JP2019096173A - Japanese character conversion program and Japanese character conversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program and device for converting an entered foreign language into Japanese characters that the foreign language and the name are matched.SOLUTION: The Japanese character conversion device 10 for converting the entered foreign language into Japanese characters of which the foreign language and the name are matched includes a foreign language reception unit 11 for accepting the input of the foreign language to be converted, a name extraction unit 12 for extracting the name of the foreign language accepted, a Japanese character selection condition setting unit 13 for setting the Japanese character selection condition for selecting the Japanese characters, a Japanese character conversion unit 14 for converting the Japanese characters that matches the Japanese character selection condition to a combination of Japanese characters that match the name by selecting from a predetermined database, and a Japanese character output unit 15 for outputting converted Japanese characters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a Japanese character conversion device for converting input foreign language into Japanese characters whose names are the same as the foreign language.

  When viewed from the foreign side, whether hiragana, katakana, kanji (hereinafter, these three may be expressed as Japanese characters) used in Japan, is also influenced by the fact that they are characters that they are not familiar with It is often regarded as attractive characters. Tourists from foreign countries sometimes purchase products printed with Japanese characters, or want to know what kind of character string their own name would be in Japanese characters.

  With such a background, there is a need to know how to convert a string of foreign language notation into Japanese characters. Patent Document 1 discloses a conversion device for converting a character string consisting of alphabets such as English words into Japanese reading corresponding to the alphabet character string.

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  Although the conversion device described in Patent Document 1 can output Japanese reading of a character string of a foreign language as Hiragana or Katakana, it converts it into a character string in which Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji are mixed. Or could not be converted to kanji only.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a Japanese character conversion program and a Japanese character conversion device for performing processing for converting an input foreign language into a Japanese character whose nominal name matches the foreign language. The purpose is to

  A Japanese character conversion program according to the present invention is a Japanese character conversion program that causes a computer to realize processing for converting an input foreign language into a Japanese character whose nominal name matches the foreign language, and the computer is a conversion target A foreign language reception function for receiving input of a foreign language, a nominal call extraction function for extracting the accepted foreign language admonition, a Japanese character selection condition setting function for setting a Japanese character selection condition for selecting a Japanese character; A Japanese character conversion function of selecting a Japanese character matching the Japanese character selection condition from a predetermined database and converting it into a combination of Japanese characters matching the name call and a Japanese character output function of outputting the converted Japanese character It is characterized by

  Further, in the Japanese character conversion program according to the present invention, the Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting a condition of the total number of strokes of the entire Japanese character converted as one of the Japanese character selection conditions, The Japanese character conversion function is characterized in that it includes a function of combining Japanese characters so that the total number of strokes of the entire converted Japanese character satisfies the above-mentioned total number of strokes.

  Furthermore, in the Japanese character conversion program according to the present invention, the Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting a condition of the number of Japanese characters as one of the Japanese character selection conditions, and the Japanese character conversion function From the database of Japanese characters grouped in stages according to the number of strokes, select a database according to the number of strokes specified in the above-mentioned Japanese character selection condition, and preferentially select the sum of conversion candidates from the selected database It is characterized by including a function to select characters.

  Further, in the Japanese character conversion program according to the present invention, the Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting a condition of meaning of a Japanese character as one of the Japanese character selection conditions, and the Japanese character conversion function From the database of Japanese characters grouped according to the meaning of Japanese characters, the database according to the condition of the meaning specified in the Japanese character selection condition is selected, and the conversion candidate is preferentially selected from the selected database It is characterized in that it includes the function of selecting the Japanese character of.

  Further, in the Japanese character conversion program according to the present invention, the Japanese character conversion function converts each of the Japanese character conversion function into a Japanese character consisting only of hiragana that matches the name call, a Japanese character consisting only of katakana, and a Japanese character consisting only of kanji. The Japanese character output function includes a function of outputting all Japanese characters consisting only of hiragana characters, Japanese characters consisting only of katakana characters, and Japanese characters consisting only of kanji characters.

  The Japanese character conversion device according to the present invention is a Japanese character conversion device for performing processing for converting an input foreign language into a Japanese character whose name matches the foreign language, and the input of the foreign language to be converted is In a foreign language reception unit to receive, a name extraction unit to extract the accepted foreign language admonition, a Japanese character selection condition setting unit to set a Japanese character selection condition for selecting a Japanese character, and the Japanese character selection condition A Japanese character conversion unit selects a matching Japanese character from a predetermined database and converts it into a combination of Japanese characters that match the name call, and a Japanese character output unit that outputs the converted Japanese character. .

