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In person, if they think you'll have to write their name: "My name is XYZ, that uses the kanji for A and B" As for business cards, yes, if they have some non-o

by Macha 3y ago

In person, if they think you'll have to write their name: "My name is XYZ, that uses the kanji for A and B" As for business cards, yes, if they have some non-obvious reading they will have kana or romaji there somewhere. (Usage of romaji on business cards is wider than you might expect, since it's seen as kind of the equivalent of a modern sans-serif logo for a business in some circles) e.g. Card with furigana: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstat.ameba.jp%2Fuser_images%2F20180207%2F21%2Fmtake-design%2Fb9%2F78%2Fj%2Fo1507096914127222246.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=93f75eca1eb9cfd108caeab44d8f85654687212c3cd2ea9874e8dce53c8b3cbe&ipo=images https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F... Card with kana elsewhere: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic-cse.canva.com%2Fblob%2F219577%2F200311coolbc10.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=ad72a78dbf2a79ebc56889031c7d66d207a6150324dd705eab123058ef8606f3&ipo=images https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F... Card with romaji: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.aidmax.co.jp%2Fupload%2Fsave_image%2F0481-02.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e5e231b6ff22946c5ab0556669ca2a94214e8fb0c54e5dd2ba7d592b47302190&ipo=images https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...

qingcharles 3y ago
Thank you so much! On the first example -- what is the significance of the character which is a circle within a circle? I'm assuming it's some sort of graphic or punctuation, rather than a kanji...?
- Macha 3y ago
  It's just a graphical divider/bullet that the designer of this specific business card chose to use. The heading of that corner is just the pronounication of "m-take design" written out in katakana. The first line under the heading talks about the type of products the person works on (direct mail, leaflets, pamphlets). The second line talks about their specialities, as in the industries they focus on (cosmetics, health food), and then the last mentions they'll also do logo design, homepage design etc. I guess they wanted to emphasize the second line. You'll sometimes see kanji-sized single circles used in Japan to indicate omitted characters (and you might see them on business card _templates_ as a sort of lorem ipsum, but unlikely on actual business cards), but this double circle doesn't have any specific meaning as far as I know.

by Macha 3y ago

qingcharles 3y ago

Thank you so much! On the first example -- what is the significance of the character which is a circle within a circle? I'm assuming it's some sort of graphic or punctuation, rather than a kanji...?

Macha 3y ago
It's just a graphical divider/bullet that the designer of this specific business card chose to use. The heading of that corner is just the pronounication of "m-take design" written out in katakana. The first line under the heading talks about the type of products the person works on (direct mail, leaflets, pamphlets). The second line talks about their specialities, as in the industries they focus on (cosmetics, health food), and then the last mentions they'll also do logo design, homepage design etc. I guess they wanted to emphasize the second line. You'll sometimes see kanji-sized single circles used in Japan to indicate omitted characters (and you might see them on business card _templates_ as a sort of lorem ipsum, but unlikely on actual business cards), but this double circle doesn't have any specific meaning as far as I know.