I wonder how they managed avoided to mistaken「そ」"so" with「う」"u" back then...
@itskhalid9232 жыл бұрын
don't forget「ろ」"ro" too
@MomoHibiki2 жыл бұрын
@@itskhalid923 Look carefully
@ferretyluv2 жыл бұрын
I can see the difference between so and u, but not so and ro.
@Yas-ef3qm2 жыл бұрын
and “ra”「ら」.
@TheoEvian2 жыл бұрын
These look exactly like the font shinchousha or koudansha, I am not sure which one, was using in like 50s and 60s, I have a few Moris and Sousekis that look exactly like this :D
Would modern Japanese handwriting still be readable if people did those speed loops with regular pens?
@ferretyluv2 жыл бұрын
Nope. Go look up Meiji postcards. It’s illegible.
@felipe_sth2 жыл бұрын
I didn't remember "wu" was a thing back then. Also, "o" pretty much looks like a kanji.
@Purple4312 жыл бұрын
'wu' isn't really a real sound in japanse... It's just pronounced as 'u'
@urabekan1232 жыл бұрын
東宮さんは立派です 立派な字を書かれます
@tsuyoshi244shiren2 жыл бұрын
所々漢字の名残がありますね。
@girassols2 жыл бұрын
I loved them! But a question, if I use these letters today, am I technically wrong or is it ok?
@Rws4Life2 жыл бұрын
You really shouldn't. Look at u, so and ro: here they are very similar, while the modern variants are easily distinguishable. Furthermore, I imagine most japanese speaking people wouldn't know or understand this system and would cause confusion. Just stick to the new system :)
@girassols2 жыл бұрын
@@Rws4Life wow!! good to know! thank you so so much!!!
@worldcomicsreview3542 жыл бұрын
This style of writing is still used in the names of traditional looking resturants etc (usually newly built ones, inside big department stores). More decoratively than functionally, though.
@girassols2 жыл бұрын
@@worldcomicsreview354 Ohh! Thank you so so much!!
@yulihzl65952 жыл бұрын
キレイ!
@babycat98992 жыл бұрын
良く書けました✨ばあちゃんより
@user-vh6vg2nv82 жыл бұрын
「そ」が逆向きなのは興味深いな
@p.aimar212 жыл бұрын
「く」の不変さは偉大だな
@naohkanda2 жыл бұрын
天晴れ!!
@user-SKY___JAPAN2 жыл бұрын
ア明治ーング!!!
@MusiicRoolz2 жыл бұрын
ふ was a cute little thing
@Sumire2532 жыл бұрын
「ふ」がすき
@youknow71022 жыл бұрын
そとろの違いがわかんねえ
@かな-i3t2 жыл бұрын
美しい‼︎
@kaylaa22042 жыл бұрын
When I clicked on this, I thought "relatively speaking, this wasn't that long ago. I can only expect these to be mostly the same, with any differences being minor at best" My assumption was correct, and that is very satisfying actually Really it's just modern but with the caveat "if you can make something a continuous line, do so" With "shi" being not as curved for some reason I really like how "fu" looks here with the continuous line though, it looks so whimsical
@ccccc2959 Жыл бұрын
I think “shi” doesn’t curve so much because writing would have been vertical, and so it flows into the next part better when it doesn’t curve up.
@kaylaa2204 Жыл бұрын
@@ccccc2959 a lot of writing still is vertical though Sometimes it’s horizontal but both writing styles exist
Did they still use brushes in the Meiji era? Or did the fanaticism for all things western mean they preferred fountain pens?
@mainlyportrait87252 жыл бұрын
We still use brushes occasionally in modern days. And considering that Japan's self-made fountain pen industry began at the end of the Meiji era, I don't think fountain pens were popular or inexpensive enough for everyone back then.