  According to the present invention, the input of the foreign language to be converted is received, the admonition of the received foreign language is extracted, the Japanese character selection condition for selecting the Japanese character is set, and the Japanese character matching the Japanese character selection condition Is selected from a predetermined database and converted to a combination of Japanese characters that match the acronym, and the converted Japanese characters are output. Therefore, when Japanese characters or foreign language names are expressed in Japanese characters, what character It is possible to meet the needs of foreigners, because they can immediately present the results of conversion to Japanese characters to foreigners who want to know whether it will be a column. In addition, if it is possible for the user to select from among various conditions for the Japanese character selection condition, it is possible to convert it to a Japanese character with a tendency of the user's preference.

It is a block diagram showing composition of a Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is the flowchart figure which showed the flow of the Japanese character conversion processing in the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is a screen figure showing the display screen at the time of utilizing the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is a screen figure showing the display screen at the time of utilizing the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is a screen figure showing the display screen at the time of utilizing the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is a screen figure showing the display screen at the time of utilizing the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention. It is a screen figure showing the display screen at the time of utilizing the Japanese character conversion device 10 concerning the present invention.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, an example of a Japanese character conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese character conversion device 10 according to the present invention. Although the Japanese character conversion device 10 may be a device designed as a dedicated machine, it is assumed that it can be realized by a general computer. In this case, the Japanese character conversion device 10 is a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a memory, and a hard disk drive that a general computer would normally have. Storage (not shown). Further, it is needless to say that various processes are executed by the program in order to cause these general computers to function as the Japanese character conversion device 10 of this example. In addition, it is not necessary for the Japanese character conversion apparatus 10 itself to have all of the components of the Japanese character conversion apparatus 10 described below, but to allow another apparatus to have a partial configuration, for example, connectable via a communication network Alternatively, the Japanese character conversion apparatus 10 may use the configuration provided in the server device while performing communication, by providing the partial server device with the partial configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the Japanese character conversion device 10 includes a foreign language reception unit 11, a name extraction unit 12, a Japanese character selection condition setting unit 13, a Japanese character conversion unit 14, and a Japanese character output unit 15. The storage unit 16 is at least provided.

  The foreign language reception unit 11 has a function of receiving an input of a character string such as a name or a word in a foreign language. In the foreign language reception, first, the selection of the language to be input is received, and based on the input format of the selected language, the user's input of the character string to be converted to the Japanese character is received.

  The call extraction unit 12 has a function of extracting a call from the string of foreign language notation received by the foreign language reception unit 11. The algorithm for name extraction may be any. It is preferable that the extracted acronyms be expressed as hiragana and katakana as they are by simplifying complicated pronunciation parts. For example, in the case where a pronunciation part specific to a foreign country is included, it may be made to approximate by a name that can be written in Japanese.

  The Japanese character selection condition setting unit 13 has a function of setting a Japanese character selection condition for selecting a Japanese character. The Japanese character selection condition is a condition for selecting which Japanese character is selected in the process of applying the Japanese character to the extracted appellation. As the Japanese character selection condition, for example, the condition of the total number of strokes, the condition of wishing the characters with a large number of strokes, the condition of wishing the characters of a small number of strokes, the condition of minimizing the total number of characters as possible, the condition of selecting characters of good meaning Various other conditions may be set, such as a condition for selecting a character having a bad meaning, and a condition for specifying a radical of kanji. The setting of the Japanese character selection condition may be internally preset, or may be selected and set by the user.

  The Japanese character conversion unit 14 has a function of selecting a Japanese character that matches the set Japanese character selection condition from a predetermined database and converting it into a combination of Japanese characters that match the name call. First, a database of optimal Japanese characters is prepared in accordance with the contents of the Japanese character selection condition. For example, a database with a large number of strokes, a database with a small number of strokes, a database with a good character, a database with a bad character, a database with common kanji characters (the radical A database corresponding to Japanese character selection conditions such as kanji including “Tue”, kanji including “water” at the radical, kanji including “tree” at the radical, etc. I will let you. Although various algorithms can be applied to select a Japanese character according to amenity, for example, an algorithm for selecting a corresponding Japanese character one by one from the leading acronym, and a condition for reducing the total number of characters as much as possible If it is set, it is judged whether the sound of the accompaniment includes a part capable of expressing many sounds with one Japanese character, and one Japanese character is applied to such a part. An algorithm or the like for selecting can be employed. In addition, when the condition of the total number of strokes is set, an algorithm for selecting the sum character so that the total number of strokes becomes a preferable number is adopted. More specifically, for example, Japanese characters may be selected from the candidates so as to obtain the total number of strokes preferred in the surname determination based on the yin-yang five line theory. Furthermore, an algorithm may be used in which hiragana, katakana and kanji are mixed and selected as the selected Japanese character, or an algorithm may be selected from only kanji.

