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dougbrowne 01-30-2009 03:12 AM

Is this legible?
 
Hey, I was wondering if this hiragana handwriting was legible. The reason why I ask is because I can't handwrite english for my life, so I was wondering how my japanese looked...


Ningyou 01-30-2009 03:20 AM

I think it looks pretty decent.

Kenpachi11 01-30-2009 03:23 AM

yea it does...it looks better than mine lol

MMM 01-30-2009 03:24 AM

Legible? Yes......

kirakira 01-30-2009 03:25 AM

Yes it is readable.

However, you need to work on the following:
は(wa/ha) (currently you are getting it confused with ほ(ho))
あ(a)
ッ (small tu)

dougbrowne 01-30-2009 03:31 AM

Lol, thanks for the replies/comments. I also just realized I forgot a う at the end of arigatou. Also, I do know the difference between ha/wa and ho, I guess I just drew it fast that it came out like ho.

Nevermind: I looked at it closer and I did F up the ha's lol

Hatredcopter 01-30-2009 07:11 AM

Legible, yes. Good handwriting, no. But that's to be expected from a person new to learning Japanese, so don't worry too much about it. If you haven't been already, make sure you're writing your letters using proper stroke order.

Miyavifan 01-30-2009 09:07 AM

I have a question. Since "ka" makes it a question, isn't a question mark redundant, or something?

Nyororin 01-30-2009 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miyavifan (Post 670729)
I have a question. Since "ka" makes it a question, isn't a question mark redundant, or something?

Indeed it is, and you`ll often seen question sentences ended with just a 。 rather than a question mark. But it just depends on the writer and the publication.

Miyavifan 01-30-2009 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyororin (Post 670730)
Indeed it is, and you`ll often seen question sentences ended with just a 。 rather than a question mark. But it just depends on the writer and the publication.

Oh, ok.

Thank you for answering my question.

KyleGoetz 01-31-2009 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyororin (Post 670730)
Indeed it is, and you`ll often seen question sentences ended with just a 。 rather than a question mark. But it just depends on the writer and the publication.

Nyororin, do you ever see "high-level" publications using question marks? I only recall seeing it in manga and things that are not up to the "respectability" of newspapers and such.

Disclaimer: I didn't exactly read the newspaper all the time when I lived in Japan.

PouncingAnt 02-04-2009 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz (Post 670993)
Nyororin, do you ever see "high-level" publications using question marks? I only recall seeing it in manga and things that are not up to the "respectability" of newspapers and such.

Disclaimer: I didn't exactly read the newspaper all the time when I lived in Japan.

the novel (ie. not a manga but a book) I'm translating right now (一人暮らし) uses question marks, and I believe Beat Takeshi's biographies used them too... Not that Takeshi is too fussed about respectability...笑

alanX 02-04-2009 09:56 PM

Well done ^_^


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