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[Bug] iOS font issue - Improperly simplified kanji #183

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ssjoel3k opened this issue Dec 22, 2020 · 3 comments
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[Bug] iOS font issue - Improperly simplified kanji #183

ssjoel3k opened this issue Dec 22, 2020 · 3 comments

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@ssjoel3k
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There appears to be an issue with the Hiragino font on iOS devices. A large number of non-joyo kanji (particularly RTK3 kanji) are simplified when they shouldn't be. (i.e. 噌、煉、餅、櫛、etc.)

For reference, these are the characters (this was a fix JIS made for these characters). The 2000 forms are the improperly simplified ones, while the 2004 characters are the ones that have been corrected:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/JIS_X_0213#/media/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:JIS_X_0213_2000-2004.gif

MS Mincho uses the corrected forms, but Hiragino doesn't. In a test page, I disabled Hiragino (therefore reverting to the system's default serif font) and the characters appeared in their correct form.

Proposed solution:
Please either disable the Hiragino font, or give us an option for disabling (or choosing) fonts in our settings.

@ssjoel3k
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I've attached some screenshots for reference...

_kanji_koohii_ios_vs_pc

PC (Accurate):
_miso_pc
_son_pc

iOS (Inaccurate):
_miso_ios
_son_ios

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m-jepson commented Dec 4, 2023

Has this been fixed? As an iOS and iPadOS user this worries me a bit, as I might be learning the wrong Kanji now?

@ssjoel3k
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Has this been fixed? As an iOS and iPadOS user this worries me a bit, as I might be learning the wrong Kanji now?

I haven't heard of any news of this being fixed yet. It would definitely be nice to see this issue resolved. I haven't heard any response to this, so I don't know if there are any plans on fixing it.
With that being said, it only affects a small number of kanji. You won't necessarily be learning the "wrong" kanji, but just a less common way of writing it.
Japanese kanji are split into 新字体 (shinjitai or "new character") and 旧字体 (kyuujitai or "old character").
While most characters use the newer form (新字体) there are cases where the older form (旧字体) is more common.
The font that iOS defaults to on Kanji Koohii appears to favor the 新字体 in cases where it's not very often used, like the 噌 in みそ(味噌). (It ends up looking like 口+曽 instead of 口+曾)
If you're using the RTK books to follow along, or if you're using this on PC then you won't have that issue, but if you're using it on iOS, you might find that you're learning the less common way of writing those kanji.
It's not a bad idea to pair Kanji Koohii with apps like "Kanji Lookup" which will teach you the correct way to write these characters (and sometimes show you the different ways to write it when both are often used).

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