tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post35947726329840418..comments2024-02-21T02:19:19.666-07:00Comments on hanzismatter.blogspot.com: Hiragana Times - Badges of Ignorancetianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-41563979925747207302006-04-12T22:12:00.000-07:002006-04-12T22:12:00.000-07:00What're the characters above the Japanese? Is ...What're the characters above the Japanese? Is that a different character set or a translation from one language to another? Congratulations on the increasing coverage!Hunterhttp://floodsofmemory.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-32747366132510678452006-04-12T22:56:24.583-07:002006-04-12T22:56:24.583-07:00Hunter,The smaller characters on top of Japanese k...Hunter,<br><br>The smaller characters on top of Japanese kanji are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana" rel="nofollow">hiragana.</a> They are there to provide phonetic information.tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-85253688442609383062006-04-13T00:52:29.110-07:002006-04-13T00:52:29.110-07:00More specifically, they're furigana, also know...More specifically, they're <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/furigana" rel="nofollow">furigana</a></em>, also known as "ruby" characters. They're a literacy aid, which also can convey subtle wordplay, alternate pronunciations, and the like.J. Grybowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-65564691815630796492006-04-13T01:08:57.043-07:002006-04-13T01:08:57.043-07:00Congratulations on appearing in yet another public...Congratulations on appearing in yet another publication! :D<br><br>Maybe I should start a blog about the 'misuse' of the @ sign ;)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787139731897335180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-68474308431776058282006-04-13T01:58:00.000-07:002006-04-13T01:58:00.000-07:00...and the blog gained another eighty regular visi......and the blog gained another eighty regular visitors.cowfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-41185932424638410622006-04-13T05:46:00.000-07:002006-04-13T05:46:00.000-07:00Tian, congratulations again. With the increasing ...Tian, congratulations again. With the increasing coverage of this blog, I suppose you would start collecting money from us!? :OAngelahttp://angechrissy.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-18618015367462372782006-04-13T15:12:00.000-07:002006-04-13T15:12:00.000-07:00Congrats, and interesting article. (Totally off-t...Congrats, and interesting article. <br><br>(Totally off-topic, but I'm just a little bit disturbed by the ad on the bottom right hand corner of the last page (Japanese women seeking European/American men to marry)...)m.noreply@blogger.com