JPH01185765A - Electronic kanji dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a key operation and to improve learning efficiency by extracting the way of reading of KANJI (Chinese character) which are selected and instructed in accordance with the operation of the specified key from a dictionary part and displaying them in a display unit. CONSTITUTION:When an execution key is depressed in a state that one KANJI in a KANJI notation is selected and instructed, a processing part 3 extracts the selected and instructed KANJI, all the ways of the reading of 'T' (hand in KANJI), for example, from the dictionary part 4, and stores them in a read ing table RTBL7. All the ways of reading 'shu' and 'te' are displayed with the selected and instructed KANJI 'hand'. The extraction of the way of reading can be executed by retrieving the KANJI notation in the dictionary part 4 by using the code of the selected and instructed KANJI. To put it concretely, the KANJI notation including only the selected and instructed KANJI code is detected as the KANJI code, and the corresponding KANA (Japanese sylla bary) index has to be extracted as the way of reading. Thus, the key operation is simplified and learning efficiency can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to headword search in electronic kanji dictionaries.

(b) Conventional technology In general, in electronic kanji dictionaries, a reading is input, a dictionary section is searched for a kana heading that matches or is similar to the input reading, and the kanji notation of one word corresponding to this kana heading is output. There is a radical 7-stroke number search that displays a list of kanji with the same radical or number of strokes by inputting a radical or number of strokes. JP-A No. 59-106036 and JP-A-Sho 5
It is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6-132664.

In a headword search, a forward key and a backward key are usually provided, and when these keys are fully operated, the next or previous kanji notation displayed according to the kana header arrangement in the dictionary section is displayed. That's what I was doing. Furthermore, some devices have a function of displaying other pronunciations of the kanji character in response to the operation of the reading designation key, only when the displayed kanji notation is kanji-character.

In addition, in the radical two-stroke count search, after displaying a list of kanji, a desired kanji is selected and instructed with a cursor, and the reading of the selected kanji is displayed in accordance with the operation of the reading designation key.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The headword search mentioned above is used when the operator knows the reading and wants to know the kanji notation, and the radical stroke count search is used when the operator knows the kanji and wants to know its reading. It is commonly used in However, when searching for headwords, for example, if you enter the reading ``Aijiyo'' or ``Ainote'', the kanji notation for that word is ``affection'', which is composed of multiple kanji, and 1.
If you get ``Matente'', each component kanji ``love''.

You often want to know what other pronunciations the words 1jo', 1ma', and 1te' have.

In such cases, with conventional devices, you first return to the initial screen, then enter a new reading of the kanji you want to know the reading of, for example, the reading of ``1jo'' or the number of 2 strokes of the radical, and then search for a headword or search for the radical 9. It was necessary to perform a stroke count search, which made key operations very cumbersome. In particular, if you input the jukuji kunyomi of ``miyage 4 etc.'' and perform a headword search and find the kanji notation ``souvenir'', you will not know the independent reading of the component kanji ``san'', so this is a troublesome part. I had no choice but to perform a neck 2 stroke count search.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an electronic kanji dictionary capable of performing a headword search, which includes a selection instruction means for selecting and instructing any one of the displayed kanji representations, and a specific key. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing an extraction means for extracting the pronunciation of the selected kanji from the dictionary section in accordance with the operation and displaying the pronunciation on the display.

Further, the present invention further provides a cursor indicating means for displaying a cursor on a display according to the operation of a cursor key as the selection instruction means, and the cursor indicating means displays the kanji notation according to the operation of the cursor key. It is configured to skip the kana characters inside.

It is something that

(*) Effect In the present invention, when a kanji notation containing multiple kanji is displayed during a headword search, if there is an unknown kanji among them, a new headword search for that kanji or Even without performing a radical two-stroke count search, by successively selecting and instructing a desired kanji using the selection instructing means and operating a specific key, the reading of that kanji can be known.

Further, since the cursor indicating means is used as the selection indicating means and the kana characters are skipped when operating the cursor key, unnecessary key operations can be omitted.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is a kana character key for inputting readings, an execution key, and a left cursor key (← key).

Keyboard with right cursor key (- key), forward key (↑ key), and reverse key (↓ key), (2) is the key buffer, (3) is the processing section, (4) is the index section (4
a) and a data section (4b), (5) is a notation buffer HB, (6) is a dictionary address (DA) storage memory, (7) is a reading table RTBL, and (8) is a cursor pointer (CP). Register, (9) is the notation length (MA
X) register, (10) is character generator, (
11) transfers the dot pattern of display characters to the display buffer (1
2) and displays the contents on the display (13).The character code stored in the notation buffer (5) and reading table (7) is converted into a dot pattern by the character generator (10). After being converted into , it is displayed on the display (13).

The dictionary section (4) includes a data section (4b) as shown in FIG.
〉, kana headings and their kanji notations are stored in character codes in a predetermined order, and the kanji single ``Ayo'' is stored in a predetermined order.

1 love, etc., as well as those with okuri kana such as 1 love.
etc., and those containing multiple kanji 1. love.”

