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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"DeepL cannot accurately translate vertical Japanese","articleBody":"I’ve noticed DeepL has some troubles while trying to translate _Tategaki_ (vertical Japanese), as it follows in the screenshots.\n\n![Screenshot_2025-11-22-06-21-25-021_com.deepl.mobiletranslator.jpg](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/293f1df7-bcb5-43fd-b10b-58a25775931a)\n_This is the basis picture to translate._\n\n![Screenshot_2025-11-22-06-21-17-247_com.deepl.mobiletranslator.jpg](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8a7c7b9f-7039-4c5c-a87c-0541e588361d)\n_This is the mistakenly translated Tategaki sentence._\n\nBeside not translating the whole sentence, it displays incorrect kanji, such as 細 (/hoso/ = thin) over 話 (/hana/ = talk to), including 目 (/me/) that's simply nonexistent in the picture, and changing from 満 (/man/ = full) to 清 (/kiyoshi/ = clear). Seems like the API cannot recognise characters based on the typeface or something. Maybe not really trained enough for it.\n\nJust like Arabic and Hebrew, the _Tategaki_ logic is right-to-left, but the DeepL’s API treated it as if it was in the common order (left-to-right).\n\n---\n\n**Estimated phrase:**\n「満月になったら、君について月とたくさん話すよ。」\n\n**Estimated translation:**\n“When it’s full moon, I talk to the moon a lot about you.”","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MakotoJohn","@type":"Person","name":"MakotoJohn"},"datePublished":"2025-11-22T09:30:06.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/149/deepl-python/issues/149"}