Japanese Language & AI
Japanese Language & AI
Articles on the intersection of Japanese language structure, kanji-hiragana systems, and AI language model behavior, including character counting, reading prediction, and linguistic bias in multilingual AI.
japanese language aiJun 29, 20265 min
Why AI Can’t Count Hiragana in Kanji Readings (And Why That’s Okay)
A deep dive into how Japanese morphology breaks AI's assumptions about character counting, the role of okurigana, and why linguistic ambiguity isn't a bug—it's the feature.