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It does have some resemblance to katakana. The first character at least looks very similar to メ.
by tjpnz 8y ago
It does have some resemblance to katakana. The first character at least looks very similar to メ.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoIt comes from China, was developed in the republican era. It's based on a shorthand modification of seal script - though Japan was very influential on the elite of China at that time so it's possible Katakana played some role. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script
- Freak_NL 8y agoMost katakana were derived from Chinese characters by taking a part of that character (whereas Hiragana are simplified cursive forms of a whole Chinese character). The メ part is part of many Chinese characters.
- entity345 8y agoYes, katakana is inspired by Chinese characters... roll eyes. For example, the Katakana character you mention is directly taken from Chinese.
- wccrawford 8y agoYour comment would have been better received without the insult.
- dang 8y agoWould you please stop posting flamebait to Hacker News? We can accounts that won't.
- entity345 8y agoI am trying to post factual comments. Do not accept political threads, or make clear what political line is 'correct' if you do not want debate.
- dang 8y agoOk, but in that case you need to stick to facts and not add swipes like "roll eyes" and "Are doing ignoring what I wrote on purpose?".