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    • CommentAuthorHerlene
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2009
     # 1

    γŠγ¨γ‚ or γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡? When to use which? Can someone please clarify? Thanks in advance.

    • CommentAuthorRichard
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2009
     # 2

    Reading: γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡ - I wouldn't read it as γŠγ¨γ‚ unless there were furigana telling me to read it that way
    Writing: Use ε°‘ε₯³ for γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡ and δΉ™ε₯³ for γŠγ¨γ‚ to avoid ambiguity
    Listening: The same definitions on DenshiJisho but Yahoo gives 'girl' for γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡, and 'maiden' or 'virgin' for 'γŠγ¨γ‚' which matches about how often I think they're used in modern Japanese.
    Speaking: If you want to say girl, say γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡ (or onna no ko). γŠγ¨γ‚ as maiden/virgin is a bit old-fashioned (as far as I know) and would probably only appear, if at all, in compounds.

    • CommentAuthorHerlene
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2009
     # 3

    I see. Thank you for your explaination