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   マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 05:14:11 JST マリオ (Mario Menti)

   Reading (the excellent) Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, I've come across the Japanese term ōmagatoki, meaning twilight. When I looked it up, I realised it's written in two different ways, which both sound the same:

   逢魔が時 (the time when meeting a witch or demon)
   大禍時 (the time of big calamity or misfortune)

   Interesting? Well, I thought so. 😁

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     マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 06:35:57 JST マリオ (Mario Menti)

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     • Jan Manus Leupert (マヌス)

     @kojinmanus I don't, and a quick search hasn't found anything conclusive..

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     Jan Manus Leupert (マヌス) (kojinmanus@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 06:35:58 JST Jan Manus Leupert (マヌス)

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     @mario Do you already know the reason for the pronunciation being the same even though the verb in the first case is 逢(あ)う?