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this week in kanji mistakes - 甘

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Kawasaki, 2020.05.06

As I have previously noted, when I first came to this country and started becoming exposed to the writing system, I couldn't help but note that some looked a lot like one thing, but meant another.

For instance, this is the kanji for sweet, and not cow.

rand()m quote

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.

—Leon Trotsky