When you hear the word "koushou," how many kanji come to mind? Negotiation, textual criticism, noble, ore deposit, loud laughter, notarization. Japanese is said to be a language with many homonyms. On ...

Kristina Gopp's fourth-graders at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “What's the difference between a homonym and a homophone and a homograph?” Is it an animal, vegetable or mineral? In the game ...