KanjiInfo dialog overview

The purpose of the kanji info tool dialog is to display information about a list of kanji. No kanji can be selected in this dialog, it is opened from other points in the software where kanji can be selected.

The displayed information is a starting point for automatic queries in the tool dialogs Dictionary and KanjiSelect.

 

Basic kanji info elements

Fig.	Function	Explanation
	kanji list	This list contains a number of kanji to be explored for details. These kanji were highlighted when the KanjiInfo dialog was opened.
	"on" reading	Chinese reading, displayed in katakana as defined in KANJIDIC.
	"kun" reading	Japanese reading, displayed in hiragana. Okurigana are separated with a period as defined in KANJIDIC.
	english meanings	Meaning of the kanji as defined in KANJIDIC.
	Kanji selection	Currently selected kanji.
	Jouyou Grade	Jouyou grades 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9 (10 = non-Jouyou kanji)
	Stroke count	Number of strokes
	Radical	Radical classification of the kanji
	Kanji & Kana	Index of kanji according to Handbook with same title by W.Hadamitzky and M. Spahn
	Nelson	Index of kanji according to Nelson dictionary

 

Toolbar and context menu	Function	Shortcut	Explanation
	Dictionary	F6	Starts an automatic dictionary query with the selected kanji, on-reading, kun-reading or meaning.
	Select kanji with same radical		Starts an automatic kanji selection with the filter set to the radical of the selected kanji.
	Select kanji	F7	Starts an automatic kanji selection with the selected on-reading, kun-reading or meaning.
	Add to textpad		Copies the selected element to the textpad.
	Add to selected stack	INS	Copies the selected kanji to the selected stack.
	Copy	Ctrl+C	Copies the selected kanji, on-reading, kun-reading or meaning to the clipboard.
	Always on top		When switched on, the window stays on top of other windows.