Haynes index

[kissakai]

Hi

I have recently purchased the Haynes index but I have a query

 

I'm learning the kanji by stroke count but I wonder if anyone can tell me why on the stroke list some names are in upper case and some are in lower case?

 

These are a couple of examples:

3 strokes SHŌ ko o sa chiisa sasa

5 strokes SHO SO sumi tokoro fusa

5 strokes SHŌ yo yotsu hiro mochi

5 strokes Ō nakabiru

 

Can it be that the upper case denote actual examples in the Artist list and lower case do not appear in this list

Maybe that lower lower case are examples of the kanji that are correct or seldom/never used

Once I understand this distinction it will help we with my translations

 

 

With thanks

Grev UK

 

PS

I would welcome any NMB members tips whilst using the Haynes index

For me it's a bit overwhelming

[Guido]

Upper case = on-yomi, lower case = kun-yomi.

[george trotter]

Hi Grev., perhaps it will help to explain that "on yomi" means Chinese reading (pronunciation) of a kanji and "kun yomi" is the Japanese reading (pronunciation) of the same kanji...example: "Tozan" = east mountain in "on" reading and it is Higashiyama in "kun" reading.

For example the well known smith Jumyo ("on" reading) is also able to be read Toshinaga ("kun" reading)...see Hawley 1981 JU-56 and TOS342 (just as an example)...no-one says Toshinaga actually, but in case someone mis-reads in "kun", Hawley lists it as Toshinaga also with a reference back to Jumyo.

I hope this helps with the On and Kun.

Regards,

[kissakai]

Thanks for the info

I'm happier I know the difference

Now I'm usure how to use this information

If I use the stroke count to find the translation and it gives me loads of variations I'd be stuck to know which to use

As I've said many times before I only started collecting tsuba 18 months ago so probably no easy answer to my question and just down to experience

 

 

Grev UK