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daevil Member
Registered: 2012-12-25 Posts: 49

When writing the road radical in a kanji, is it OK to write it simplified (computer font) instead of hand written or will I get incorrect answer for that on JLPT and such?
Example of handwritten:
http://japanese.about.com/library/blkod343.htm

Example of computer font:
http://www.jp41.com/custom-kanji/?t=%E9 … ss-promote

nadiatims Member
Registered: 2008-01-10 Posts: 1676

There is no written component on the JLPT. It's pure multiple choice.

I tend to write the road primitive something like ` + 3 + a downward sloping _.
I don't know if that's technically correct but it's close enough. My english handwriting is probably worse than my japanese. In the age of computers, it doesn't really matter.

daevil Member
Registered: 2012-12-25 Posts: 49

Okay, thanks.

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JimmySeal Member
From: Kyoto Registered: 2006-03-28 Posts: 2279

On the other hand, it would look pretty weird if you wrote it the way that computer font looks.  If you're going to the trouble of asking, why not learn to write it in a normal handwritten fashion?

Last edited by JimmySeal (2013 March 10, 11:53 am)

tokyostyle Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-04-11 Posts: 720

The best resources are books and stuff that show you what it looks like written in pen, but kakijun is a nice go-to resource:

http://kakijun.jp/page/1266200.html

... or after I post this I could stumble across a site that has worksheets for every elementary school kanji ...

http://kanji.bookmarks.jp/1359/2nenmichi/

Last edited by tokyostyle (2013 March 10, 12:50 pm)

Reply #6 - 2013 March 10, 5:50 pm
daevil Member
Registered: 2012-12-25 Posts: 49

Makes more sense to write it in handwritten style when writing by hand.

The reason why I wondered before was because I had learned to write it in computer font but it seems like no one does that. Won't take long to fix though and I really appreciate the links you posted tokyostyle!

Last edited by daevil (2013 March 10, 5:53 pm)

Reply #7 - 2013 March 10, 6:44 pm
Thora Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-02-23 Posts: 1691

There are some handwriting type fonts too. I think it can help to see the kanji in that form as you're learning to write them. A few different ones have been posted in older threads. (If you have no luck searching, I might be able to locate them.)

Reply #8 - 2013 March 11, 2:33 pm
tokyostyle Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-04-11 Posts: 720

Thora wrote:

There are some handwriting type fonts too.

https://sites.google.com/site/nihilistorguk/

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