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activetk/nandemo-syoumei — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

29HTMLAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

An unofficial, playful format for encoding arbitrary files as Japanese text so they can technically be sent through Japan Post's certified mail service.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Encodes files as kanji text
      Fits Japan Post certified mail rules
      Proof of concept joke project
    Tech stack
      HTML
      JavaScript converter
      CRC-32 and CRC-11
    Use cases
      Send source code via certified mail
      Encode binary data as readable kanji
      Explore character based encoding schemes
    Audience
      Curious developers
      Encoding and format hobbyists
    Format rules
      20 chars per line
      26 lines per page
      Kana and kanji encoding
    Error checking
      Per line parity
      Whole message CRC checksum

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Encode a small file or piece of source code into the fixed-line kanji format defined by this spec.

VIBE 2

Learn how a real world postal format's character and line constraints can double as a data encoding scheme.

VIBE 3

Use the included web based converter to try encoding and decoding a file yourself.

VIBE 4

Study the CRC-32, CRC-11, and parity techniques used to detect misread characters.

what's the stack?

HTMLJavaScript

how it stacks up fr

activetk/nandemo-syoumeifeigaobox10/ai-economics-readerlcbuaaliu/ai-jian-koubo
Stars292929
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity3/51/53/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralvibe coder

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Documentation and the spec itself are written in Japanese.

The README does not state a license for this project.

in plain english

This project is a playful, unofficial data format for encoding arbitrary files into Japan Post's certified mail service, known as naiyo shomei. That service normally exists to prove exactly what text was written in a letter, who sent it to whom, and when, which matters for legal situations like proving a contract was cancelled in time. The author noticed that the official rules never actually require the content to be readable natural language, so this project defines a way to encode any binary data, including source code, as if it were ordinary Japanese text that satisfies the postal service's formatting rules. Japan's certified mail format has strict physical constraints: A4 paper, horizontal writing, exactly 20 characters per line, and no more than 26 lines per page, using only kana, kanji, numbers, limited English letters, and standard punctuation. The spec built on top of these constraints defines a fixed structure. The first line of the first page is a signature line identifying the format. The second line holds the version number, data length, and checksums. Every following line carries a line number, a chunk of the actual data encoded as common-use kanji characters, and a two-character parity code for error detection, all expressed using Japan's kana and kanji character sets rather than raw bytes. The encoding treats each hiragana or katakana character as representing one of 46 possible values, and each of 2048 selected common kanji characters as representing an 11-bit value, giving enough range to pack arbitrary binary data, including a file name, into the fixed line format. A CRC-32 checksum covers the whole message, and a separate CRC-11 checksum protects the header fields, both encoded into kanji or katakana characters using the same scheme. A per-line parity code, calculated with exclusive-or across each line's characters, lets a reader detect if a single kanji was misread, though it cannot correct the error or catch two errors happening on the same line at once. The repository includes a working example converter, hosted as a webpage, that can encode a file into this format and presumably decode it back. The project is explicitly described as an unofficial joke and proof of concept, with a note asking people not to contact Japan Post about it.

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Explain how this project encodes binary data using Japanese kana and kanji characters.
prompt 2
Walk me through how the per-line parity code detects a misread kanji character.
prompt 3
Help me understand the line and page format constraints of Japan Post's certified mail service that this project works within.
prompt 4
Show me how to use the included web converter to encode a small text file.

Frequently asked questions

what is nandemo-syoumei fr?

An unofficial, playful format for encoding arbitrary files as Japanese text so they can technically be sent through Japan Post's certified mail service.

What language is nandemo-syoumei written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML, JavaScript.

What license does nandemo-syoumei use?

The README does not state a license for this project.

How hard is nandemo-syoumei to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is nandemo-syoumei for?

Mainly general.

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