it so it'll be me, @dorothylarouge, @brucebocchi, and @orcgoth as usual for more Pokemon Academy Life! If you haven't heard of this game or checked out a stream of it before, it'd mean a lot to me if you did tonight. Expect to hear lots of voiceover from the 4 of us, watch some absolute fumbling at "high skill" pokemon battling, and some surprisingly good writing behind the team of this fan project about forcefemming the protagonist! See y'all then!

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i swear to god we're beating it tonight

happy pride also im streaming kh3 to get the secret gay sex post credits scene

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happy pride also im streaming kh3 to get the secret gay sex post credits scene

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Double trouble today! And good news—the 22-day streak of wet names is still going!

The surname 照沼 is usually read Terunuma, like it is here (or as far as I can tell with this AWFUL all-caps English font), but it can also be Terinuma, Teranuma, or Shōnuma.

照 means illuminate, shine, or compare. It can also mean bashful or blushing. It's read て.る, て.らす, て.れる, or ショウ.

沼 means marsh, swamp, bog, wetland, pond, or lake. It's read ぬま or ショウ. The latter reading comes from the right radical, 召, which is also why 照 is read ショウ. See? It's useful to learn radicals.

The second surname, 今道, is usually read Imamichi, like it is here, but it may also be Kondō.

今 means now. By extension, it also means the most recent/this (as in “this week,” or “the current ~”). It's read いま, コン, or キン.

道, improbably, seems to be new to this blog! It means road, path, or journey—both literally and figuratively. It can also mean teachings or moral. It's commonly read みち, ドウ, or トウ, but can also be read いう.

Aaaand this post is already long, but it's fun to discover that you know vocabulary that you don't even know you know, so here you go:

照り焼き　　　　 teriyaki

天照大（御）神 Amaterasu Ō(mi)kami (the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology)

武士道 Bushidō (the samurai moral code)

道場 dōjō (martial arts training hall)

道教 【どうきょう】 Taosim/Daoism

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im freaking doing it again

happy pride also im streaming kh3 to get the secret gay sex post credits scene

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One of my Japanese colleagues told me that she's so bad at reading katakana that one time she was in a zoom meeting with her colleagues and one of them had their name in katakana and she just kept calling them "sensei" because she wasn't sure how to read their name 😂

So anyway I forgive myself for the time I went to the cup noodle museum and spent way too long trying to figure out what "cup taadoru" might be because I mixed up タ and ヌ

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NOW

LIVE NOW. I GUESS IM INTO MAGIC NOW.

INTRODUCTION TO MTG GIVEAWAY STREAM! FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 6:00 PM CST!

Do you like free stuff?

Do you like silly powerpoint presentations?

Are you curious about Magic: The Gathering?

Join me on stream as I try to convince @brucebocchi, @lakemojave, @spitzy-speaks-jp, @fuckmaster-unlimited, and GrumbleBeaTuna to play Magic: The Gathering without explaining a SINGLE rule!

I'll be giving away Booster Packs, COLLECTOR booster packs, and pre-constructed decks! No cost to enter, you just need to be watching the stream if your ticket is pulled! Prize values all the way from 10 dollars to 50 dollars in MTG gear! Bring your friends, because the more viewers we have, the more free stuff I'll be giving away!

This will be a silly, good time with a bunch of streamers I love to hang with, and they'll be peppering me with questions while I do my best to get people who know nothing about MTG to be interested in it!

Join the Discord for updates, and follow me on twitch to make sure you don't miss it!

See you Friday!

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yoo hoo!! This is tonight! Come thru! I'm here to learn all about Magics!!

INTRODUCTION TO MTG GIVEAWAY STREAM! FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 6:00 PM CST!

Do you like free stuff?

Do you like silly powerpoint presentations?

Are you curious about Magic: The Gathering?

Join me on stream as I try to convince @brucebocchi, @lakemojave, @spitzy-speaks-jp, @fuckmaster-unlimited, and GrumbleBeaTuna to play Magic: The Gathering without explaining a SINGLE rule!

I'll be giving away Booster Packs, COLLECTOR booster packs, and pre-constructed decks! No cost to enter, you just need to be watching the stream if your ticket is pulled! Prize values all the way from 10 dollars to 50 dollars in MTG gear! Bring your friends, because the more viewers we have, the more free stuff I'll be giving away!

This will be a silly, good time with a bunch of streamers I love to hang with, and they'll be peppering me with questions while I do my best to get people who know nothing about MTG to be interested in it!

Join the Discord for updates, and follow me on twitch to make sure you don't miss it!

See you Friday!

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INTRODUCTION TO MTG GIVEAWAY STREAM! FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 6:00 PM CST!

Do you like free stuff?

Do you like silly powerpoint presentations?

Are you curious about Magic: The Gathering?

Join me on stream as I try to convince @brucebocchi, @lakemojave, @spitzy-speaks-jp, @fuckmaster-unlimited, and GrumbleBeaTuna to play Magic: The Gathering without explaining a SINGLE rule!

I'll be giving away Booster Packs, COLLECTOR booster packs, and pre-constructed decks! No cost to enter, you just need to be watching the stream if your ticket is pulled! Prize values all the way from 10 dollars to 50 dollars in MTG gear! Bring your friends, because the more viewers we have, the more free stuff I'll be giving away!

This will be a silly, good time with a bunch of streamers I love to hang with, and they'll be peppering me with questions while I do my best to get people who know nothing about MTG to be interested in it!

See you Friday!

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happy pride also im streaming kh3 to get the secret gay sex post credits scene

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noruniru said: Please share your dehumidifying essentials kit, it’s my first summer living in Tokyo ><

Get a room dehumidifier 除湿機 、unless you have a good air con with a similar function.

Sheets for your closets 衣類用除湿シートwill protect clothes (and shoes! you get mold on leather shoes!) against moisture. If possible, don't cram clothes together.

Moisture absorbers 湿気取りcan be put anywhere, including in food cupboards or small spaces under a kitchen sink (for example). You can buy them in disposable or reusable containers.

Cooling mattress pad ひんやり敷パッド for your bed. Not dehumidifying, but cooling nonetheless.

Standing fan, tower fan, desk fan, handheld fan, whichever your prefer.

Buy a parasol. You will NOT regret it.

Always carry a face cloth with you to wipe sweat off your face.

I swear by loose-fitting cotton clothes, and I don’t care how wrinkled I look. It's hot, damnit.

My personal secret, and ultimate indulgence, is Clarins Aroma Eau Dynamisante: feels cool, smells gorgeous. ٩( ᐖ )و

Do whatever helps. Pray. Umeshu on ice. Think of autumn. Good luck!

If anybody wants to add tips in the comments, please do!

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ripley’s i fucking guess man

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Beating True Pacifist

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IM IN A GAME THAT TEACHES YOU JAPANESE!!!

I voice acted in this game that teaches you the building blocks of Japanese writing and reading, and I'm playing it live on twitch right now!!!

If you needed a sign to start your Japanese journey today, this is it!!!

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brian eno’s open letter to Microsoft from his instagram earlier