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Old 07-23-2008, 02:34 AM   #6
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Re: "suki" "tsukuri": Japanese terms for "opening"

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Peter A Goldsbury wrote: View Post
However, I think the term is used so differently in everyday Japanese that my beginners have to stop and think--and then make efforts to understand the 'budo' use of the term.
Same goes for me. Very often my Japanese students give me a puzzled look when I mention "suki" and even when I remind them of the kanji (空き), they seem to stagger through the meaning. Very interesting indeed.
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