| | Explanations and Directions |
The Kanji Lookup program makes it possible to look up Kanji characters, based on a number of criteria:
At each interaction, all three types of searches can be executed simultaneously.
Hint: Whenever a Japanese character is displayed, it will be possible to click on that character. When such a character is "clicked", an page will be displayed with specific information about the selected character.
The main dialog window contains a number of input "boxes". One of these boxes allows for the input of a meaning in the English language. In the diagram below, this box is highlighted.
When a text is entered in this box, the program will search its dictionary for all Kanji characters that have a meaning that starts with the specified (English) characters. In this case, the search is case-insensitive.
The main dialog window contains a number of input "boxes". One of these boxes allows for the input of a pronounciation in the Japanese language. In the diagram below, this box is highlighted.
When a text is entered in this box, the program will search its dictionary for all Kanji characters that have a pronounciation that starts with the specified transliteration characters. In this case, the search is case-sensitive.
The main dialog window contains a number of input "boxes". A group of these boxes allows for the input of number of radicals, from which the character is constructed. In the diagram below, this set of boxex is highlighted.
The general idea of a search for a character is that one starts with some general parameters, and then refines the search in each subsequent step.
In the initial dialog window, only those boxes that represent the numbers of strokes in the radicals will be present. When one or more of these boxes are checked, the next dialog window will contain additional boxes that show the various radicals with the requested number(s) of strokes. For instance:
In this example, first the boxes for 1 and 3 stroke radicals are checked, and in the next iteration, the boxes for two specific radicals are checked.
When the search button is pressed, the program will display all Kanji characters that contain both selected radicals.
In order to support this method of searching that is based on step-wise specification of refined parameters, the values that were entered at one step will always also be present in the next iteration of the dialog window.
In order to start a new search sequence, be sure to erase all boxes that were used in the previous search.
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