In this lesson, you are going to learn how to input Japanese characters.
>> First of all, RENAME this file and SAVE it as "MY2.TUT".
If you are working on the Network, this should save the file to the disk on the server in your working directory. If this instruction isn't clear, you should go back to Tutorial 1.
íⁿ Kana-Kanji input (on-line input) ñ½ñ╩┤┴╗·
In this version of NJStar, you can use Kana-Kanji mode, on-line input method. It has the big advantage over the other mode that you can type Japanese characters directly into the document. Let's try.
>>í┌Input, Kana-Kanjií█ ó¿ <Alt F3>
Now you are in Kana-Kanji mode, which is a case sensitive mode. Try these:
>> Type "watashi" at the end of this line: -->>
>> Type "WATASHI" at the end of this line: -->>
>> Type "Watashi" at the end of this line: -->>
>> for the last one, press <SPACE> or hit <1>.
These show the ways to distinguish between "hiragana", "katakana" and "Kanji".
Kana-Kanji mode is the default input method and will be focused in the Tutorial. You can skip the sections explaining Romaji input method below, as it is kept as a backward compatible method.
>> Hit <PageDown> to skip
íⁿ Romaji input (old input method) Ñφí╝Ñ▐╗·
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í┬ In the previous version of NJStar, Japanese characters are typed with ROMAJI
í┬ input method only. This mode requires the selection of characters before
í┬ actually typing the character into the document. Let's try a bit.
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í┬ >> Menu,í┌Input, Romajií█ ó¿ <Alt F5>
í┬ Now NJStar is in Romaji mode. Let's type something
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í┬ >> Bring the cursor at the end of line <END>: --->>
í┬ >> Type aiueo (hiragana is displayed)
í┬ >> Press <SPACE> (paste it to the document)
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í┬ If you get AIUEO instead, you have [Caps Lock] on.
í┬ Turn it off and try again.
í┬ In this mode, whatever you type will be checked by NJStar against its
í┬ dictionary to see whether the typed characters form a valid Japanese sound.
í┬ For example, typing "watashi" is accepted, but "www" is not. At all times
í┬ NJStar gives you all the possible options of writing the word(s) / sentence
í┬ you have typed in the bottom row of the screen.
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í┬ In most cases, you will have ñ╥ñΘñ¼ñ╩ as the first option, which you can
í┬ select by pressing either <1> or <SPACE>. It is normally recommended that
í┬ you place Japanese characters from the input buffer word by word and not
Katakana characters are used for foreign words and onomatopoeia.
íⁿ Kana-Kanji input ñ½ñ╩┤┴╗·
There are two ways to type katakana:
1) Type everything in capital letters (either hold down <SHIFT> or hit
"Caps Lock"
2) Hit "q" to toggle between Kana-Kanji and Katakana. In Katakana mode,
you will see the [ѽÑ╩] indicator.
íⁿ Romaji input Ñφí╝Ñ▐╗·
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í┬ As you type along in Japanese into the input buffer, you will see that
í┬ NJStar first lists hiragana plus all the available Kanji for the reading
í┬ you have so far specified. If you continue, NJStar can no longer find the
í┬ possible Kanji. At this stage Katakana appears as a second option in INPUT
í┬ screen. You can select ѽÑ┐ѽÑ╩ by pressing `2'.
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í┬ Alternatively, you can press <ALT + 1> to get ѽÑ┐ѽÑ╩ even if you don't
í┬ see the ѽÑ┐ѽÑ╩ option.
One important note: ѽÑ┐ѽÑ╩ writing uses one unique symbol "í╝", for an extended vowel instead of vowels ÑóÑñѪѿѬ. This extended vowel symbol can be accessed by typing "-" (minus sign).
Some English words which are phonetically translated into Japanese can by typed directly from English spelling. For this, you start with ' (single quotation mark). For example, typing 'london then press <SPACE> will give only one option, ÑφÑ≤Ñ╔Ñ≤.
