Why is there a difference between the hand drawn 道 and the pc font one?
I was studying this kanji and looked at the strokes order to figure out how to write it, only to realize the difference between the pc font one and the diagram. Why is the 3 look-alike only on hand drawn?
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I was studying this kanji and looked at the strokes order to figure out how to write it, only to realize the difference between the pc font one and the diagram. Why is the 3 look-alike only on hand drawn?
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What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago
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I was studying this kanji and looked at the strokes order to figure out how to write it, only to realize the difference between the pc font one and the diagram. Why is the 3 look-alike only on hand drawn?
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I was studying this kanji and looked at the strokes order to figure out how to write it, only to realize the difference between the pc font one and the diagram. Why is the 3 look-alike only on hand drawn?
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What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago
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What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago
What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago
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I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.
There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:
The left hand shape applies to most (all?) of the printed forms of the Jōyō kanji, of which「道」is a member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all other kanji.
Regardless of whether the character is a Jōyō kanji or not, the handwritten shape (should) always look like this:
This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second and third strokes:
The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only to the Jōyō kanji, is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use of handwriting previews.
answered 1 hour ago
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English/Latin letters have similar differences between hand-written and printed forms. (Think about how most people would write the letter 'a' or the number '4') Historically, many of the differences between type forms and hand-written forms come from the technology used for printing.
Obviously, hand-writing pre-dates printing, so the hand-written form came first (the 3-like part of 道). When characters were adapted to metal movable type the form was often modified to make the type easier to make, easier to read, last longer or print better. This is the case for the font shown on the website you referenced.
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I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.
There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:
The left hand shape applies to most (all?) of the printed forms of the Jōyō kanji, of which「道」is a member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all other kanji.
Regardless of whether the character is a Jōyō kanji or not, the handwritten shape (should) always look like this:
This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second and third strokes:
The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only to the Jōyō kanji, is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use of handwriting previews.
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I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.
There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:
The left hand shape applies to most (all?) of the printed forms of the Jōyō kanji, of which「道」is a member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all other kanji.
Regardless of whether the character is a Jōyō kanji or not, the handwritten shape (should) always look like this:
This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second and third strokes:
The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only to the Jōyō kanji, is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use of handwriting previews.
answered 1 hour ago
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I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.
There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:
The left hand shape applies to most (all?) of the printed forms of the Jōyō kanji, of which「道」is a member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all other kanji.
Regardless of whether the character is a Jōyō kanji or not, the handwritten shape (should) always look like this:
This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second and third strokes:
The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only to the Jōyō kanji, is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use of handwriting previews.
answered 1 hour ago
drooozedroooze
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I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.
There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:
The left hand shape applies to most (all?) of the printed forms of the Jōyō kanji, of which「道」is a member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all other kanji.
Regardless of whether the character is a Jōyō kanji or not, the handwritten shape (should) always look like this:
This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second and third strokes:
The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only to the Jōyō kanji, is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use of handwriting previews.
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English/Latin letters have similar differences between hand-written and printed forms. (Think about how most people would write the letter 'a' or the number '4') Historically, many of the differences between type forms and hand-written forms come from the technology used for printing.
Obviously, hand-writing pre-dates printing, so the hand-written form came first (the 3-like part of 道). When characters were adapted to metal movable type the form was often modified to make the type easier to make, easier to read, last longer or print better. This is the case for the font shown on the website you referenced.
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English/Latin letters have similar differences between hand-written and printed forms. (Think about how most people would write the letter 'a' or the number '4') Historically, many of the differences between type forms and hand-written forms come from the technology used for printing.
Obviously, hand-writing pre-dates printing, so the hand-written form came first (the 3-like part of 道). When characters were adapted to metal movable type the form was often modified to make the type easier to make, easier to read, last longer or print better. This is the case for the font shown on the website you referenced.
answered 5 hours ago
sazarandosazarando
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English/Latin letters have similar differences between hand-written and printed forms. (Think about how most people would write the letter 'a' or the number '4') Historically, many of the differences between type forms and hand-written forms come from the technology used for printing.
Obviously, hand-writing pre-dates printing, so the hand-written form came first (the 3-like part of 道). When characters were adapted to metal movable type the form was often modified to make the type easier to make, easier to read, last longer or print better. This is the case for the font shown on the website you referenced.
answered 5 hours ago
sazarandosazarando
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English/Latin letters have similar differences between hand-written and printed forms. (Think about how most people would write the letter 'a' or the number '4') Historically, many of the differences between type forms and hand-written forms come from the technology used for printing.
Obviously, hand-writing pre-dates printing, so the hand-written form came first (the 3-like part of 道). When characters were adapted to metal movable type the form was often modified to make the type easier to make, easier to read, last longer or print better. This is the case for the font shown on the website you referenced.
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What diagram? I can only see computer font-type text in the link.
– bjorn
5 hours ago
I assume you mean the penultimate stroke. Fonts for kanji vary, just like with the Latin alphabet.
– Mathieu Bouville
5 hours ago
Related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/64873/1478
– snailboat♦
2 hours ago
Also related: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18782/…. The character display depends on current typeface being used.
– Tetsuya Yamamoto
52 mins ago