They both sounds as しゃしん how will I tell them apart?

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1. you learn what they mean and not just how to pronounce them. Also the correct one is the only real wordin this set of four, there is only one other homonym according to my dictionary, and it’s an esoteric religious term

2. only one is a real word, simple as that

   you can’t invent words just because a kanji reading happens to match

   likewise you can’t read kanji, you can only read words

3. What is the name of this app?

4. It sounds like maybe you shouldn’t bother trying to learn Japanese if you’re going to deny the reality of the writing system and be offended that you have to memorize things that are hard to memorize. 🤷

5. On a side note, I personally hate that font. I’ve got the same on my phone and I find it very misleading! It’s probably not the best when learning kanji for the first time.

6. The plural of “kanji” is “kanji.” Not “kanjis.”

7. You have to know the meaning of the Kanji. In this case, the bottom left was the correct option, as it means “photo.”

8. Alligator.

   Alleygator.

   They’re pronounced the same but you know which is correct yes?