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+ + + + + +&FDLNotice; + +2002-10-08 +1.1 + + + + +&kiten; is a Japanese reference/study tool for &kde;. + + + + +KDE +Japanese +Language + + + + + +Introduction + +&kiten; is an application with multiple functions. Firstly, it +is a convenient English to Japanese and Japanese to English +dictionary; secondly, it is a Kanji dictionary, with multiple ways to +look up specific characters; thirdly, it is a tool to help you learn +Kanji. + +Each of these modes is discussed in its own chapter. + + +Here's a screenshot of &kiten; + + +&kiten; screenshot + + + + + + +Using the Dictionary + +&kiten;'s most basic mode is as a dictionary for looking up both +English and Japanese words. You can also add other dictionaries to +&kiten;'s list. + +&kiten; uses Jim Breen's Edict and Kanjidic as the default dictionaries. You can find more information at the Edict web site and the Kanjidic web site. + + +Looking Up Words + +To look up words in either language, type them in to the +text-edit (much like &konqueror;'s location bar) and press either +Enter or the Search button on +the toolbar (again, much like &konqueror;). &kiten; will then look up +the word. + +You can enter Kanji, Kana and English and get back results from +&kiten;. These results of your search will appear in the large +results view which takes up the majority of the &kiten; window. + + +searching for an English translation + + +&kiten; search screenshot + + + + +Filtering + +Often times you will want to filter rare words from your +search. &kiten; will do this for you if toggle +SettingsFilter +Rare. + +Not all dictionary files support filtering rare entries - +most dictionaries, excluding the two provided by default in &kiten; do +not. + +If you have not enabled filtering rare entries, common entries +will be labeled Common in the result view. + + + + + + +Advanced Searches + +&kiten; supports more advanced searches than plain normal word +searches. + + +Options for Matching English + +Case sensitivity and whole-word matching can be enabled or +disabled by choosing +SettingsConfigure +Kiten..., and then choosing the +Searching item on the list on the left. The +options can be enabled by checking the check boxes and disabled by +unchecking the check boxes on this page. These options are global and +affect all searches. + + + + +Beginning/Anywhere Searches + +To search for the beginning of a word, instead of pressing the +Search button on the toolbar or pressing +Return on the text-entry in the toolbar, choose +SearchSearch with +Beginning of Word. Similarly, choose +SearchSearch +Anywhere to search for your text anywhere +in a word. These search modes work for searches of both +languages. + + + + +Searching in Results + +&kiten; can also help you refine your searches by allowing you +to search for new text in the results generated by a previous +search. To do this, just choose +SearchSearch in +Results to perform your search. + + + + + + +Verb Deinflection + +&kiten; can deinflect verbs you search for. To enable this, make +sure SettingsDeinflect +Verbs in Regular Search is checked. &kiten; +will then deinflect Japanese you search for that starts with a Kanji +and ends with a Kana. + +The "Deinflect" option tries to unconjugate Japanese verbs. Deinflect only supports the common verb conjugations. If you search a lot of Japanese text you might consider using this option until you get used to handling Japanese verb forms. + + + + + + +Looking Up Kanji + +&kiten; has features that makes finding the one kanji you want +easy from over 14,000 in the default dictionary. + + Clicking on any Kanji in the main result view will show +details on that particular Kanji. This can sometimes be the fastest +way to look up a kanji. + +Kanji searches are also filtered according to whether +SettingsFilter +Rare is checked. + + +Regular Searching + +To enable regular searching on the Kanji dictionary, check +SettingsKanjidic. + +You can search with English and Japanese search strings the +exact same way you can with the normal dictionary. + +When searching for Kana readings in the Kanji +dictionary, you will have to put a period before the okurigana (the +kana that are not part of the Kanji). + + + + +Radical Searching + +You can use &kiten;'s radical search dialog to search for Kanji +with a combination of radicals and a certain stroke count. Choose +SearchRadical +Search... to open the radical search +dialog. + +To choose the radicals you want to be in your Kanji, select them +from the middle listbox. To display possible radicals to select from +this listbox with a certain number of strokes, choose this number of +strokes from the spinbox just above the listbox. The radicals you +choose will appear in the listbox to the right. + +To choose how many strokes your Kanji should have, first check +the Search by total strokes checkbox. (If you do +not want to search by total strokes, uncheck this checkbox.) Then +select the number of strokes from the spinbox on the left, under the +checkbox. If you want the stroke count to be fuzzy by a certain number +of strokes, select the margin of error from the spinbox to the right +of the +/- label. + +To perform the lookup, press the Look Up +button. + + + + +Grade Search + +To get a list of all Kanji in a certain grade, enter that grade +in the main text-entry in the toolbar. Then choose +SearchGrade +to perform your search. + +You can enter Jouyou and +Jinmeiyou to get Kanji not in a regular grade +but in those groups. + + + + +Stroke Search + +To get a list of all Kanji with a certain number of strokes, +enter that number in the text-entry in the toolbar. Then choose +SearchStrokes +to perform your search. + + + + + + +Miscellaneous + +This chapter describes miscellaneous features that can be used +in both modes in &kiten;'s main window. + + +The History + +&kiten; keeps track of all of your queries in a list. You can +see your last 20 results by looking under +GoHistory. To +go forward one in the history, choose +GoForward. To +go