What is Braille?
Braille is a system in which each letter is represented by raised dots so that visually impaired people can touch and read text.
You've probably seen them around town many times, but many people probably don't know how to use them.
where braille is used
Braille is used everywhere in stations, commercial facilities, roadsides, etc.
There are also books that have been translated into Braille for the visually impaired.
(Regarding the actual situation of the Braille transcription,herefrom)
The familiar yellow bumpy Braille block is also an important landmark.
Elevator buttons and beer cans sometimes have braille.
Braille is a "letter" for visually impaired people, and it is an important existence.
how to read braille
Braille is a combination of several patterns.
For example, "AIUEO" is represented in Braille as follows:
And let's take a look at the braille of "Kakikukeko".
Except for the part marked in red, it is the same as "AIUEO".
In the same way for other characters, by adding the part of "AIUEO" to the part with the red mark,
You can make
Ya and Wa lines are exceptions
Also, dakuten and handakuten can be made by adding the red mark to the left.
Braille has a fixed pattern and is not something that can be "remembered".
Other main braille is listed in the PDF below (Braille images on this site are also quoted from here)
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_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ "Braille List" (Convex/Concave) Print versionPDF file by Japan Braille Library
braille rules
Braille has some rules.
When writing Japanese in kanji, katakana, and hiragana, you can understand the unity as follows.
Easy to understand, meaning at a glance even without punctuation
"I thought this test was terrible.I found something that wasn't there."
"I had a terrible test this time because there were things I didn't do."
That's what it means.
But how about writing this sentence in romaji? _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
"watashiwakonkainotesutohasanzandeshitayodatteyattenaitokoro
gadetandesu"
I don't know what you mean.
So let's divide this romaji sentence together by meaning.
"watashi wa konkai no tesuto ha sanzan deshitayo. datte yattenai
tokoro ga detandesu"
It's pretty easy to understand now. Doing it in Braille is pretty close to this as well.
◆Notation of extended sound
"Kyoto" is usually written as "Kyoto" in hiragana.
However, when it is written in Braille, it is pronounced ``Kyoto'', faithfully to the sound.
◆Dividing
This is similar to "sukima" used in English.
for example,
"I sweated and went to the office"
Suppose there is a sentence
If you translate this into Braille,
"watashiwa asewo kaki kaki yakubani itta"
becomes.