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What's your favorite font for typing in Japanese?

#1
I find I've gravitated to MS Gothic (the thick, blocky type that doesn't show the stroke directions). I think I find it easier to read compared with say MS Mincho which I used to use but gradually stopped using.

Just curious what others' favorite font is.
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#2
My favorite is Noto Sans CJK as it has nice fonts for all Asian languages.
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#3
Mostly MS Mincho (Win) or Hiragino Mincho Pro (Mac). MS Gothic is good too.
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#4
It depends on the size of the font, some that look great at 26 look terrible at 12 - 18. I generally like using Meiryo because it's decent even at low sizes, but if I can get away with larger then I'd go for either a Kozuka Gothic or Hiragino Maru.
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#5
Roketzu Wrote:It depends on the size of the font, some that look great at 26 look terrible at 12 - 18. I generally like using Meiryo because it's decent even at low sizes, but if I can get away with larger then I'd go for either a Kozuka Gothic or Hiragino Maru.
I like Meiryo too. I have all my flashcards using the Meiryo and Osaka fonts to avoid the Kanji issue on Android. I find Mincho harder to read on a small screen.
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#6
HanaMin. Totally free, excellent CJK Extensions/non-BMP code point support for all your radical/primitive needs, looks good. http://fonts.jp/hanazono/

Also love the M+ family for its airy low weight fonts. Looks wonderful with kanji. Comes with monospace and proportional-width. http://mplus-fonts.sourceforge.jp/mplus-...ex-en.html
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