  The sum character output unit 15 has a function of outputting the sum character obtained by conversion in the sum character conversion unit 14 in a predetermined output format. The output format may be any format, for example, an output only for display on a display screen, an output for printing out on some medium such as paper, seal, T-shirt, or a portable terminal such as a smartphone Output as a matrix type two-dimensional code that can be read by the camera function of In addition, as the contents of the output, one that outputs only one pattern of converted Japanese characters, one that outputs not only Japanese characters by converted kanji but also the expressions in Hiragana and Katakana, and converted Japanese characters It is conceivable to output the meaning of kanji used in Japanese.

  The storage unit 16 has a function of storing various data necessary for processing of each unit and data obtained as a result of processing in each unit. For example, various kanji databases used by the Japanese character conversion unit 14 may be stored in the storage unit 16.

  Next, the flow of Japanese character conversion processing in the Japanese character conversion device 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the flow of Japanese character conversion processing in the Japanese character conversion device 10. In FIG. 2, first, using the display screen and the input means provided in the Japanese character conversion device 10, the user receives an input of a foreign language to be converted into Japanese characters (S101). The user selects a language he / she is good at, and then inputs a foreign language to be converted into Japanese characters according to the language. For example, a case may be considered where the user's own name is input. After accepting the input of the foreign language, the processing of extracting the acclaim of the foreign language is executed (S102). In the case where a pronunciation part specific to a foreign country is included, it may be made to approximate by a name that can be written in Japanese. Next, at the time of processing of converting an acronym into a matching Japanese character of reading, a Japanese character selection condition for selecting a Japanese character is set (S103). The Japanese character selection condition includes, for example, a condition that the total number of strokes becomes the number of strokes to be lucky, a condition that preferentially selects characters with a large number of strokes, and the like. There is a conceivable method of selecting on the condition setting screen. Based on an algorithm according to the set Japanese character selection condition, processing is performed to convert a nominal call into a matching Japanese character of reading (S104). The sum character obtained by the conversion is output according to a predetermined output format (S105), and the process is ended.

  FIGS. 3 to 7 are screen diagrams showing display screens when using the Japanese character conversion device 10 according to the present invention. A specific flow when using the Japanese character conversion device 10 will be described using FIGS. 3 to 7.

  FIG. 3 is an example of a screen for accepting an input of a foreign language to be converted into Japanese characters from the user. Before moving to the screen of FIG. 3, the user needs to select the language to be used for input, and in the example of FIG. 3, English is selected as the language. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, an input of a name to be converted is requested in the input field, and the user inputs the name in the input field using an input interface displayed on a keyboard or a touch panel screen. In the example of FIG. 3, "Alice" is input.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a screen for setting Japanese character selection conditions for selecting Japanese characters. In the example of FIG. 4, a list of Japanese character selection conditions is displayed on the screen, and the check box of the Japanese character selection condition desired by the user is selected from the list to set as the Japanese character selection condition It has become. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the "Lucky total strokes" check box is checked, and the "Many strokes" and "Less strokes" check boxes are selected. It indicates that there is no check.

  FIG. 5 is an example of the screen after the Japanese character conversion process is executed and the Japanese characters are determined. The acronyms are extracted from "Alice" input as the premise of the conversion process, and the Japanese characters matching the acronyms are selected and determined by the conversion process algorithm. In the example of FIG. 5, “Alice” input as a foreign language to be converted is converted into a Japanese character consisting only of hiragana that matches the amenity, a Japanese character consisting only of katakana, and a Japanese character consisting only of kanji, respectively. It is displayed in 3 steps. In this way, foreigners can recognize different expressions of their names by converting them into hiragana, katakana and kanji and displaying them.

  FIG. 6 is also an example of the screen after the Japanese character conversion process is executed and the Japanese characters are determined. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of Japanese character candidates selected by different algorithms are displayed on the screen to allow the user to select one of preferences. As described above, the configuration in which a plurality of Japanese character candidates are displayed has an effect of being able to select one that the user likes the most.

