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Kanji for foreigner names: was Re: NG for gaijin topics. (English)

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From: Rafael &
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1992 04:09
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In article <2050@aegis.or.jp> davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:

   Dave>When I needed a seal for a bank account I had one made in katakana.
   Dave>Boy, was it ever ugly! But a friend rescued me and now I have one
   Dave>with three kanji: Ma Ku Rein (only a guess) meaning something like
   Dave>"Truth a long time seeking". 

I have one with $@%5%s%H%9(J. Really ugly.

A friend of my lab tried to make the kanjis for Rafael Santos. Lots of 
trouble with Rafael. Santos was rendered (sp?) in $@;3D;@4(J. Seems that is
a "Mountain in Tosu", where Tosu is a name of a place.
Rafael was very strange. Better forget about it.

Rafael Santos : santos@mickey.ai.kyutech.ac.jp
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$@$3$N(J $@%"!<%F%#%/%k(J $@$N(J $@$A$g$5$/$1$s(J $@$O(J $@$[$&$-(J $@$7$F(J $@$$$^$9!#(J
$@$N$>$`$J$i(J $@%3%T(J$@!<(J $@$d(J $@$7$h$&(J $@$d(J $@$$$s$h$&(J $@$,(J $@$-$g$+$J$7(J $@$K(J $@$G$-$^$9!#(J
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From: santos@mickey.ai.kyutech.ac.jp (Rafael &)
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Subject: Kanji for foreigner names: was Re: NG for gaijin topics. (English)
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