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Re:Finnish as a world language? by Aeolun on Saturday August 27, 2022 @02:01AM (#32616193)
> We don't assume the names of people based on their Kanji

Note that even (or maybe especially) Japanese people don’t do this either.

The first thing anyone introducing themselves does is say how to write/say their name.

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Re:Finnish as a world language? by innocentoldguy on Saturday August 27, 2022 @03:01AM (#32616540)
One thing that fascinated me when I first lived in Japan was how people would finger-draw the Kanji for their names on their palms.
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