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Japanese
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| 下手文字
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Etymology
Compound of 下手 (heta, “incompetent, unskilled, clumsy”) + 文字 (“writing, script, characters, letters”).
Pronunciation
Noun
へた文字 • (heta-moji)
- a form of cryptic Japanese writing that substitutes similar-looking characters for the characters intended
2003 December 20, “Nippon ryūkōki: gyaru-moji”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, page 9:「（ナ”Ｗ（キ？」「八”Ｔ八”Ｔ」。それぞれ「元気？」「バイバイ」と書いてあるそうだ。「ギャル文字」とか「へた文字」と呼ばれるもの- （ナ”Ｗ（キ？ 「八”Ｔ八”Ｔ. Sorezore “genki?” “baibai” to kaitearu sō da. “Gyaru-moji” to ka “heta moji” to yobareru mono.
- （ナ”Ｗ（キ？, 八”Ｔ八”Ｔ. Respectively, “Are you well?” and “Bye-bye” are written like that. It's something called “gyaru-moji” or “heta-moji”
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