Home Learn Japanese how furigana converters work?LLearn Japanesehow furigana converters work?August 14, 20226 comments Kanji has many different readings, so I am curious how furigana converters like furgianify! are functioning? Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 6 commentsExactly the way humans do — by looking up a **word** in a dictionary.You seem to imply that in case of ambiguity those converters manage to choose the correct reading, but I think they are just wrong a lot.Well judging from the screenshots they have on the app store, the answer is “not that great”. ふり**か**なとは、に**っぽ**んごにおいて…Usually they just go with the most common versions of a given word (not individual kanji). But, yeah, they’re wrong a lot.If they were smart they would work the same waythat all effective translation services do.When using those converter apps, it’s always a good idea to double check that the displayed reading matches the intended kanji/word/phrase.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
You seem to imply that in case of ambiguity those converters manage to choose the correct reading, but I think they are just wrong a lot.
Well judging from the screenshots they have on the app store, the answer is “not that great”. ふり**か**なとは、に**っぽ**んごにおいて…
Usually they just go with the most common versions of a given word (not individual kanji). But, yeah, they’re wrong a lot.
When using those converter apps, it’s always a good idea to double check that the displayed reading matches the intended kanji/word/phrase.
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Exactly the way humans do — by looking up a **word** in a dictionary.
You seem to imply that in case of ambiguity those converters manage to choose the correct reading, but I think they are just wrong a lot.
Well judging from the screenshots they have on the app store, the answer is “not that great”. ふり**か**なとは、に**っぽ**んごにおいて…
Usually they just go with the most common versions of a given word (not individual kanji). But, yeah, they’re wrong a lot.
If they were smart they would work the same waythat all effective translation services do.
When using those converter apps, it’s always a good idea to double check that the displayed reading matches the intended kanji/word/phrase.