It's not easy. I have a little book that has examples of 崩し字 from a number of different historical manuscripts, and since I already know what this poem's text is, I can just look up the syllables in the book and see which kanji it is. I've been doing this with the 百人一首 and Genji but I'm nowhere near the point where I could just take a manuscript I had no idea about and figure out more than 50% of it.
Of course a lot of people say that the printed kana look like squiggles too, so it's just what you're used to.
Of course a lot of people say that the printed kana look like squiggles too, so it's just what you're used to.
Edited: 2011-12-27, 4:58 am