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11-20-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyororin View Post
Thanks for the clarification.
My husband was adamant that it could not be ゐ because the last stroke was both separate and crossed over the line. (A big no-no) He also suggested a weird rounded み, so apparently it does look that way to some native Japanese who aren't familiar with script...
Not at all. Hiragana ゐ is based on cursive form of 爲, which again looks differently than the one of 双. The bottom curve is round as the one of the cursive form of 鳥, and does not resemble the cursive form of 又.

Cursive script requires a lot of studies, and average Japanese person is unable to read it. Whats more, some cursive forms are very similar to one another, and The differences are very subtle. It's a lifelong studying.
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