Comments on: Kanji Knowers, Help Me With This Problem http://www.nigorimasen.com/2007/08/05/kanji-knowers-help-me-with-this-problem/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: CalAggie http://www.nigorimasen.com/2007/08/05/kanji-knowers-help-me-with-this-problem/#comment-3132 CalAggie Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.nigorimasen.com/2007/08/05/kanji-knowers-help-me-with-this-problem/#comment-3132 Thanks, although I kind of wanted to find out what the characters meant like "big-courage-tree" or something like that. Maybe I should just do my own research... Thanks, although I kind of wanted to find out what the characters meant like “big-courage-tree” or something like that. Maybe I should just do my own research…

]]> By: uhsieh http://www.nigorimasen.com/2007/08/05/kanji-knowers-help-me-with-this-problem/#comment-3103 uhsieh Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:46:23 +0000 http://www.nigorimasen.com/2007/08/05/kanji-knowers-help-me-with-this-problem/#comment-3103 Basically, the first character of the two are the same, for the sound of Toh. The reason why the second character is different is because in Thomas, the second character is mah and while in Tom is Mu. The third character in Thomas is for the Si sound. In another word, if you pronounce the Chinese characters you get something that sounds similar to Tom and Thomas. Basically, the first character of the two are the same, for the sound of Toh. The reason why the second character is different is because in Thomas, the second character is mah and while in Tom is Mu. The third character in Thomas is for the Si sound.

In another word, if you pronounce the Chinese characters you get something that sounds similar to Tom and Thomas.

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