On 24 May 2012 at 19:10, Rich Alderson wrote:
One of the writing systems used for the Japanese
language, kanji, is
_logographic_ (each written sign denotes a word).
I believe that Japanese uses the Wabun system of kana coding for
telegraphy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabun_code
(At least they did during WWII, AFAIK)
--Chuck