Re: [tlug] how to input not so often used characters: takashimaya-no-taka

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

Evan Monroig wrote:

> I have 2 computers, one with Mac OS X and one running ubuntu. I tried
> to input those characters as I do usually (input the romaji, hit
> space, space, space... until you find the correct one), but it didn't
> work. On Mac OS X I use whatever is the default kanji input method,
> and on ubuntu I use anthy.
>
> Is there a way to input those characters? Of course I could just write
> them down, but when all other people's names are printed it is better
> to print also those...

Traditionally, people have found such logographs by learning lookup 
methods such as radical/+stroke, total stroke, or four-corner.

I have a traditional radical table attached to my dictionary at

  http://www.buddhism-dict.net/dealt/index/radical-index.html

and you can find the "takashimaya" logograph at

  http://www.buddhism-dict.net/dealt/index/189.html

Nowadays componentized lookup is becoming possible. The Mojikyo group 
was the first that I know of that offered an effective component-based 
lookup program (this is, however, commercial/windows). Jim Breen also 
has a nice component-based lookup interface at

  http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1R

Regards,


Chuck


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