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We saw last week that 露 (RO, RŌ, tsuyu) primarily means “dew.” But this kanji has also spun off several auxiliary meanings, most relating to dew metaphorically. Let’s take them one by one.
Dew
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When my Japanese-language partner told me about his brother’s wedding reception, he used the word 披露, which tripped me up in a variety of ways. I learned that the yomi was ひろう (hirō), and even though the dictionary identified ひろう as a noun, it sure looked like a verb, and I couldn’t shake that sense. I eventually had to relent. After all, it’s a noun.
This compound contains 露 (RO, RŌ, tsuyu), the kanji for dew! Something about both 露 and the English word “dew” appeal to me immensely. I have no idea why, except that when I was young, I frequently passed a sign for a motel called Dew Drop Inn. It was perhaps my first exposure to wordplay, and that sign made something click on many levels.
Because of my affection for “dew” and 露, I was thrilled to see 露 inside 披露, but I wondered about the connection between “dew” and a wedding reception. Was it a reference to a dewy bride?!
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Today we’re going to start with dessert—a quiz! Uncharacteristically, the learning portion will come at the end.
Below you’ll find a game that I had to excise from my forthcoming kanji book, because of space constraints. (Similar exercises remain in the book, but this one got the axe because it was so long.) It seemed like a shame to waste the material, especially after my friend Mayumi-san was nice enough to help me create the game, so I thought I’d present it here.
In the sentences below, one kanji appears repeatedly: 覚. This character has quite a few yomi, and the point of the game is to figure out which yomi applies each time. Rewrite the sentences in hiragana or rōmaji, and see if you can determine what they mean.
If you want to have a go at the quiz without any hints, that’s great! But if you do want some prompting, you’ll find more information at the links below.
Ganbatte kudasai! (Good luck!)
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What Does It Say? 目覚まし時計が鳴って、まゆみは目を覚ましました。夢の中での出来事をよく覚えていました。亡くなった姉と |
Hint 1: The Various Yomi of 覚 …
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You may have heard that there’s a Japanese town called Obama. Well, it’s true! The town is in central Japan, on the island of Honshu, in Fukui Prefecture. To understand the origin of the name Obama, you need to know more about the two characters that form that word:
小浜 (Obama) small + beach
As it turns out, Obama is “small beach,” making it one of those wonderful Japanese place names that derive entirely from nature. (We have a bunch of those in English, too, but somehow Pleasant Hill and Pine Valley seem horribly suburban and bland by comparison.)
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