A Study on Japanese Users’ Comprehension of Multilingual Station Name Signage in the Seoul Subway

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The study aims to analyze Japanese users' comprehension of multilingual station name signage, focusing on the effectiveness of katakana representation.
80 Japanese university students evaluated actual subway signage with focus on language reference, ease of understanding, and contribution of katakana.
Participants provided judgments on various station names amidst real signage.
Analysis included how different formats influenced comprehension of station names.
English and kanji-based Chinese were identified as major comprehension cues, while katakana had low utilization.
Current multilingual signage was generally rated as easy to understand, reliant on meaning-based representations.
Signage containing foreign terms showed higher contribution from katakana, but overall effectiveness remained limited.

Analyzes how Japanese users understand multilingual signage in Seoul subway, suggesting the need for better formats.

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Soonyoun LEE (2026) studied this question.

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