Homophones in Japanese

Homophones in Japanese

1) 日 & 陽

日[ひ] hi : day; sun

陽 [ひ] hi : Sun

2) 町 & 街

町 [まち] machi : Town

街 [まち]machi : Town

3) 見る & 観る
Type: verb
Reading: Miru
Meaning: To see

4) 読む & 詠む
Type: verb
Reading: Yomu
Meaning: To read

5) 飛ぶ ＆ 跳ぶ
Type: verb
Reading: Tobu
Meaning: To fly

6) 怖い & 恐い
Type: adjective
Reading: Kowai
Meaning: Scary

7) 憤る & 怒る
Type: verb
Reading: Okoru
Meaning: To get angry

8) 聞く & 聴く
Reading: Kiku
Meaning: To hear/listen

9) 歌う & 唄う
Type: verb
Reading: Utau
Meaning: To sing

10) 匂い & 臭い
Type: noun
Reading: Nioi
Meaning: Smell

11) 生まれる & 産まれる
Reading: Umareru
Meaning: To be born

12) 早い & 速い
Type: adjective
Reading: Hayai
Meaning: early/fast

13) 暑い & 熱い
Type: adjective
Reading: Atsui
Meaning: Hot
暑い: hot (for weather ONLY)
熱い: hot (for objects)

14) 会う& 合う & 遭う
Type: verb
Reading: Au
Meaning:
会う: to meet
合う: to match or suit
遭う: to have a bad experience

15) 漢字 & 感じ
Type: noun
Reading: kanji
Meaning:
漢字: kanji/Chinese character
感じ: feeling, sense, impression

16) 温かい & 暖かい
Type: adjective
Reading: Atatakai
Meaning: Warm
温かい: warm/considerate personality
暖かい: warmth of a color (yellow), warm temperature

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