Paul D wrote:
> On 2006-08-15 23:24:23 +0900, Graham Bell 
> <grabelly@netscape.net.dumb.spam> said:
> 
>> Louise Bremner wrote:
>>> I saw someone using the Kanji sono mama package on a Nintendo DS Lite
>>> last week and decided I wanted one too. Looks like a serious study tool.
>>>
>>
>> I'd suggest you try it out somewhere before you buy it, and see how 
>> well it works for you.
>>
>> I bought a DS Lite a little while back and a copy of the Kanji sono 
>> mama software with the same thought in mind, but have had no end of 
>> trouble with it recognizing kanji which I write. With some kanji I was 
>> never been able to get it to recognize them - I've even asked Japanese 
>> friends to try it and they got the same results. And these were pretty 
>> common kanji, nothing really weird.
> 
> It relies quite heavily on stroke order, particularly for simple kanji. 
> I used to write 力 in the wrong order, and it couldn't recognize it for 
> anything. Stroke order corrected, no problem. I can write extremely 
> messy kanji with no recognition problems.
> 
Stroke order is one of the first things I made sure was correct when
using it, but it seems to make no difference. As I said, even when I've
asked Japanese friends to try out the same kanji, it suggests several
kanji - but not the one being written.
Simple kanji such as the one you mentioned are fine, but I've had lots
of trouble with ones with more than 10 or so strokes.