RE: [Japanese_Language] Re: A complex phrase

[Rob]

I am still having problems getting my computer to read Japanese text. What 
should I do?




--- In Japanese_Language@yahoogroups.com, "ai3131" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If it is not too much to ask, could you render your correctional text
> into Kanji + kana text? I am trying to wean myself off of raji. Also,
> I will be able to know just how it will appear when written in
> Japanese.
>
> Not to worry. The computer I use can read Japanese IME text.
>
> - Arian I.

Sorry I took so long to resdond.  I was away for a little while.

The translation in Japanese kana and kanji is as follows (in UTF-8):

町の郊外に沼地があります。そこにはワニやヒョウ（豹）やシカ（鹿）やカモ（鴨）やツル（鶴）がいます。さらに、タカ（鷹）やツバメ（燕）やタヌキ(狸）に似たラクーンと呼ばれる動物やカエル（蛙）もいます。また、たくさんのカ（蚊）を含むさまざまな虫もいます。そこはとても興味深く、美しいところです。しかし、人間が使うために水の流れが変えられ、開発のために干拓されたために、そこの水文系（すいもんけい）は乱されました。

I changed the word "suitaikei" 水態系 to "suimonkei" here, because this word 
seems more appropriate technical term for hydrology, but I'm not sure.

Note that the words for animals are written in katakana.  They usually use 
katakana for animals (including birds, fish and others) and plants, probably 
because the kanji for those words are often not listed in the Jouyou Kanji 
Hyou 常用漢字表.

Just for your information, I give my own version of the translation:

市のすぐ外側には湿地帯があります。そこにはワニ、ヒョウ、シカ、カモ、ツル、タカ、ツバメ、ラクーン（タヌキに似た動物）、カエル、それに多種多様にわたる昆虫がいて、カもたくさんいます。
 そこは非常に興味深く、 
美しいところですが、人間が利用するために水の流れが変えられて、開発用に干拓されために水文系が乱されてしまっています。

Kamui


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