Comments on: Kōyō http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/ back from the dead Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Roy http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3957 Roy Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:21:58 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3957 Yes, it is an artificial 紅葉 and no I didn't know about the two different kanji. Thanks! I try to use Macron as often as possible but sometimes I just forget. Yes, it is an artificial 紅葉 and no I didn’t know about the two different kanji. Thanks! I try to use Macron as often as possible but sometimes I just forget.

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3956 Patrick Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:19:01 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3956 Hold on, don't these leaves only look red because of the traffic light shining on them? :) Did you know there are two kanji for kōyō? 紅葉 for maple and trees that turn red, and also 黄葉 for ginkgo (いちょう) that only turns yellow. Both read the same. That's one of these subtleties that I like most about the language. And thumbs up for the macron use! :) Hold on, don’t these leaves only look red because of the traffic light shining on them? :)

Did you know there are two kanji for kōyō? 紅葉 for maple and trees that turn red, and also 黄葉 for ginkgo (いちょう) that only turns yellow. Both read the same.
That’s one of these subtleties that I like most about the language.

And thumbs up for the macron use! :)

]]> By: saffronsaris http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3955 saffronsaris Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:35:20 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/nihongo/koyo/#comment-3955 Sou ne. Mou jyunigatsu, mada kouyou ga miemasu. Honto ni kirei. Sou ne. Mou jyunigatsu, mada kouyou ga miemasu. Honto ni kirei.

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