diff -ud texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/uptexdir.orig/uptex-base.ch texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/uptexdir/uptex-base.ch
--- texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/uptexdir.orig/uptex-base.ch	2009-08-18 21:44:12.637866950 +0900
+++ texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/uptexdir/uptex-base.ch	2009-08-18 21:44:44.301864485 +0900
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@
   begin cur_cmd:=relax; cur_chr:=256;
   end;
 @y
-if (cur_cmd<=kanji)and(cur_cmd<=hangul) then
+if (cur_cmd>=kanji)and(cur_cmd<=hangul) then
   begin m:=cur_cmd; n:=cur_chr;
   end
 else if (cur_cmd>active_char)or(cur_chr>255) then
diff -ud texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/euptexdir.orig/euptex-base.ch texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/euptexdir/euptex-base.ch
--- texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/euptexdir.orig/uptex-base.ch	2009-08-18 21:44:12.637866950 +0900
+++ texlive-20080816-source/texk/web2c/euptexdir/uptex-base.ch	2009-08-18 21:44:44.301864485 +0900
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@
   begin cur_cmd:=relax; cur_chr:=256;
   end;
 @y
-if (cur_cmd<=kanji)and(cur_cmd<=hangul) then
+if (cur_cmd>=kanji)and(cur_cmd<=hangul) then
   begin m:=cur_cmd; n:=cur_chr;
   end
 else if (cur_cmd>active_char)or(cur_chr>255) then