Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[Hatredcopter]

It's been my experience that you can write Japanese addresses in romaji and they'll be delivered. I've sent several packages to a few different prefectures before I got more fluent in Japanese, and they were all delivered on time with no issues.

[aikochan86]

That's true, but I'd like to write both just to be safe, and also it means I'll be able to find where my friend is living by using google maps as you can't search in romaji. Thanks though, you've given me a bit more confidence in the postal system! ^_^

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by 82riceballs

WHOA!!!!!!!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! so sorry i didn't see ur last reply and had u re-reply... OOPS- 許して下さい　　　
btw, this is not an overkill of smileys but an expression of my gratitude, jk.

you are welcome. 気にしないでくださいね。私の英語はぶっきらぼうに� ��ってしまいます。

Originally Posted by aikochan86

790-005
#-## harita-cho
matsuyama-shi
ehime japan
Also, would this order be the correct way to write the address?

If that postal code is 790-0055, harita-cho is 針田町.
In Japan, the address is written from wide area to small area.
Thus, that will be 790-0055 日本 愛媛県松山市針田町#-##

And you can get the japanese address from postal code with IME if you are running windows.(I don't have the English version Windows. This may not be exact.)
Select [Microsoft Natural Input Properties] Dialog Box - [Dictionary] Tab
Check 'Microsoft IME 郵便番号辞書(Postal Code Dictionary)' then push OK.
or
Change Convert Mode 般（一般） to 人（人名／地名） on IME toolbar every time you want to input the address.
Then, you can convert the postal code to the japanese address with IME.

[tesa]

hi all

I dont speak any japanese at all so im completly lost by all the higrana and kanji on the page but i am going for a tattoo at the start of next month and i thought it would look better in japanese rather than plain old english, i've done some research but im terrified i've got it wrong and having some random thing tattoo'd on my arm in japanese

The quote im hoping someone would help me with is : I'm glad i found true friends

p.s like i said i dont know the language but i think (from what i've seen) that higrana is "prettier" is it possible to have the whole sentence in higrana or do i need kanji in there too?

I'm completly lost!! right off the map actually , but i hope someone can understand what i'm meaning!!

thank you in advance

[hanes]

i hope you have a REALLY good tattoo artist, if you're going to get that in hiragana... O_o;; it would certainly be very original though.

[tesa]

he's very good, my back piece is an amazing piece of art, he loves his work and so do i

[Kuroneko]

嬉しい本当の友達見つけた = 　ureshii honto no tomodachi mituketa


I think it would be better in Kanji but if you want hiragaina

うれしいほんとうのともだちみつけた

Honestly the Kanji looks better (or so I think) and you can fit it in pretty much an where with Kaniji.

you need more space with hiragana

now did you want it horizontally or veridically because I can give you vertical too. (if you need it in a smaller space.)

[tesa]

Thank you so much!!

its going vertically on my lower right arm, so that would be a graet help if you could

[Kuroneko]

友 嬉
達 し
見 い
つ 本
け 当
た の




と う
も れ
だ し
ち い
み ほ
つ ん
け と
た う
* の

* indicates a space.





and its read right to left

so kina like

t I
r
u h
e a
* v
f e
r
i f
e o
n u
d n
s d

Its hard to read I know lol

[tesa]

thank you very much for your help and such quick response!