--- In [email protected], "Achmad Syarif Kurniawan"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all..
> I'm quite new here and want to ask you something.
> I notice that there is different kanji for same word,
> ex:
> atsui (hot) and hayai (quick, early) has 2 different
> kanji. Why? Is there any different usage of the kanji?
Yes, there is difference. When it's hot or you feel hot, one uses the
kanji "sho", and something (e.g. heated water, food, pots and pans,
etc.) is hot, the kanji "netsu" is used.
As for "hayai", one uses the kanji "sou" for "early" and "soku"
for "fast, quick".
Kamui
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