Genkō yōshi
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Genkō yōshi may be used with any type of writing instruments — pencil, pen, or an ink brush.
Genkō yōshi is used for vertical writing. On a sheet of genkō yōshi, there is no pre-determined order; there is instead a system of space, which can be designed freely.[1]
One page of Japanese with 400 characters generally equals 225-250 words in English. In other words, an essay of about 10,000 words would be the same as 40-45 genko yoshi.[2]
History
Genkō yōshi came into common use in the Meiji period. Newspapers and magazines needed to count characters.
Genkō Yōshi Media
References
- ↑ Ikegami, Yoshihiko. (1991). The Empire of signs: semiotic essays on Japanese culture, p. 68.
- ↑ University of Tokyo, Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ), Call for papers Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-4-29.
Other websites
- Amherst College, Genkoyoshi