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Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Ignacio Azpiazu — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:34:50 GMT

Didn't know where to ask this and figured somebody here might now: wiith Roman characters you write/type using combinations of 28 or whatever characters; how do they get the zillion Japanese ideograms from a keyboard?

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:41:52 GMT

Very big keyboard?

Or like this.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:57:40 GMT

There are three Japanese alphabets, one referred to as Hiragana, which is comprised of 45 characters which represent phoentetic sounds, and can be used to write any Japanese word, there is another alphabet, called Katakana which is the same number of symbols, and they represent the same sounds, but are used for writing foreign words. the alphabet with many characters (approx. 26,000) is called Kanji, these are the ideagrams you're referring to. Japanese people write with a combination of all 3 character sets, but all words can be formed with hiragana alone, thus their keyboards are made fromt he Hiragana characters, and their wordpressors will prompt (simlar to autocomplete in word) with the appropriate Kanji character for each word typed; so you can use the Kanji character it prompts with, or just leave it in Hiragana... I doubt you really wanted an answer that long, but I hope it puts your mind at ease

cheers,
Daniel

PS: I knew studying Japanese would come in handy someday.. good thing too, since I can't remember a single word.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Ignacio Azpiazu — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:42:31 GMT

Daniel wrote:
There are three Japanese alphabets

Heh that was a neat explanation. Thanks.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:07:15 GMT

Daniel wrote:
There are three Japanese alphabets, one referred to as Hiragana, which is comprised of 45 characters which represent phoentetic sounds, and can be used to write any Japanese word, there is another alphabet, called Katakana which is the same number of symbols, and they represent the same sounds, but are used for writing foreign words. the alphabet with many characters (approx. 26,000) is called Kanji, these are the ideagrams you're referring to. Japanese people write with a combination of all 3 character sets, but all words can be formed with hiragana alone, thus their keyboards are made fromt he Hiragana characters, and their wordpressors will prompt (simlar to autocomplete in word) with the appropriate Kanji character for each word typed; so you can use the Kanji character it prompts with, or just leave it in Hiragana... I doubt you really wanted an answer that long, but I hope it puts your mind at ease

cheers,
Daniel

PS: I knew studying Japanese would come in handy someday.. good thing too, since I can't remember a single word.

Here is one... possibly...

Arigato.

I think that is Japanese
Means something like Good Day?
But I am not sure.
I can only count from 1 to 10 in Japanese.
We had to do that when I was doing Kyokushinkai karate 20 years ago.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:01:22 GMT

hehe it means thank you... remember the song? domou arigatou mr. roboto.

I really would like to go spend some time in Japan so I can pick the language back up.

sushi wo taberu koto ga suki desu, ne?

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

TomWaltz — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:14:08 GMT

Daniel wrote:
hehe it means thank you... remember the song? domou arigatou mr. roboto.

I didn't think you were old enough to remember that song!

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:30:15 GMT

Daniel wrote:
hehe it means thank you... remember the song? domou arigatou mr. roboto.

So the only Japanese word I know, I don't actually know the meaning of .
Should have kept my mouth shut.

The song, I don't know.
Or, I would if I heard it, but I do not from its lyrics.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:31:46 GMT

what.. can't you remember the music from when you were 1?

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

TomWaltz — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:44:19 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
Daniel wrote:
hehe it means thank you... remember the song? domou arigatou mr. roboto.
So the only Japanese word I know, I don't actually know the meaning of .
Should have kept my mouth shut.

The song, I don't know.
Or, I would if I heard it, but I do not from its lyrics.

It's a Styx song. It's probably on iTunes.

Re: Off-topic: Japanese ideograms in computer

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:57:57 GMT

OK, now I got it. Thanks.
Just listened to it over the Internet.
Not much Styx got to Hungary during that time period (early 80s - mostly ABBA, Boney M ), but as it turns out, I actually knew this song.