Today’s #kanji is 命, which is listed under its semantic element of #くちへん(口). Its phonetic element is 令 although 命 and 令 don’t have a sound in common.
~とはかぎらない
~とはかぎらない literally means “not limited to ~” and it’s used in “partial negation” which is often translated as “not always ~”, “not all are ~”, etc.
~とともに
~とともに means 2 things are “together” or “simultaneous.” They can be replaced with ~といっしょに, ~と同時(どうじ)に or ~につれて. Check the details here.
米
Today’s #kanji is 米, which makes its own radical of #こめへん(米), One theory says it is a pictograph and another theory says it is a logogram.
~とちゅう
とちゅう is a noun which refers to a point between the starting point and the ending point. It can be a location or a time, or “in the middle of doing something”
~とたん(に)
とたん is a noun meaning “the moment” or “the instant”. It can also be used after a past plain verb and ~とたん(に)… means “as soon as ~, … happens.”
葉
Today’s #kanji is 葉, which is listed under its semantic element of #くさかんむり(艹). Its phonetic element is 枼. Check the usage here.
~としても
If としても follows a predicate, it is an expression for “assumption,” and ~としても can be translated as “even if ~,” “although ~,” “supposing that ~,” etc.
~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.
草
Today’s #kanji is 草, which is listed under its semantic element of #くさかんむり(艹), which is a simplified version of 艸. Its phonetic element is 早.
~としたら、~とすると、~とすれば
~としたら、~とすると、~とすれば all are expressions to express an assumption. “Assuming ~, …” or “If ~, …” Here’s my attempt to explain the differences.
~とされている
~とされている is very similar to ~といわれている but it can also be used to describe well-accepted customs. Check the usage with examples here.
然
Today’s #kanji is 然. It is listed under its semantic element of #れっか(灬) and its phonetic element is the top part which is a combination of 月(にくづき) and 犬.
~とか
~とか is an expression to list examples. It is similar to ~や or ~など but ~とか is more casual and doesn’t get used in writing very often.
~とおり/~どおり
通り itself means “a street” but today I’m writing about ~とおり/~どおり which can be translated as “as ~,” “in accordance with ~,” or “according to ~.”
破
Today’s #kanji is 破, which is listed under its semantic element of #いしへん(いし). The phonetic element is 皮 although 破 and 皮 don’t share a sound in Japanese.
~とおす
とおす itself means put someone/something through (to …) but it can be used after a verb stem and ~とおす adds the meaning of “continuously” and/or “to the end.”
~というほどではない
~というほどではない is an expression to say “the extent of something is not as much as you would call ~.” It is often used to make a humble statement about oneself.
石
Today’s #kanji is 石, which makes its own radical, #いしへん(石). 石 is a pictograph depicting a stone (口) which lies at the bottom of a cliff (厂).
~てもみないで
~てもみないで means “even though one doesn’t do ~” and implies the sense of criticism and/or accusation. ~てもみないで can be used with a wide variety of verbs.