Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

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"己" is usually pronounced "おのれ" and has some different meanings (and different sounds, of course). I think, in vernacular Japanese, it most likely means something like "oneself." Sometimes it may mean "you" in a rude way or, if anything, "bastard." Note that the latter usage is not very common and you'll find it more often in manga/anime than in actual conversation.

>I guess what I'm more interested in is a way to find the popular/correct readings when there are multiple ones..
Sorry, it doesn't seem I can help you on this. But after all, even native Japanese speakers have to resort to tons of drill learning for several years to master kanjis; Yes, I did back when I was a schoolkid.