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01-05-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
That isn't entirely true. There are many homonyms in Japanese, so if you only learn pronunciation, a lot of words are going to sound the same. When I converse in Japanese and a complex title comes up (i.e. job position, government office, executive title) often I will see try to the kanji in my head.
That's a very good point. I was thinking purely on the basis of answering the question "should I learn to read?" (which, fundamentally, I saw this question as).


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