Stephen R Bierce (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
frustratedpilot) wrote2008-05-04 08:03 pm
frustratedpilot) wrote2008-05-04 08:03 pm
Useful Discovery?
As a by-product of my usual chaotic research addiction logic chains, I found out that I couple fonts I have on my computer (and I suppose, more than just those--I just haven't looked that hard yet) will support Japanese--not just kana, but kanji!
So I'm thinking about various ways I can use these fonts to expand my know-how of Japanese writing in general and kanji in particular. As the kanji seem to be arranged in Japanese alphabetical order (niku ["meat"] is only a few characters from nichi ["day"] for an example), I might make some actual headway.
Of course, there are about 4000 characters in the set, so I doubt I'll learn all of them. I've only been studying Japanese twenty years--with no formal courses.
FP
So I'm thinking about various ways I can use these fonts to expand my know-how of Japanese writing in general and kanji in particular. As the kanji seem to be arranged in Japanese alphabetical order (niku ["meat"] is only a few characters from nichi ["day"] for an example), I might make some actual headway.
Of course, there are about 4000 characters in the set, so I doubt I'll learn all of them. I've only been studying Japanese twenty years--with no formal courses.
FP