Kotoeri
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Kotoeri (ことえり?) is a Japanese language input method which comes standard with Mac OS X, as well as earlier versions of the Mac OS.
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[edit] To convert kana to kanji in Mac OS X:
Here is an example of using the Kotoeri input method to enter the kanji character for "crane" or "stork". From the International menu, a user would configure Kotoeri as one of the input methods to appear on the drop-down language selector.
Choosing katakana as the desired input alphabet/syllabary and choosing the "Show Japanese Kana Palette" option, the user may now, using the middle column of the Japanese Kana Palette, enter the katakana characters that indicate the pronunciation of the desired word: "crane" (ツ ル tsuru?).
[edit] Converting kana to other non-kanji representations
With some katakana or hiragana text selected by highlighting it, the user may choose the "Convert to related character" option on the drop-down menu. The highlighted word is now shown underlined. Clicking on the underlined word presents a pop-up menu with four options. These are the hiragana, katakana, full-width rōmaji and half-width rōmaji equivalents of the selected word. Choosing the first option, for example, converts the selected word to the hiragana equivalent "crane" (つ る tsuru?).
[edit] Converting kana to kanji
With some katakana or hiragana text selected by highlighting it, the user may choose the "Reverse conversion" option on the drop-down menu. A pop-up ｍenu appears, which provides several possible kanji homophones:
crane (鶴 tsuru?), vine (蔓 tsuru?) or bow-string (弦 tsuru?), for example.
At this point one chooses the kanji character or characters correctly representing the meaning of the desired word: 鶴.
If the file being created requires both Roman and Japanese scripts, the user should remember to revert to a Roman-alphabet keyboard layout (U.S., Canadian - CSA, French, Spanish, etc.) when Japanese text entry is complete.
