This is a Japanese-language learning activity. The article and controls are in English; the practice words, sentences and Japanese audio remain in Japanese.
Punctuation Detective
Moving the comma can change the meaning of the same Japanese sentence.
Compare two ways of reading it.
How to play
- Comma placement
- Compare two readings
- Japanese audio available
Let’s try it!
送信中です
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How to play
- First, read the hiragana sentence.
- Select Reading A and Reading B to compare the sentences.
- After exploring both readings, move to the next case.
See another example
はきもの or きもの?
ここで、はきものを ぬいでください。This reading asks you to remove your footwear.
ここでは、きものを ぬいでください。This reading asks you to remove your kimono!
Changing the comma position changes the meaning.