@SSUPII@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 5 months agoDo I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down113
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minus-square@ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•5 months agoI think I get what you’re saying, but was really confused because those two uses of rise are the same word and same definition applied to different contexts. I think the concepts you’re looking to describe are homonyms, homophones, and homographs.
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilink5•5 months agoWell no, for example, kanji has two different for climb (up a ladder) and climb/ascend (into the air), which have the same katakana. That happens quite a lot for words which have similar, but subtly distinct, meanings.
I think I get what you’re saying, but was really confused because those two uses of rise are the same word and same definition applied to different contexts.
I think the concepts you’re looking to describe are homonyms, homophones, and homographs.
Well no, for example, kanji has two different for climb (up a ladder) and climb/ascend (into the air), which have the same katakana.
That happens quite a lot for words which have similar, but subtly distinct, meanings.