Pretty sure the Kanji are slightly wrong from the real deal? It's probably intentional, but I couldn't recognize the actual Kanji themselves otherwise.
Pretty sure the Kanji are slightly wrong from the real deal? It's probably intentional, but I couldn't recognize the actual Kanji themselves otherwise.
Pretty sure the Kanji are slightly wrong from the real deal? It's probably intentional, but I couldn't recognize the actual Kanji themselves otherwise.
Either form is acceptable in Japanese. 令 is the preferable form (and is more common in print and calligraphy), but the one with the マ-bottom is more common in (cursive) writing and also pops up from time to time on print/computers depending on font choices. Notably, the 教科書体 "Textbook Typeface" font used for elementary textbooks uses characters that resemble the handwritten style, so a lot of people grew up familiar with the マ-bottom version.
The sign Momiji is holding uses a cursive font, so the マ-bottom form is expected here.
TL;DR: Both forms are valid; one is the cursive form, the other is print/block. It's like English "y" vs "𝔂".
(Interestingly, for modern Chinese, the マ bottom form is the more preferred form.)
God, I hate trying to figure out Kanji sometimes...
Well, if it's any consolation for you, font/script variations like these can also stump native speakers of CJK(V) languages. Especially in the digital age where a lot of the logograms share the same unicode code point, such that they may encounter a logographic character that is drastically different from the version they grew up writing/reading with.
Well, if it's any consolation for you, font/script variations like these can also stump native speakers of CJK(V) languages. Especially in the digital age where a lot of the logograms share the same unicode code point, such that they may encounter a logographic character that is drastically different from the version they grew up writing/reading with.
Tell me about it. Up till now, I've read Reiwa as 今和. How I could mistake the words is beyond me D=
Reiwa
The Heisei period (1989-2019) will come to an end soon, with the abdication of Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan. As soon as his successor Naruhito ascends to the throne, the Reiwa period will begin
