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I know all about the taboo on tattoos. Does this also mean that visible scars might get the same prohibitions? I’m not worried about the odd look, those haven’t bothered me even when the wound was still healing. For a little more context, This scar runs from in front of one ear, up the side of my head, and then across the middle of my forehead to roughly the center of the forehead. If I’m wearing a hat, you might not notice it. But in a public bath it will befairly obvious.
How can I tell when to use だい instead of たい for the reading of 大?
Is there something in 大学 that makes it だい and 大量 that makes it たい？