Surely this is a bug with seperating words? Mind you I’m still new to Japanese, this might genuinely be how it works.
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Yeah, that’s definitely a bug.
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Unrelated to the bug, but your display is showing a Chinese font instead of a Japanese one. That’s probably how your device is set up to work, and it’s a common occurrence for beginners. Look up in your smartphone configurations for an option to add Japanese as a secondary language, otherwise it tends to default to Chinese script.
You will know it’s correct when this character
shows up as
The character is 直 if you want to check in your browser as well.
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Wow thanks, I’d never have guessed that was a thing. Are there many characters that differ, and are the differences big?
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Most are the same. Some have minor changes, like a slanted line x a straight line, as in 言.
Chinese:
Japanese:
直 is known for being the most distinct one.