Typing Kanji in NJStar is to be decided word by word, and not character by character. If the word is a combination of Kanji compounds, you must consider typing them separately, for the long compound may not be in the dictionary.
For example, ├µ▓┌┐═╠▒╢ª╧┬╣± is typed in three units, ├µ▓┌,┐═╠▒ and ╢ª╧┬╣±. If you use such long compounds often, you may consider including it into your own Glossary. See Tutorial 7.
íⁿ Kana-Kanjií╬ñ½ñ╩┤┴í╧mode
In this mode to type Kanji, you need to indicate the point where Kanji starts by capitalising the first character. NJStar first displays hiragana version and everything you type will be highlighted.
>> set to Kana-Kanjií╬ñ½ñ╩┤┴í╧mode: <Alt F3>
>> type "Nihon'" at the end of this line:
If "Automatic Kanji display" í┌Input, optioní█is enabled, you will see all the possible conversion in the bottom line of the screen as you type. Press <SPACE> to get Kanji option "1", or press the corresponding number for the respective option. In fact, you can keep pressing <SPACE> until you get the Kanji you want.
If you do not select "Automatic Kanji display" option, you will not see the Kanji until you press <SPACE> to invoke the conversion. This time, the first option is automatically picked up from the list, and the other possible options are displayed in the bottom line if any. This method speeds up the program's response, but you need a good knowledge of Japanese to survive.
>>í┌Input, optioní█ to check if you have this option -- [*]
>> If you don't see [*], press <A> to turn it on.
Having selected the desired Kanji, you can carry on typing for the next bits. The selection will be cleared automatically.
íⁿ Romaji mode
í┬ If you use Romaji mode, you must watch the bottom line as you type and
í┬ delete until you see the desired Kanji option.
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í┬ >> set to Romaji mode: <Alt F5>
í┬ >> type "nihon" at the end of this line:
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í┬ As hiragana option occupies number 1, you must type numbers that
í┬ correspond the desired Kanji.
íⁿ About the Kanji display in the bottom line
Let's say, you want to type ╕δ ("go"), and assume you are not sure about
the character. When you type "Go", you will see the following display:
Press the corresponding number to select ┤┴╗·. Press <ESC> to cancel.
In this case, the Kanji is option 1, so you can press either <SPACE> or <1>.
Thus to select a character you want, press a number key for that character in the selection list. If there are more than 10 matched ┤┴╗·s, such as the example above, you can see a symbol ">", indicating the presence of the next page. To flip around pages, you press > or < to move around the list.
This indicator gives the following meaning:
> you have further options in the following page(s);
<> you have further options in the page(s) before and after;
< you have further options in the previous page(s).
Now let's imagine a situation when you can't decide which character you want.
Then you call the dictionary.
>> Type "Go" here --->
>> Now hit <F1>
Now you can see all the options on the screen with the English translation!
Move the cursor <ó¡> and <ó¼> to select, <ENTER> to paste it.
Let's revise the Kanji conversion:
(1) Capitalise the first letter, e.g., "Kanji", "Nihongo"
(2) Press <SPACE> to activate conversion, <ESC> to unconvert it.
(3a) If the selected Kanji is the only option, the job is done.
(3b) If the selected Kanji is one of many options, you can select one of
the other options by pressing the corresponding numbers to select what
you want. If you cannot decide without knowing the meaning, press <F1>
to get the English meaning of all the options.
(3c) If you decide not to type the word, pressing <ESC> at this point will
remove the Hiragana entry, clearing the input buffer.
(4) If you did (3a) or (3b), typing further characters will finalise the
conversion. You will see that the selection is now removed.
By pressing editing keys, such as <ENTER>, <Back space>, punctuations
and one of arrow keys, you can also finalise the conversion.
Let's practice with the following exercises
>> (3a) Type "Ashita" (tomorrow) here:
>> (3b) Type "Kinou" (yesterday) here:
>> (3c) Type "Ototoi" (the day before yesterday):
íⁿ Typing Kanji compounds
If you are typing Kanji compound such as ┬τ│╪, it is not a good idea to type
characters separately as "dai" and "gaku". If you do, it takes much longer to
complete the job. Make sure that you type one part of speech at a time.
For example, to type the following sentence, you carry out the selection according to the lines indicated.
