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		ickoonite on Feb 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese explained to programmers In the first round of simplifications, 義 became 义, which is perhaps one of the most egregious ones that has stuck.

hinkley on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

It looks like the shrug emoji which given the complexity of the original, I can sympathize.

IIAOPSW on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

Calling it 'egregious' is editorializing. It stuck

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