曖
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Kanji 1461
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Synopsis
This essay teaches you how to complain about vague comments, ambiguous replies, obscure explanations, uncertain stances, and lax attitudes. Moreover, the text touches on the role of ambiguity in Japanese culture, "aimai" accents in Japan, and disambiguation in computer contexts. Also find out about an unexpected connection between Oscar Wilde and Yukio Mishima!
Revision history:
June 16, 2022: p. 3: Deleted a sample sentence about fuzzy details because it's unnatural to use 曖昧 that way.
Feb. 4, 2022:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Entirely revised this text, adding Henshall’s analysis (which was absent before).
- p. 2: Sidebar 1: I rewrote this a bit for clarity.
- p. 11: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Aug. 27, 2016: Originally published.
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