Some of the characters come out differently in the in the SRS flashcards on the site.. I understand there are different fonts, but which one is right? I mean the way a stroke looks is pretty important to a kanji's identity. eg 'in the nick of time' keyword and others.
2012-07-30, 12:35 pm
Both are. They're variants of each other. Just make sure to know the difference between how a kanji looks (print block style) and how it is supposed to be written (handwriting style)(note they are the same most of the times).
2012-07-30, 12:58 pm
which one is the correct one for handwriting and why can't we handwrite the other?
some characters may be shared with (as in identical to) hanzi, does this apply in hanzi too?
some characters may be shared with (as in identical to) hanzi, does this apply in hanzi too?
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2012-07-30, 2:10 pm
I'm not sure about hanzi, but I think it does apply too.
A typical example is were they differ is 鈴.
http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E9%88%B4
The one you're supposed to handwrite is the one with the stroke detail.
They also differ for 愈.
http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E6%84%88
But note you can probably meet printed kanji written with the handwritten style, so you have to be flexible about it.
I like pyrosphere's layout because the two styles are side by side.
A typical example is were they differ is 鈴.
http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E9%88%B4
The one you're supposed to handwrite is the one with the stroke detail.
They also differ for 愈.
http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E6%84%88
But note you can probably meet printed kanji written with the handwritten style, so you have to be flexible about it.
I like pyrosphere's layout because the two styles are side by side.
Edited: 2012-07-30, 2:11 pm
2012-07-30, 7:26 pm
do you know if the ones in heisigs text are the handwritten form? Or should i double check by looking up with the sites you listed?
I'm not even sure how I would look up kanji in the sites you listed without knowing the pronounciation..
Thanks for the sites.
I'm not even sure how I would look up kanji in the sites you listed without knowing the pronounciation..
Thanks for the sites.
Edited: 2012-07-30, 7:27 pm
2012-07-31, 2:59 am
As a general rule, the primitives and radicals (with the same printblock and handwritten appearance) you've learned in RTK1 stay the same in RTK3.
Apart from the topping bamboo radical (the orientation of the last stroke changes), the few exceptions are kanji that contains 令 ("orders"), 疋 ("zoo/critters"), or the radical above the heart in 愈 like you mentioned. I think there is also 噌 "miso" and 煉 "firing". Whenever a kanji displays and old looking (unfamiliar)(printblock) form, check out for the handwritten form.
There are also a few kanji that look old, but are written the exact same way: 檜 "old cypress" and 喩 "metaphor".
Sorry if I forgot anything, but you get the idea.
Apart from the topping bamboo radical (the orientation of the last stroke changes), the few exceptions are kanji that contains 令 ("orders"), 疋 ("zoo/critters"), or the radical above the heart in 愈 like you mentioned. I think there is also 噌 "miso" and 煉 "firing". Whenever a kanji displays and old looking (unfamiliar)(printblock) form, check out for the handwritten form.
There are also a few kanji that look old, but are written the exact same way: 檜 "old cypress" and 喩 "metaphor".
Sorry if I forgot anything, but you get the idea.
Edited: 2012-07-31, 3:13 am