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Japanese Particles

Not only are particles common and significant components of Japanese language, they are known to puzzle countless students. Because their acquisition is imperative to one's development of an accurate understanding of Japanese, their multiple purposes and sometimes ambiguous meanings have the potential to frustrate and annoy. Sympathetic to the plight of a beginning student of Japanese, tofugu's Koichi has kindly created a cheat sheet of sorts, designed as an aid to understanding these tiny (but heavily laden) words. Koichi's original post may be read here, where you will also be able to leave comments and suggestions for improvement.