Handwritten Japanese text.

(txt3)

The original image.

(txt3crp1)

Result of cropping txt3 and then zooming by a factor of 4.

(txt3thr1)

Result of thresholding txt3 at a value of 180.

(txt3thn1)

Result of thinning txt3thr1 with custom structuring element.

(txt3dil1)

Result of dilating txt3thr1 twice with a 3×3 square structuring element.

(txt3thn2)

Result of thinning txt3dil1 with custom structuring element.

(txt3prn1)

Result of pruning txt3thn2 with 2 iterations of each orientation of the custom structuring element.

(txt3dil2)

Result of dilating txt3thr1 three times with a 3×3 square structuring element.

(txt3thn3)

Result of thinning txt3dil2 with custom structuring element.

(txt3prn2)

Result of pruning txt3thn3 with 4 iterations of each orientation of the custom structuring element.

(txt3end1)

Result of applying hit-and-miss operator to txt3thr1 using custom structuring element.

(txt3end2)

Result of applying 5 iterations of conditional dilation - i.e. dilating txt3end1 using a 3×3 structuring element and then ANDing it with the thinned version.

(txt3mor1)

Result of ORing txt3end2 with pruned version.

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