Re: [PHP] Japanese character validation

From: - Edwin - (copperwa11s_at_yahoo.co.jp)
Date: 11/08/03 

Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 23:20:27 +0900
To: Eugene Lee <list-php-1@fsck.net>

On 2003.11.8, at 20:32 Asia/Tokyo, Eugene Lee wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 06:26:39PM +0900, - Edwin - wrote:
> :
> : On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:43:06 -0600 Eugene wrote:
> : >
> : > Actually, kana are not "simplified kanji" because it is not
> : > the case that kana can replace kanji while preserving the
> : > exact same meaning. In fact, most kana by themselves have
> : > no meaning.
> :
> : Well, I'm sure there's a very good reason why the dictionary
> : I quoted called it "simplified kanji".
>
> I disagree with the term "simplified kanji".

   regex - regular expressions

   Um, what's so "regular" about it again?

> The kana may have been
> derived from kanji and evolved over the centuries, but they are no
> longer kanji in the sense that they carry any intrinsic meaning by
> themselves.

?? Who said that they are kanji?

Kanji are Chinese characters whereas kana are Japanese characters.

> Nor can they replace kanji in meaning and function. They
> are just phonetic alphabets.

Did I say otherwise?

- E -

PS
Maybe, you can complain here:

   http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=kana

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