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help with kanji please.

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kabbott07
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help with kanji please.

Postby kabbott07 » January 9th, 2010 2:55 pm

I am wondering if someone can help me i need to know how to write this address in kanji or hiragana the address is

shindenhiroshiba
iwade-shi Wakayama

thanks so much any help would be appreciated.
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Postby QuackingShoe » January 9th, 2010 4:37 pm

shindenhiroshiba = 新田広芝
iwadeshi = 岩出市
wakayama(ken) = 和歌山(県)

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kabbott07
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Postby kabbott07 » January 9th, 2010 5:51 pm

Thanks

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Postby Belton » January 9th, 2010 9:29 pm

Just as a by-the-way romaji is perfectly understandable and usable by the postal services in Japan. You don't have to write the address in Kanji.

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Postby taikutsu » January 10th, 2010 10:14 am

Belton wrote:Just as a by-the-way romaji is perfectly understandable and usable by the postal services in Japan. You don't have to write the address in Kanji.

But of course, it's more fun and far more satisfying to write the kanji address. :wink:

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Postby Belton » January 10th, 2010 11:42 am

taikutsu wrote:
Belton wrote:Just as a by-the-way romaji is perfectly understandable and usable by the postal services in Japan. You don't have to write the address in Kanji.

But of course, it's more fun and far more satisfying to write the kanji address. :wink:


Of course, and you could write it in Tategaki too, it could look very nice.

Unless you muck it up and your letter is delayed or goes astray.
Clarity might be more important than the gesture of writing kanji if you aren't sure about the kanji or aren't practised in writing them.
I'm just saying that it's something you don't actually have to worry about if sending a letter to Japan.

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