| Re: Req: Japanese alphabet |
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| Herb (Herb@the.herb.garden) |
2008/12/20 12:31 |
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Somewhereovertherainbow@usenetmonster.com wrote:
> I need a alphabet that I can put on the corner of a dinner napkin. I need a
> B.
>
> Can anyone help me find this.
The katakana and haragana alphabets have different symbols for the 'b'
sound, depending on the following vowel sound.
http://www.takase.com/Names/HowToWritePart1.htm
The kanji writing system is closer in principal to Chinese writing,
which is not intrinsically phonetic.
So there is no single 'B' - and unless someone can help indicate which
(if any) would be appropriate for use as a monogram, you might be
better off selecting a meaning; for example the ones shown here. This
is just the first one I found - I'm sure there are better sites for
finding them.
http://www.documentsanddesigns.com/reception_accessories/Dings_Swirls/Index_Japanese_Kanji_Symbols.htm
Hmmm.. I wonder how IBM or AT&T or 3M are displayed in Japanese ... I
found it .. IBM is shown as the ENGLISH letters IBM with 2 kanji
glyphs and 4 hiragana characters: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/jp/ja/
- Herb
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