KDisplay: Kanji Browser
Overview
KDisplay is a program designed to browse the
dictionary used for drilling on kanji.
Usage
KDisplay takes no command line options; simply run
the program (kdisplay.tcl) in the same directory as
its dictionary file (dkjdict).
Main Window
The following information is available in the main window:
- Character:
- This is the current character.
The number below the character is reference number for the character,
as selected with the "Number" pull-down menu. The default is
unicode.
- Meaning:
- Next to the character, in red,
is the character's meaning.
- Readings:
- Found below the meaning are the
readings of the character. The ON readings are in caps, and the KUN
readings are in lowercase letters.
- Grade:
- The bottom left box contains the
Jouyou grade level of the character. It's displayed in the form of a
"G" followed by either the grade number, a plus ("+") for Jouyou Kanji
not in the first six grades, an "N" for kanji in the Jinmei list, or
an "X" for all other kanji. (The Jouyou Kanji is the official list of
educational kanji ordered by grade level. The Jinmei Kanji is the
official list of kanji for use in names.)
- Frequency:
- The box with "F:" in it
contains the frequency, where the most commonly seen kanji has a
frequency of one, the second most commonly seen kanji has a frequency
of two, and so forth. The "A", "B", "C", or "D" in front denotes one
of the various standard frequency ranges. A frequency of D9999
donotes a character that is very uncommon and doesn't have an
associated frequency.
- SKIP:
- This is the SKIP code (using the
system in the Halpern dictionaries).
- Strokes:
- This is the number of strokes in
the character.
Menu Options
The following options are available from the menu:
- File Menu --
- Next --
Shows the next character.
Previous -- Shows the
previous character.
Quit -- Exits the
program.
- Filter Menu --
- Grade --
Filters by Jouyou grade level.
Frequency --
Filters by frequency ranges.
Readings -- Filters
by number of readings.
Meanings -- Filters by
number of meanings.
Strokes -- Filters by number
of strokes.
Search Meaning -- Searches for a
matching meaning.
Search Reading -- Searches for a
matching reading.
Search SKIP -- Searches by SKIP
code.
Show Filters -- Brings up a window that
shows the current character filters:
- Number Menu --
- Unicode
Show unicode number for characters.
Halpern KALD
Show reference number from Halpern's Kodansha Kanji Learner's
Dictionary.
Halpern NJECD Show reference
number from Halpern's New Japanese-English Character
Dictionary.
New Nelson Show reference number
from The New Nelson Japanese-English Character
Dictionary.
Tuttle Card Show flash card
number from Tuttle Kanji Cards.
Heisig Show
reference number from Heisig's Remembering The Kanji
O'Neill Show reference number from O'Neill's
Essential Kanji
- Help Menu --
- About --
Displays some information about the program.
Notes
KDisplay was written by Douglas Triggs (douglas@triggs.org).