Re: [tlug] a japanese dictionary

[Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com>]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 05:51:55 +0900
"Michael Engel" <mkengel@example.com> wrote:

> On 4/4/06, Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com> wrote:
> > > Another approach is undertaken bei Hans-Joerg Bibiko.
> > > http://bibiko.de/
> > > He spoke about it on a recent workshop in Tokyo. By choosing graphemes
> > > and a database behind it which knows all graphemes in every kanji
> > > (ca.6000 Kanji), it is a very fast system for choosing a Kanji without
> > > having it at hand or knowing it. You choose a graphem and immediately
> > > you get information on the remaining possibilities, i.e. all the
> > > Kanjis with that graphem. You choose a second one - and most probably
> > > you already have the Kanji.
> >
> > How is this different from software (xjdic, gjiten) using the radical data
> > in JWB's Kanjidic file?
> 
> Graphems are (often) smaller parts than radicals.
> I have never used xjdic, gjiten - if you sent me some screenshots, I
> can tell you about the difference.

Here is a screenshot from ~6 years ago, but it didn't change
significantly since:
 http://gjiten.sourceforge.net/kanjidic.png
This screnshot doesn't show it well, but it can do the same that you
described above:
With "Search by radical" enabled, you pick a radical from the list. It
then gives you all the kanji with that radical. You pick another radical
and the possibilites are now narrowed down to fewer kanji.

hth.

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