T TheAce 先輩 Joined 11 Apr 2010 Messages 43 Reaction score 0 20 Jun 2010 #1 I've learned that 「ぢ」 and 「じ」 are both written and pronounced as "ji", so how do you know which you need to use?
I've learned that 「ぢ」 and 「じ」 are both written and pronounced as "ji", so how do you know which you need to use?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 20 Jun 2010 #2 In modern kana usage, ぢ is used only for rendaku in the compound words(e.g. 鼻血[はなぢ], 身近[みぢか]), and 縮[ちぢ]む. This rule is quite the same to ず vs づ, as in 三日月[みかづき], 続[つづ]く.
In modern kana usage, ぢ is used only for rendaku in the compound words(e.g. 鼻血[はなぢ], 身近[みぢか]), and 縮[ちぢ]む. This rule is quite the same to ず vs づ, as in 三日月[みかづき], 続[つづ]く.