This is an incorrect assessment of my conclusion. I’m not pretending that kanji and words are the same thing, and I’m not talking only about kanji in my conclusion, either. Clearly, I need to expound upon the conclusion portion of what I wrote.
Yes, the post looks like I’m talking about “kanji only”, but I’m not. Now, since it seems that somehow this isn’t so clear, even though the shortcuts I took are common, I’ll write my conclusion here, inserting in brackets where I’m thinking of words and where I’m thinking of kanji. But, just be warned, it makes each sentence much longer. (That is why I took the shortcut in the first place.)
Thus, my opinion is that it’s worth adding [a word, including the reading for said word] if and only if it’s a common reading [for said word, and kanji used in said word] without furigana [that is, that appears often without furigana]. Otherwise, if it’s unusual to come across a kanji [or word with said kanji] with a specific reading, the effort might not be worth it.
This isn’t meant to pretend that kanji and words are the same thing. It’s only meant to take a shortcut that the opinion I hold applies to both equally.
This would make sense to me, based on what I’ve been trying to explain in my posts.
This is a valid point! I’ll let our content team know about this and see if we’d like to add the alternative reading, add it to the shake list, or add a note to the subject page. Thanks!
What’s interesting is that occasionally they will list multiple readings for a word. 角 is a particularly notable case since it has two different readings with different meanings listed (kaku/kado). So I was shocked when I learned that it has yet another common reading/meaning (つの/antler) which isn’t on WK at all. That’s not the only example either.
Actually, this thread doesn’t make it clear - doesn’t mention “suffix-ness” in addition to being an adjective, so in any case, knowing grammar or implied vocabularies may help.
This was what I found. (Though, due to my poor Japanese, I failed to understand it.) - 臭いの読み方と意味、「くさい」と「におい」正しいのは?