Ha sorry I didn’t thread everything properly but if you go to this tweet and follow the hashtags you should find all the things #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #TypographyPorn #GlyphsInTheWild @GrammarRabble twitter.com/jonathanhsy/status/98277...
Testing knowledge of #Japanese characters for household objects. #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild
Four-word proverbial expressions, ubiquitous in #Japanese (and also in a similar way #Chinese). ONE STONE TWO BIRDS = equivalent of “killing two birds with one stone” #KanjiMuseum #GlyphsInTheWild
SO TEMPTED to take a selfie inside the iconic FISH (魚)-character cup (ubiquitous in sushi restaurants). But I’m an adult and the cup was child-sized #KanjiMuseum #魚 #GlyphsInTheWild
Failing spectacularly at this interactive game that involves completing various FISH (魚) radical-based characters. #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #魚 #GlyphsInTheWild
Creating “rubbings” of inscriptions on ancient objects (facsimiles of course). #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild
Ancient inscriptions on tortoise shells and bronze vessels. #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild
Early variation in seal scripts prior to Qin-era standardization. #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild
The #KanjiMuseum has an epic panoramic timeline on the first floor detailing the history of #Chinese-character-based writing from early glyphs on tortoise shells to present-day digital media #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild
LANGUAGE NERDS: Did you know there’s an ENTIRE MUSEUM on the history of #kanji (#Chinese-character-based writing) in #Japanese culture?! 漢字博物館・図書館 [aka 漢字ミュージアム]. @GrammarRabble #KanjiMuseum #TextTechnologies #GlyphsInTheWild *THREAD*
