diff --git a/src/hz_format.erl b/src/hz_format.erl
index f27be1d..03bd2d3 100644
--- a/src/hz_format.erl
+++ b/src/hz_format.erl
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ price(Style, Pucks) ->
          Formatted  :: string().
 %% @doc
 %% A simplified format function covering the most common formats desired.
-%%
-%% ```
 
 price(gaju, us, Pucks) ->
     western($,, $., 3, all, Pucks);
@@ -245,7 +243,8 @@ jp2(puck, Precision, Pucks) ->
         true ->
             [$0, puck_mark()];
         false ->
-            PuckingString = lists:flatten(string:pad(lists:reverse(lists:sublist(P, Digits)), 18, leading, $0)),
+            PucksToGive = lists:sublist(P, Digits),
+            PuckingString = lists:flatten(string:pad(lists:reverse(PucksToGive), 18, leading, $0)),
             case lists:all(fun(C) -> C =:= $0 end, PuckingString) of
                 false -> myriad4(puck_mark(), h, PuckingString);
                 true  -> [$0, puck_mark()]
@@ -339,34 +338,30 @@ one_gaju() -> 1_000_000_000_000_000_000.
 %% style. When in doubt, always call `read/2' with a style specified.
 
 read(Format) ->
-    case assess_style(Format) of
+    case assess_style(string:trim(Format)) of
         us    -> read(us, Format);
         ch    -> read(ch, Format);
         jp    -> read(jp, Format);
         Error -> Error
     end.
 
+assess_style([H1, H2 | Numbers])
+        when H1 =:= $木 orelse H1 =:= $本 orelse H2 =:= $木 orelse H2 =:= $本 ->
+    case count($., Numbers) > 1 of
+        false -> us;
+        true  -> ch
+    end;
 assess_style(Format) ->
-    CharIndex = count_chars(Format),
-    case maps:find($., CharIndex) of
-        {ok, 1} ->
-            us;
-        {ok, N} when N > 1 ->
-            ch;
-        error ->
-            case maps:is_key($木, CharIndex) orelse maps:is_key($本, CharIndex) of
-                true  -> read(jp, Format);
-                false -> {error, format}
-            end
+    case lists:member($木, Format) orelse lists:member($本, Format) of
+        true  -> jp;
+        false -> {error, format}
     end.
 
-count_chars(Format) ->
-    count_chars(Format, #{}).
+count(Char, String)  -> count(Char, String, 0).
 
-count_chars([H | T], A) -> count_chars(T, maps:update_with(H, fun inc/1, 1, A));
-count_chars([], A)      -> A.
-
-inc(N) -> N + 1.
+count(C, [C | T], A) -> count(C, T, A + 1);
+count(C, [_ | T], A) -> count(C, T, A);
+count(_, [], A)      -> A.
 
 
 -spec read(Style, Format) -> Result