Today’s #kanji is #別, which is a compound ideograph between 冎 and 刂. 冎 apparently is the original form of…
居
Today’s #kanji is 居, which is listed under its semantic element of #しかばねかんむり（尸）, which shows association with “corpse.” 居’s phonetic element is 古.
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途
Today’s #kanji is 途, which is listed under its semantic element of #しんにょう（辶）, which suggests something to do with coming and going.
～べつに/～べつで/～べつの/～べつ
Today’s grammar point is ～べつに/～べつで/～べつの/～べつ. This べつ follows a noun only and means “classified by ～.” Check examples here.
～はべつとして/～はべつにして
Today’s grammar point is ～はべつとして/～はべつにして, which is used to list exclusions, “apart from ～,” “aside from ～,” “save ～,” etc.
格
Today’s #kanji is 格, which is listed under its semantic element of #きへん（木）, which suggests a connection with a tree. Its phonetic element is 各.
～にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする
Today’s topic is ～にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする. They are all a form of the verb 関する, which is an intransitive verb meaning “to be connected,” etc.
～など/～なんか/～なんて
～など、～なんか、～なんて all mean something like “such as ～,” “something like ～,” etc. This is my attempt to explain the differences among these three.
告
Today’s #kanji is 告, which is listed under is phonetic element of #くちへん（くち）. Its semantic element is 牛, which is an offering to gods.
～とべつに/～とはべつに
～とべつに or ～とはべつに means “apart from ～” or “separately from ～.” This は is for showing contrast, so if you use は, “apart from” part gets emphasised.
～として/～としての/～としては/～としても
If the phrase として follows a noun, ～として means “in the capacity of ～” and can be translated as “as ～.” It’s different from when として is used with a verb.
Question words + か
If you add か after question words, いつ、どこ、だれ、なに、なぜ、どう, いつか、どこか、だれか、なにか、なぜか、どうか become an indefinite pronoun, sometime, somewhere, someone, etc.
～ごとに
～ごとに follows a noun or a dictionary form verb and means “every ～” or “every time ～.” Differences between ～ごとに and ～たびに are explained at the bottom of this page.
識
Today’s #kanji is 識, which is made of its semantic element of #ごんべん（言） and phonetic element of 戠. 戠 is not listed in the 常用漢字（ジョウヨウカンジ） list
![[non-past plain verb] + ことになる](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/201110-することになる.png)
[non-past plain verb] + ことになる
If my father needs an emergency operation, which is correct? a. 父（ちち）が手術（しゅじゅつ）を受けることにした。b. 父（ちち）が手術（しゅじゅつ）を受けることになった。c. 父（ちち）が手術（しゅじゅつ）を受けるようにした。d. 父（ちち）が手術（しゅじゅつ）を受けるようになった。手術（しゅじゅつ）を受ける = to undergo a surgery…
判
This week’s #kanji is 判, which is made of its semantic element #りっとう（刂） and phonetic element of 半. 刂 is a sword, so its original meaning was to cut things apart
JLPT N4 Kanji
This page lists JLPT N4 Kanji characters. Clicking any character will open a new window with explanation of its meaning(s), reading(s), usage examples and stroke order. For…
送
Today’s #kanji is #送, which is a simplified form of another kanji, which is no longer used in Japanese and…
館
Today’s #kanji is #館, which is listed under its semantic element of #しょくへん（飠）. Its sound element is 官 which has…
