Basic study of kanji recognition patterns in non-kanji-background Japanese learners based on eye-movement analysis

• DOI: 10.30827/portalin.vix.27424
• Publication Date: 2024-03-08T11:17:20Z
• Authors: Makiko Fukuda
• Keywords: Estudiantes occidentales; Eye movements; Eye tracking; Kanji; Movimientos oculares; Character recognition; Rastreo ocular; Reconocimiento de caracteres; Non-kanji-background learners

Learning kanji is one of the greatest challenges that non-kanji-background Japanese learners face. Kanji have a complicated structure and are fundamentally different from characters Latin alphabet. Recognising them can thus be difficult for places whose writing systems do not include kanji. Studies on fixation eye movements observed in recognition by such therefore important to clarify kanji-recognition -learning process. The present study attempts shed light this subject using an eye-tracker movements.
 analysis data obtained eye-movement experiments shows students exhibit patterns depending how long they been studying kanji: while who short time tend look repeatedly at parts grasp its shape structure, those with more experience pattern similar native speakers.