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TDN Notation
TDN Notation (TDN表記, TDN Hyōki) refers to the name abbreviations used by the Inmu community, stemming from an article obfuscating the identities of the parties involved in the Tadano Scandal. It's quite similar to disemvoweling, but differs as Japanese isn't a Latin script.
Instructions
- Take a Japanese name.
- If you're using a real Japanese name, you should only be using the surname here.
- If you're using an English word, try converting the word into katakana.
- Convert into hiragana.
- Convert into roman letters using hepburn romanization.
- If you're new, add spaces between each hiragana to make the next step easier.
- Remove any superfluous letters after the first letter of each would-be hiragana.
- If something else is already known for this TDN Notation, skillfully alter the notation.
- Either change the romanization method or use a letter that sounds similar.
Visual example
| Input | Hiragana Form | Hepburn Romanization | Normal Output | Adjusted Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多田野 | ただの | TA DA NO | TDN1) | |
| 野獣先輩 | やじゅうせんぱい | YA JU U SE N PA I | YJUSNPI | YJSNPI2) |
| 宇月 | うづき | U ZU KI | UZK | UDK3) |
| 誠田 | まこた | MA KO TA | MKT | MCT4) |
| キチガイ地獄外道祭文 | きちがいじごくげどうさいもん | KI TI GA I JI GO KU GE DO U SA I MO N | KTGIJGKGDUSIMN | |
| 地獄の底でコーヒーを飲む猫 | じごくのそこでこーひーをのむねこ | JI GO KU NO SO KO DE CO FI WO NO MU NE KO | JGKNSKDCFWNMNK | |
| Input | Hepburn romanization | Output | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | Modified | Regular | Modified | |
| | TA DA NO | TDN | ||
| | YA JŪ SE M PA I | YA JŪ SE N PA I | YJSMPI | YJSNPI |
| | U ZU KI | UZK | UDK | |
| | MA KO TA | MKT | MCT | |
| | KI CHI GA I JI GO KU GE DŌ SA I MO N | KCGIJGKGDSIMN | KTGIJGKGDUSIMN | |
| | JI GO KU NO SO KO DE KO HI WO NO MU NE KO | JGKNSKDCFWNMNK | JGKNSKDCFWNMNK | |
Notable examples
Examples with Inmu
- TDN - Tadano
- DB - Daibō
- HTN - Hatano
- TNOK - Tanioka
- NSOK - Nishioka
- DRVS - Darvish
- SBR - Saburō
- GO - Gō
- YJSNPI - Yajū Senpai
- TON - Tono
- MUR - Miura
- KMR - Kimura
- AKYS - Akiyoshi
Examples with Cookie☆
N/A
Notes
- This practice was once used by Koushinists, such as KRSW (Karasawa) and HSGW (Hasegawa), but it's discouraged due to the whole 'game of chicken' and other methods being more viable.
External links
- TDN Notation on Pixiv Encyclopedia
- TDN Notation on Takahiro Karasawa Wiki
1)
“TDN” is the accepted abbreviation for Kazuhito Tadano. He is the first “TDN”, so there is no change.
2)
I have no idea why they dropped the extra “U” from this.
3)
“UDK” is the accepted abbreviation for Marisa's voice actor, Uzuki Kousei, from Cookie☆. The reason for why “UDK” is used over “UZK” is unknown, though I can imagine that the voice actor possibly romanized their name differently.
4)
“MKT” is reserved for the talent agency in Inmu and The Idolm@ster crossovers. Therefore, “MCT” is the accepted abbreviation for Remilia, Meiling, and Yuuka's voice actor, Makota, from Cookie☆.
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