Manga translation help with unknown symbols

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

I am running a project to translate an entire Doujinshi series, but, I ran into a few problems.

My Japanese IME thing seems to be missing out on 3 symbols which I found in a doujinshi and I have done extensive searches on a bunch of sites to come up with nothing.

I attached an image file containing red markings, circles and symbols done myself representing the ones I am unfamilar with and my computer refuses to find any resembelance of those kanji/katakana/hiragana.

Any help on those symbols?

epigene · 10 Mar 2007

Hmmm???

It's mysterious why you can't find them!

き (hiragara "ki")
言 (kanji "iu")
さ (hiragana "sa")

HTH!

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

Thank you

Here is what I see though, in my IME.

I attached a screenshot

epigene · 10 Mar 2007

What I see on the screenshot you posted is exactly what I posted. I don't see any problem. :?

If you don't see what I see, it may be a problem with your IME or your operating system--maybe needing a repair or clean install??

Just an idea...

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

Oh, thank you XD
The problem I had was it did not match the symbols entirely from the Doujinshi page I posted and I became confused

Thank you for your help though, you made it possible for me to take a big leap into my project XD

akai ken · 10 Mar 2007

Its ok, the ki symbol is found in both ways.

If you go to www.realkana.com you'll see the different "styles" for writing both hiragana and katakana.

By the way, that had lots of katakana, I can't believe how often it is used.

Edit: When I said that the KI symbol was found in both ways I forgot to say that all of those are found and written in different ways.

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

Thank you, I appreciate this information you are giving me

Now that I know about this, it is easier to understand the differences in symbols XD

Oh, I attached my first translation page and the RAW one

WARNING: Use of a word "semen" is used in the doujinshi!

Mike Cash · 10 Mar 2007

The problem is that you lack sufficient familiarity with differences between machine-printed characters and hand-lettered characters.

But you're learning.

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

And I will keep on steadily improving

Mike Cash · 10 Mar 2007

That's the spirit! You hang in there.

Janet Merai · 10 Mar 2007

Thank you, I will

epigene · 10 Mar 2007

I think I've posted this in the past, but this webpage shows Japanese hiragana, katakana and basic kanji in kaisho (style most similar to print style), gyosho (semi-cursive) and sousho (cursive) styles. I think you can familiarize yourself with these handwriting styles if you need to read a lot of it, although I don't think you'll see much of the cursive styles in doujin-shi.

書道三体辞典

Good luck!

dark_secrester · 16 Mar 2007

*Eating boiled rice with extra rice vinegar on top while posting*

Yes, one of them, さ sa, isn't drawn very well.
Remembereing that sa can be written like a backwards chi as well, but when not drawn as so, a 'flick' at the end of the vetical line to the left shows that it is sa, but that isn't too clear on the manga. Also, the horizontal line does seem a little strange, a little bit more positively corrolated than normal, but that isn't too bad, you come across it a lot in manga, usually drawn even worse than that.

I just thought I would post. わたしはたいくつです。 Hope that taikutsu is the right word for bored, in the context I used. If not, please tell me

Glenn · 16 Mar 2007

I'd say "written" rather than "drawn." The writing itself isn't necessarily art (although it can be).

dark_secrester · 17 Mar 2007

I try to make it an art (makes it more interesting that way, as writing is a slog for me). It helps me enjoy and learn it better

Sorry

Manga translation help with unknown symbols

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