  FIG. 7 is also an example of the screen after the Japanese character conversion process is performed and the Japanese characters are determined. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the selected Japanese character is displayed on the screen, and the meaning of each Japanese character is displayed together. If "Alice" is converted to Japanese characters and then converted to Japanese characters "Aritoshi", then referring to the database on the meaning of the kanji, the kanji characters of "love", "reason" and "juju" The explanatory text that explains the meaning of in English is generated and displayed on the screen. By displaying the selected Japanese characters and displaying the explanation of the meaning of each character as described above, it helps the user to understand the meaning of the Japanese characters.

  Final output is performed through the display screen of the Japanese characters of FIGS. 5 to 7. The output can take various forms such as printing on a paper medium, printing on an affixable seal such as a tattoo seal, printing on a clothes such as a T-shirt or a cap.

  As described above, according to the Japanese character conversion device 10 according to the present invention, the input of the foreign language to be converted is received, the admonition of the received foreign language is extracted, and the Japanese character selection condition for selecting the Japanese character is The Japanese character set that matches the Japanese character selection condition is selected from a predetermined database, converted to a combination of Japanese characters that match the name call, and the converted Japanese character is output. Since it is possible to immediately present the result of conversion to Japanese characters to foreigners who want to know what kind of character string the Japanese name will be expressed in Japanese characters, it is possible to meet the needs of foreigners. In addition, if it is possible for the user to select from among various conditions for the Japanese character selection condition, it is possible to convert it to a Japanese character with a tendency of the user's preference.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Japanese character conversion device 11 Foreign language reception part 12 Name call extraction part 13 Japanese character selection condition setting part 14 Japanese character conversion part 15 Japanese character output part 16 Storage part

Claims (6)

A Japanese character conversion program that causes a computer to realize a process of converting an input foreign language into a Japanese character that matches the foreign language.
On the computer
A foreign language reception function that accepts input of a foreign language to be converted;
A name extraction function for extracting the accepted foreign language admonition;
Japanese character selection condition setting function for setting Japanese character selection conditions for selecting Japanese characters;
A Japanese character conversion function of selecting a Japanese character that matches the Japanese character selection condition from a predetermined database and converting it into a combination of Japanese characters that match the name call;
A Japanese character conversion program that realizes a Japanese character output function that outputs converted Japanese characters. The Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting a condition of the total number of strokes of the entire Japanese character converted as one of the Japanese character selection conditions,
The sum character conversion program according to claim 1, wherein the sum character conversion function includes a function to combine sum characters such that the total number of strokes of the whole converted total character satisfies the total number of strokes. The Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting the condition of the number of Japanese characters as one of the Japanese character selection conditions,
The Japanese character conversion function selects a database according to the number of strokes specified in the Japanese character selection condition from the database of Japanese characters grouped in stages according to the number of strokes, and gives priority from the selected database The Japanese character conversion program according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a function of selecting a Japanese character of a conversion candidate. The Japanese character selection condition setting function includes a function of setting a condition of meaning of Japanese characters as one of the Japanese character selection conditions,
The Japanese character conversion function selects a database corresponding to the condition of the meaning specified in the Japanese character selection condition from the database of Japanese characters grouped according to the meaning of the Japanese character, and the selected database The Japanese character conversion program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, including a function of preferentially selecting a Japanese character of a conversion candidate from. The Japanese character conversion function includes a function of converting into Japanese characters consisting of only Hiragana that matches the name call, Japanese characters consisting only of Katakana, and Japanese characters consisting only of Kanji.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the Japanese character output function includes a function of outputting all Japanese characters consisting only of hiragana characters, Japanese characters consisting only of katakana characters, and Japanese characters consisting only of kanji characters. Japanese character conversion program. A Japanese character conversion apparatus for converting input foreign language into Japanese language characters that match the foreign language.
A foreign language reception unit that receives input of a foreign language to be converted;
A call extraction unit for extracting the accepted foreign language admonition;
Japanese character selection condition setting unit for setting a Japanese character selection condition for selecting a Japanese character;
A Japanese character conversion unit which selects a Japanese character that matches the Japanese character selection condition from a predetermined database and converts it into a combination of Japanese characters that match the name call;
A sum character conversion device comprising: a sum character output unit that outputs a converted sum character.

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