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Thread: Japanese fonts on android smartphone Post: Japanese fonts on android smartphone toshiromiballza Wrote:cophnia61 Wrote:So there is a solution if your phone is rooted? Yes, you simply edit /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml with a text editor so that MTLmr3m.ttf is placed before DroidS... |
gibosi | General discussion | 24 | 6,021 | 2014-10-23, 8:39 pm | ||
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Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here Finished reading my third Japanese book. :) |
gibosi | General discussion | 1,389 | 294,547 | 2013-11-23, 1:34 pm | ||
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Thread: RTK the right way for me to go? Post: RTK the right way for me to go? In my humble opinion, if being able to read Japanese is important to you, then yes, RTK is a great way to become familiar and comfortable with the Kanji. However, what we do not know is how long you... |
gibosi | General discussion | 17 | 3,301 | 2013-09-30, 3:22 pm | ||
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Thread: Android apps Post: Android apps On Android 4.3 (and maybe before.... struggling to remember.....) there are two DroidSansFallback fonts in your /System/Fonts directory. One is specifically labeled Japanese. So it is a simple matter... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 157 | 85,756 | 2013-08-24, 12:07 pm | ||
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Thread: How to search for kanji/word I don't know? Post: How to search for kanji/word I don't know? Betelgeuzah Wrote:Thanks, guys. I downloaded a kanji recognizer for android, that should help a bit.... Also on Android you might already have Aedict? If so, you can select settings/kanji search and t... |
gibosi | General discussion | 12 | 3,513 | 2013-08-04, 6:41 am | ||
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Thread: Authors similar to Yoshimoto Banana writing in English? Post: Authors similar to Yoshimoto Banana writing in Eng... Thanks for the leads! :) |
gibosi | Learning resources | 3 | 1,019 | 2013-05-15, 4:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Authors similar to Yoshimoto Banana writing in English? Post: Authors similar to Yoshimoto Banana writing in Eng... I have been reading a number of books by Yoshimoto Banana, and my Japanese conversation partner asked if there were any authors similar to Yoshimoto writing in English? I can't think of any, but then,... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 3 | 1,019 | 2013-05-14, 7:32 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Thanks guys! It makes better sense to me now. Apple-chan is married to a guy quite a bit older than she is and the narrator has never met him. Moreover, it seems to be a marriage of convenience. So I... |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2013-04-05, 8:08 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I am reading 吉本ばなな。まぼろしハワイ Some context. This guy, the narrator and main character (we do not know his name), really likes Apple-Chan. そのとき僕はほんとうに彼女に会いたくなり、 彼女を本気で好きになりそうだと思った。 りんごだ、 と思っただけで胸が熱くなったの... |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2013-04-04, 8:26 pm | ||
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Thread: How did you do RtK2, the book? Post: How did you do RtK2, the book? That was some years ago, so I do not remember.... However, I do know that I didn't zip through this material quickly. Working full time plus family responsibilities, I simply couldn't devote that much... |
gibosi | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 4,499 | 2013-03-26, 2:03 pm | ||
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Thread: The Making of Chopsticks Post: The Making of Chopsticks 割りばしができるまで A nice little video showing how disposable chopsticks (割りばし = splittable chopsticks) are made: http://sc-smn.jst.go.jp/playprg/index/2137 Audio is music and machine noise - no speaking. ... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 0 | 550 | 2013-03-22, 8:42 pm | ||
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Thread: How did you do RtK2, the book? Post: How did you do RtK2, the book? ktcgx Wrote:Did you use mnemonics to remember the onyomis? Usually not. For the most part, the compound was enough. But once in awhile, when a reading just wasn't sticking, I would use a mnemonic. |
gibosi | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 4,499 | 2013-03-18, 5:31 pm | ||
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Thread: How did you do RtK2, the book? Post: How did you do RtK2, the book? I used RTK2 to build my vocabulary. In addition to the compound offered in the book, I searched for one or two or even three more common compounds to throw into my daily flash card routine. So yes, fo... |
gibosi | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 4,499 | 2013-03-17, 11:39 am | ||
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Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go > Actually, Jellybean (android 4.1) recognizes and displays Japanese > characters perfectly I have Samsung Galaxy Nexus running stock Jellybean and it does not display Japanese characters perf... |
