Japanese is traditionally written top-to-bottom, right to left, but is often displayed left-to-right on computer screens. Regardless of reading direction, stroke order is generally top-to-bottom, left to right. These diagrams might help you understand how Japanese people view writing, but beyond that, I'm not sure.


There isn't actually a breakdown in the Encyclopaedia Eorzea, to my surprise, but judging by the script on the Eorzean map, it looks like basic Japanese stroke logic applies, even though it's clearly based on a mirrored Roman alphabet.