The move 1st class of 1 is memorized.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, when a reading is input from the keyboard (1) and the execution key is pressed, the processing unit (3) uses the first letter of the input reading stored in the key buffer (2) to index the index part (4a) of the dictionary part (4). ) is searched, and the data section (4b) is searched from the start address stored in the index section. This search
This function searches for a kana heading that matches or is similar to the input pronunciation, and outputs the kanji notation of the searched kana heading. Even if there are multiple matches, only the kanji notation of the first matching word is output. do.

The processing unit (3) converts the searched kanji notation into a notation bar/χfa (
5) and display the contents on the display (13),
The number of characters in the notation buffer (5) is stored in the register (9) as the notation length MAX. Also, address A of the dictionary section (4) in which the searched kanji notation is stored.

is stored in the dictionary address storage memory (6), the cursor pointer CP is set to "r'0", and the cursor is not displayed on the display (13) yet.

For example, if you input the reading 1 Ainoteyo, the kanji notation ``Manote'' will be written in the notation buffer HB (5
), and the display (13) shows the display as shown in FIG. 6(a).

Here, if you operate the forward key ↓ or reverse key ↑, the dictionary address DA stored in the memory (6) will be incremented or decremented, and the dictionary section (
4) By specifying the address, the kanji notation after or before the displayed kanji notation is displayed, but when the cursor key - or ← is operated, the cursor is displayed as follows.

That is, when the cursor key → is operated, the processing unit (3) increments the cursor pointer CP, determines whether the character at the position indicated by CP in the notation buffer HB (5) is a kanji, and determines whether it is a kanji. For example, CP is further incremented, and a cursor is displayed at the position of a kanji, and if it is a kanji, the cursor is displayed at that position. Also, when the cursor key ← is operated, the cursor pointer CP is decremented, it is determined whether the character at the position indicated by CP in the notation buffer HB (S) is a kanji, and if it is not a kanji, CP is further decremented. Increment and display the cursor at the kanji position. Therefore, if you operate the cursor key → once while the ``maite'' is displayed as shown in Figure 6, the 6th
As shown in the figure (b), you can select and instruct the kanji ``1 ma'' with the cursor (14), and if you press the cursor key once, the kana character 1 ``'' will be skipped, and the kanji ``hand'' will be selected with the cursor (14).
) to specify the selection. When the cursor key ← is operated, the same operation is performed except that the moving direction of the cursor (14) is reversed. Note that since the kanji code is '889FJ or higher, it can be easily determined whether it is a kanji or not based on the character code.

In this way, when the execution key is pressed with one kanji in the kanji notation selected and instructed, the processing section (3) selects all the readings of the selected kanji, e.g.
) and stored in the reading table RTBL(7). Then, as shown in FIG. 6(d), all the readings of the selected kanji (1 shiyu, te) are displayed together with the selected kanji (1 shiyu, te). When the kanji ``ma'' is selected, the display is 6th.
Extraction of readings as shown in the figure (*) can be performed by searching the kanji notation in the dictionary section (4) using the code of the kanji specified for selection. It is only necessary to detect the kanji notation that includes only the kanji code, and extract the corresponding kana heading as the reading.

By the way, in this embodiment, when the execution key is pressed without operating the cursor key →, the cursor (14) is automatically moved to the position of the first kanji character that appears, as shown in FIG. After the cursor is displayed for 5 seconds, the reading of the selected kanji is extracted and displayed to simplify key operations.

Incidentally, in the dictionary section 4), all readings for each kanji may be additionally stored and the reading of the selected kanji may be extracted without performing a search.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when the reading is input and a headword search is performed, even if the displayed kanji notation contains multiple kanji, any one of them is selected. Since it is possible to know the other pronunciations of the selected kanji by operating a specific key, key operations can be simplified and the learning effect can be increased. Furthermore, when selecting a kanji character using a cursor, kana characters are skipped, thereby further simplifying key operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are flowcharts showing the processing contents in the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the dictionary section, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage status of the notation buffer in the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example. (1)...Keyboard, (3)...Processing unit, (
4)...Dictionary part, (5)...Notation buffer, (
7〉...reading table, (13)...indicator,
(14) Cursor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An input means for inputting a reading, a dictionary section that stores kana headings and their kanji notation, and a word corresponding to the kana heading that searches for a kana heading that matches or is similar to the input reading from the dictionary section. In an electronic kanji dictionary, the electronic kanji dictionary is equipped with a headword search means for outputting a kanji notation, and a display device for displaying the output kanji notation, a selection instruction for selecting any one of the displayed kanji notations. means and
1. An electronic kanji dictionary, further comprising an extraction means for extracting all the pronunciations of the selected kanji from the dictionary section in response to an operation of a specific key, and displaying the extracted kanji on the display. (2) The selection instructing means according to claim 1 comprises a cursor instructing means for displaying a cursor on the display in response to an operation of a cursor key, and the cursor instructing means displays the kanji notation in response to an operation of a cursor key. An electronic kanji dictionary characterized by a structure that skips middle kana characters.