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Why does 喩 look different in RTK1? - potato_mochi - 2015-08-02
In RTK1 the kanji for 喩 is made with a blade primitive, whereas on the computer and on Jisho.org it is represented with 2/3 of the flood primitive.
I suppose I should use the character from the dictionary in my flashcards, but I'm curious nonetheless.
Why does 喩 look different in RTK1? - bertoni - 2015-08-02
They are variants of the same basic character, and change with the font that's in use. The one with the partial "flood" is an older form, I believe.
Why does 喩 look different in RTK1? - kapalama - 2015-08-03
(Careful which names you use for the bits for best luck. 刀 That's sword/dagger 刃 that's blade and 刂 is saber)
A lot of the edge characters, and 喩 is one, having only has only recently been added to the 'standard character' list, appear different depending on font.
刖 is actually an old character by itself, and the old versions of characters with the old version of (入一月くく) were simplified to resemble 刖 and 前.
Notice also that the old form also has 入+一on top and not 亼(?+一). And the meet/moon looks different as well.
Finally found them:
1. 兪 Traditional shape
2. 俞 Shape that became to match (刖 and 前)
Both 1 and 2 are not stand alone character in Modern Japanese. 兪 is (apparently) a name in Taiwan, and 俞 a name in Mainland China.