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Things in Japanese combines editorial explanations with dictionary and example-sentence references. Source data supports lookup and attribution; final usage guidance is written for this site and should be reviewed before publication.
JMdict / EDRDG
Japanese dictionary references are based on JMdict, provided by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Article source blocks may list JMdict entry IDs used during article preparation.
Tatoeba
Example-sentence research may use Tatoeba sentence data. When sentence IDs are available, article source blocks can reference the sentence IDs used during preparation.
Editorial review
Japanese register, politeness, workplace usage, slang, gendered language, and pitch accent notes require human review before a page is considered launch-ready.