Basic characters - Kisomoji

Japanese: 基礎文字 - きそもじ
Basic characters - Kisomoji

…Shorthand systems, which are used as a means of shorthand, are usually a system of special artificial symbols (shorthands) that allow all words to be written simply. However, their structure is more complex than that of roman letters or kana, and they consist of basic characters that represent individual sounds, contractions that rationally create two-syllable characters, abbreviated characters that represent major words, and abbreviated notations related to their structure. Therefore, in order to fully utilize these and to write them at high speed and read them correctly (shorthand operation technique), an educational curriculum similar to that for learning a foreign language is required. …

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Japanese:

…速記の手段となる速記方式は,通常〈特殊の人工的記号(速字)の体系〉であり,すべての語が簡略に書き表せるようになっている。しかしその構成は〈ローマ字〉や〈かな〉よりも複雑であり,個々の音を表す基礎文字,2音文字を合理的に作る縮字法,おもな単語を表す略字,その構成に関する略記法などから成り立っている。したがって,これらを十分に使いこなし,高速度で書いて正しく判読する(速記方式運用技術)には,外国語の学習と同じ教育課程が必要である。…

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