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		FranzFerdiNaN on Jan 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese explained to programmers Thats 25 characters. Hardly a long list, especially compared to about every kanji having two or more pronunciations.

qwezxcrty on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

Ah, actually I just meant that specific character. There are indeed many 多音字 in Chinese and they are frequently used, but 生 is a simple one.

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