Kyu66
Member Since
12 Feb, 2020
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Germany
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12 Feb, 2020
Location
Germany
Number of Posts
2
why is the onyomi written in hiragana? And what does the dash behind ま mean?
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#1 Posted by Kyu66 over 3 years ago
Koukina
Member Since
15 Jun, 2020
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Here
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33
15 Jun, 2020
Location
Here
Number of Posts
33
The onyomi are the readings that came from China, and the kunyomi are readings that originated in Japan. Since katakana is [usually] used for foreign or borrowed words, the onyomi is written in Katakana.
I think that the hyphen after ま means that 真 is usually pronounced "ま" when it preceeds another (I assume kanji) characher. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this.
I hope this helps!
~KKN
#2 Posted by Koukina over 3 years ago
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