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Breakdown of tategaki
write
書
You write with your brush only when the sun is up, otherwise it's too dark.
vertical
縦
Threads obey gravity, hanging vertically.
Usages of tategaki
縦書き と 横書き、 どちら が 好き です か？tategaki to yokogaki, dotira ga suki desu ka?
Do you prefer vertical writing or horizontal writing?
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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