# What exactly is '義訓' used for?

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**Category:** Japanese Language
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/what-exactly-is-%E7%BE%A9%E8%A8%93-used-for/49366 "2021-02-13T03:33:58Z")
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#### Post date: [February 13, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/what-exactly-is-%E7%BE%A9%E8%A8%93-used-for/49366/7 "2021-02-13T04:44:17Z")

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Here are some examples that @Belthazar wrote about in another thread. I think as you read more you’ll just get to see more examples of how it’s used in text.

> [@Odd furigana](https://community.wanikani.com/t/odd-furigana/49312/4):
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> Aye, the Aria manga has a lot of them. For example, it’s set on Mars, but a Mars that has been terraformed to the extent that it’s now covered in water, so it’s been renamed Aqua. When’s used in dialogue, though, it’s usually written as 火星アクア - it’s telling the reader that what they’re saying is “Aqua”, but what they mean is Mars. Similarly, when they refer to the Earth, it’s written as 地球マンホーム - what they’re saying is “Manhome”, but what they mean is “Earth”. But yeah, sometimes you can use o…

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