Let’s write a blog post. Have you ever heard the word “corpus”? It sounds a bit difficult, but in a word, it’s like a “treasure chest of words”—a database containing a massive collection of language actually used in real life.

You can look at actual data to see in what situations and with what nuances the Japanese we use casually every day is actually applied.

In the world of Japanese research and education, large-scale corpora like BCCWJ are very famous.

Beyond just the meanings listed in a dictionary, there are so many new discoveries, such as “Oh, so this word is actually used this way in real conversation or writing!”, that time just flies by when you start looking at it.

It’s a fascinating world of corpora where you can touch upon the shifts in language and the realistic shape of Japanese. If you’re interested, be sure to take a peek!

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