へた文字
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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文 | 字 |
もん > も Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
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下手文字 |
Etymology
editCompound of 下手 (heta, “incompetent, unskilled, clumsy”) + 文字 (“writing, script, characters, letters”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- a form of cryptic Japanese writing that substitutes similar-looking characters for the characters intended
- 2003 December 20, “Nippon ryūkōki: gyaru-moji”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, page 9:
- 「(ナ”W(キ?」「八”T八”T」。それぞれ「元気?」「バイバイ」と書いてあるそうだ。「ギャル文字」とか「へた文字」と呼ばれるもの
- (ナ”W(キ? 「八”T八”T. Sorezore “genki?” “baibai” to kaitearu sō da. “Gyaru-moji” to ka “heta moji” to yobareru mono.
- (ナ”W(キ?, 八”T八”T. Respectively, “Are you well?” and “Bye-bye” are written like that. It's something called “gyaru-moji” or “heta-moji”
Synonyms
edit- ギャル文字 (gyaru-moji)