gibosi | General discussion | 83 | 33,883 | 2013-01-01, 12:53 pm | ||
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Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go As I use a number of Japanese applications on my android phones, it is frustrating that android phones sold outside of Japan use a simplified Chinese font, rather than a Japanese font. While most cha... |
gibosi | General discussion | 83 | 33,883 | 2012-12-30, 12:17 pm | ||
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Thread: epwing on a CD ---> Iphone Post: epwing on a CD ---> Iphone Another possibility might be dropbox. I often use this to move files from computer to android phone. However, as I don't have an iphone I am not sure ... Anyway, if you have dropbox on your iphone a... |
gibosi | General discussion | 3 | 1,480 | 2012-10-13, 1:51 pm | ||
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Thread: fix kanji fonts on android tablet? Post: fix kanji fonts on android tablet? Hyperborea Wrote:If you rooted your device and you are on JellyBean then you just need to change the fallback fonts control file. (BROKEN LINK) http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?pi...80#p181580 P... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 13 | 4,372 | 2012-09-29, 12:50 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread sikieiki Wrote:gibosi Wrote:Do these two phrases have the same meaning? せざるを得ない せずにはおれない Thanks! こんなひどい雨で運動会は中止せざるを得ない もう告白せずにはいられない As the latter uses おる(いる), the usage is meant for a personal... |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2012-09-01, 10:14 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Do these two phrases have the same meaning? せざるを得ない せずにはおれない Thanks! |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2012-08-29, 12:33 pm | ||
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Thread: kotowaza/proverbs/phrases? Post: kotowaza/proverbs/phrases? just heard this yesterday: 嘘も方便 |
gibosi | General discussion | 13 | 4,690 | 2012-08-25, 1:40 pm | ||
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Thread: What are you currently reading? Post: What are you currently reading? 吉本バナナの「まぼろしハワイ」 |
gibosi | Off topic | 109 | 48,787 | 2012-08-22, 6:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go > The fix to allow Japanese instead of Simplified Chinese with a non-Japanese > UI would be to copy the fallback_fonts-ja file to fallback_fonts. Before doing > that it would be a good idea... |
gibosi | General discussion | 83 | 33,883 | 2012-08-10, 5:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Nice Addition to ATOK for Android -- Dictionaries Post: Nice Addition to ATOK for Android -- Dictionaries Good news! It appears that ATOK for Android is now available outside of Japan! I am in the states and yesterday I was able to download the 30-day trial version to my GSM Galaxy Nexus with an AT&... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 5 | 1,827 | 2012-05-05, 4:56 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Chris, Thanks! I thought it had something to do with sea food, but as usual, I tried to make it more complicated than just a list. :) |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2012-02-21, 12:33 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread From 吉本ばなな・つぐみ ひものやさざえ？？？ 父は明日、きっとひものやさざえを持ちきれないほど抱えて新幹線に乗るのだろう。 He is leaving a beach resort area and heading back to Tokyo. But I have no idea what he is carrying... |
gibosi | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,200 | 2012-02-20, 12:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Hyperborea, I assume "North American Galaxy Nexus" is the Verizon model? I will probably purchase an imported GSM Galaxy Nexus and now it seems likely that it will have the same crummy font. Evident... |
gibosi | General discussion | 83 | 33,883 | 2012-01-19, 12:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go It appears that Fontomiser only works on some Samsung phones, and unfortunately, I currently have an HTC phone. So it seems that I am stuck with the included rather crummy Japanese font unless I root... |
gibosi | General discussion | 83 | 33,883 | 2012-01-18, 3:30 pm | ||
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Thread: 英辞郎 - Eijiro dicionary (ALC) Post: 英辞郎 - Eijiro dicionary (ALC) You can purchase a copy directly from eijiro: http://www.eijiro.jp/ Also, the Japanese Language Tools site offers a EPWING version for purchase: http://www.japaneselanguagetools.com/busOther.html ... |
gibosi | Learning resources | 1 | 2,478 | 2011-09-03, 1:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Android apps Post: Android apps I use the Anymemo flashcard program on my N1 and it allows you to install and use TrueType fonts. I am currently using MTLc3m.ttf to display proper Japanese fonts. |
gibosi | Learning resources | 157 | 85,756 | 2011-08-13, 8:08 am | ||
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Thread: encoding on new browsers Post: encoding on new browsers I am using Chrome (12.0.742.122) -- Wrench, Tools, Encoding: For the page you referenced above, Japanese Shift_JIS works for me. |
gibosi | Learning resources | 11 | 2,323 | 2011-07-17, 10:06 am | ||
