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TIL #4 – From the pinta to the cruz

In Japanese, the word ピンキリ（ピンキリ）is used when talking about something that could be either great or bad value. Wine for example.

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TIL #3 – Name for kanji radicals that just make sense

For the longest time, I just thought 禾 was a word by itself, that it was read のぎ, and that was basically it. Well, there's more…

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TIL #2 – Gendered nouns for cows vs. chickens

Many intermediate Japanese learners are familiar with the words オス and メス, but there's more…

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TIL #1 – There is no useless talent

鶏鳴狗盗 means both ‘there is no useless talent,’ and designs such a talent, or the person whose only talents are useless. Learn its origin.