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    Nzurozeta
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    This is something that’s always boggled me up to this point, I was using a kanji dictionary on my phone and I looked up the kanji for Entire (complete, whole fulfill, all) (and sadly I’m at work so I can’t type it out, hopefully you guys understand my question). The on reading I understand. But the Kun has multiple entries and they are separated like this (using AA to represent the hiragana) AA, A, AAA. A

    I don’t understand what the commas and periods are separating.

    i was assuming that each one was a different reading/ meaning for the kanji, am I close?

    I can repost the hiragana later if it’ll help this make more sense. Thanks ahead of time!

    #18760

    リンディ
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    the period represents the hiragana that strings after the kanji itself. IE: 全て which is すべて so it would be すべ.て ..The comma just means those are several readings for the same kanji.

    Hope I explained that okay.

    #18769

    Nzurozeta
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    Ooooooooo, thanks!

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