last_char = None # Used for small kana combos
for char in string:
# Full-width Latin
- if ord(char) >= 0xff11 and ord(char) <= 0xff5e:
+ if 0xff01 <= ord(char) <= 0xff5e:
if last_kana == 'sokuon':
raise ValueError("Sokuon cannot precede Latin characters.")
- char = chr(ord(char) - 0xff11 + 0x31)
+ # XXX Real Unicode decomposition would be nicer
+ char = chr(ord(char) - 0xff01 + 0x21)
characters.append(char)
last_kana = None