backward one in the history, choose +GoBack. + + + + +Inputting Japanese + +If you are unable to input Japanese normally into &kde; +applications, you can use &kiten;'s Kana input system that is built in +to the text-entry. + +To start Kana input, press &Shift;Space. Now inputted +syllables will be transformed into Hiragana. If you type a syllable in +capital letters, it will be transformed into Katakana instead. Press +&Shift;Space +again to go back to regular input. + + + + +Global Shortcuts + +You can set global &kiten; shortcuts that work everywhere on +your desktop. Go to the &kiten; configuration dialog, which can be +opened by choosing +SettingsConfigure +Kiten.... Select the Global +Keys section of the dialog. Here you can set the keys for a +global word search and a global Kanji search like in other &kde; +shortcut configuration panels. + + + + +Printing + +You can print the result view by choosing +FilePrint. &kiten; +will add an informative header to the printout. + + + + +Fonts + +You can choose the font that &kiten; uses in its result view and +while printing. Go to the &kiten; configuration dialog, which can be +opened by choosing +SettingsConfigure +Kiten.... Select the +Font section of the dialog and select the font in +the font-chooser. + +&Qt; 3's new font-substitution system makes it so a +Japanese font will always be substituted for Japanese characters, even +if the font you specify doesn't include them. Thus, you can choose any +font in the chooser and everything should still display +fine. + + + + + + Learn Mode + +&kiten;'s last mode is its Learn mode which is in a separate +window. To open it, choose +FileLearn.... + +The Learn mode window in turn has two main tabs - one where +where you maintain your Learning List, which is the +list of Kanji that you are currently trying to learn. The other tab is +the quiz area, where you are given a never-ending quiz on the Kanji on +your Learning List. + +If you want the Learn window to open every time you start +up &kiten;, check the Start Learn on Kiten +startup check box in the Learn section +of the configuration dialog, which can be opened by choosing +SettingsConfigure +Kiten.... + + +The Learn Browser + +The first tab of the Learn mode window, the +List tab, provides an area to browse the Kanji in +the 8 Kanji grades - 1st-6th grade, Others in +Jouyou, and Jinmeiyou. Also in the top +half of the tab is a listview which contains all of the Kanji on your +Learning List. + +To choose a grade to browse, choose it from the list in +GoGrade. After +selecting a grade, the first Kanji in that grade will be shown. + +To go forward one Kanji in the current grade, choose +GoForward. To +go back one Kanji, choose +GoBack. To +go to a random Kanji, choose +GoRandom. + +If you click on a Kanji in the top view, the main &kiten; +window will give detailed information on the Kanji you +clicked. + + + + +Populating the Learning List + +There are three ways to add Kanji to the Learning List. To add +the current Kanji (the one displayed in the view on the top) to your +list, choose +EditAdd. To +add all Kanji in the current grade to your list, choose +EditAdd +All. + +The current Kanji in the main &kiten; window can also be added +by choosing (in the main &kiten; window) +FileAdd Kanji to Learning +List. + +To delete a Kanji on your Learning List, select it and choose +EditDelete. You +can also select a range of Kanji to delete by clicking in the list +while holding down the &Shift; or &Ctrl; keys. + + + + +Managing Learning List Files + +Learning Lists can be saved to files for easy storage. + +To open a list, choose +FileOpen... +and choose the existing list file in the file dialog. + +To open a new list, choose +FileOpen.... + +To save a list, choose +FileSave +and choose the file to save your list to. To save the list under a +different filename, choose +FileSave +As.... + +When you close the Learn window the list you have opened +will be re-opened the next time you start Learn mode. + +To print out your Learning List, choose +FilePrint. + + + +Quizzing + +The second tab of the Learn window is the +Quiz tab. If you have at least two Kanji on your +Learning List, this tab will be enabled. Click on the tab to switch to +it. + +To answer the question, click on the pushbutton that contains +the answer that matches with the Kanji on the centered +pushbutton. + +If you do not know the answer, you can cheat by choosing +GoCheat. This +will set the correct pushbutton's focus. + +To see full information about the Kanji, click on the +button it is drawn on. This will be counted as a wrong answer, +however, in the same way as if you cheated. + +If you choose the wrong answer, or cheat, your score for that +Kanji will be decremented. If you choose the correct answer, your +score will be incremented by two. Your score on the Kanji are shown on +the very right-hand column of your Learning List (on the +List tab of the Learn window). + +Your scores are stored globally for each Kanji - thus, the +same Kanji in two different files will always have the same +score. + + + +Configuring Quizzing + +You can change the way quizzing works in the &kiten; +configuration dialog, which can be opened by choosing +SettingsConfigure +Kiten.... Go to the +Learn section, and look at the +Quizzing groupbox. Here you can change whether +the Kanji, meaning, or reading is given for the clue, and what is +given for you to guess on. + + + + + + +Credits and Licenses + +&kiten; copyright 2001, 2002 &Jason.Katz-Brown; + + +Developers + +&Jason.Katz-Brown; &Jason.Katz-Brown.mail; + + +&Neil.Stevens; &Neil.Stevens.mail; + + +Jim Breen jwb@csse.monash.edu.au - Wrote xjdic, of which &kiten; borrows code, and the xjdic index file generator. Also is main author of edict and kanjidic, which &kiten; essentially require. + + + Paul Temple paul.temple@gmx.net - Port to KConfig XT and bug fixing. + + + +Documentation copyright 2002, &Jason.Katz-Brown; + + + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + + + + + +&documentation.index; + -- cgit v1.2.1