Japanese Braille

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs tenji
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Braille
gptkbp:creator Kuraji Ishikawa
gptkbp:directionA left-to-right
gptkbp:hasFeature distinct kana and kanji representation
kanji braille (kantenji) for kanji representation
uses modifiers for voiced and semi-voiced sounds
uses prefix for numbers
uses separate symbols for long vowels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese Braille
gptkbp:introducedIn 1890
gptkbp:ISO15924 Brai
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_writing_system
gptkb:Braille
Japanese kana
Kantenji
gptkbp:represents numbers
punctuation
Latin letters
kana syllables
gptkbp:status official braille system in Japan
gptkbp:unicodeBlock U+2800–U+28FF
gptkbp:usedBy visually impaired people in Japan
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Japanese_language
gptkbp:uses 6-dot cell
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:abugida
braille
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Braille_writing_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7