Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)

Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013) by cambalache on Saturday November 21, 2020 @03:18PM (#25172468)

> Japanese sentences are typically a bit longer than English in terms of syllables and written length?

Do you understand than 1 kana represents 1 syllable? They are BY DEFINITION, more concise than Latin letters.

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Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013) by japgolly on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:39PM (#25261668)

Wow thanks! I didn't understand that despite being able to read and write Japanese! Sarcasm aside you don't seem to have a very deep understanding so maybe you should be a bit nicer when expressing your opinion.

> 1 kana represents 1 syllable

ちゅ <-- 2 kana, 1 syllable

> BY DEFINITION, more concise than Latin letters

smash <-- 1 syllable, 5 latin letters, ~3 kana in length スマッシュ <-- 5 kana

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