diff --git a/src/hz_format.erl b/src/hz_format.erl
index ad7f72e..f27be1d 100644
--- a/src/hz_format.erl
+++ b/src/hz_format.erl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -module(hz_format).
 
 -export([price/1, price/2, price/3, price/4,
-         read/1,
+         read/1, read/2,
          price_to_string/1, string_to_price/1]).
 
 -spec price(Pucks) -> Formatted
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ jp2(gaju, 0, Pucks) ->
     myriad4(gaju_mark(), h, G);
 jp2(gaju, all, Pucks) ->
     H = jp(gaju, 0, Pucks),
-    P = lists:flatten(string:pad(integer_to_list(Pucks rem one_gaju()), 18, leading, $0),
+    P = lists:flatten(string:pad(integer_to_list(Pucks rem one_gaju()), 18, leading, $0)),
     T = myriad4("", l, lists:reverse(P)),
     lists:flatten([H, " ",  T]);
 jp2(gaju, Precision, Pucks) ->
     H = jp(gaju, 0, Pucks),
-    P = lists:flatten(string:pad(integer_to_list(Pucks rem one_gaju()), 18, leading, $0),
+    P = lists:flatten(string:pad(integer_to_list(Pucks rem one_gaju()), 18, leading, $0)),
     Digits = min(Precision, 18),
     T =
         case length(P) > Digits of
@@ -346,7 +346,30 @@ read(Format) ->
         Error -> Error
     end.
 
--spec read(Style, Formatted) -> Result
+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
+    end.
+
+count_chars(Format) ->
+    count_chars(Format, #{}).
+
+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.
+
+
+-spec read(Style, Format) -> Result
     when Style  :: us | ch | jp | undefined,
          Format :: string(),
          Result :: {ok, Pucks} | {error, Reason},
@@ -382,7 +405,7 @@ read2(jp, Format) ->
 read2(undefined, Format) ->
     read(Format).
 
-read_western(Break, [$-, Rest]) ->
+read_western(Break, [$-, Format]) ->
     case read_western2(Break, Format) of
         {ok, Pucks} -> {ok, Pucks * -1};
         Error       -> Error
@@ -448,7 +471,14 @@ segment_jp(Format) ->
     case string:split(Format, [gaju_mark()], all) of
         [Gajus, Pucks] ->
             case read_segment(Gajus) of
-                {ok, 
+                {ok, GajuSegments} ->
+                    case read_segment(Pucks) of
+                        {ok, PuckSegments} -> {ok, GajuSegments, PuckSegments};
+                        Error              -> Error
+                    end;
+                Error ->
+                    Error
+            end;
         [Gajus] ->
             case read_segment(Gajus) of
                 {ok, GajuSegments} -> {ok, GajuSegments, ["0"]};
@@ -460,6 +490,8 @@ segment_jp(Format) ->
             {error, format}
     end.
 
+read_segment(
+
 assemble_jp({GajuSegments, PuckSegments}) ->
     GajuString = lists:flatten(lists:map(fun expand_jp_myriad/1, GajuSegments)),
     PuckString = lists:flatten(lists:map(fun expand_jp_myriad/1, PuckDegments)),
@@ -472,9 +504,9 @@ expand_jp_myriad(String) ->
     string:pad(String, 4, leading, $0).
 
 
-lower_jp_numchar(C) when $０ =< C andalso C =< $９ ->
+hw_jp_numchar(C) when $０ =< C andalso C =< $９ ->
     C - $０;
-lower_jp_numchar(C) ->
+hw_jp_numchar(C) ->
     C.