Use NJStar Japanese WP. (http://www.njstar.com/njstar/japanese/) If you know the romanization for the word (e.g., 'tsuki') and just want to know the corresponding kanji...
1. Open a new document in NJStar. Make sure you're in romaji mode. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar.png) 2. Type in the romaji for your word. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar002.png) 3. Hit the spacebar. The word appears in hiragana. Select them. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar003.png) 4. Choose Tools > Dictionary. This should show you the kanji for your word, the hiragana, and its translation - with a bit of luck as the first dictionary entry, but maybe not. In any case, double-click the appropriate dictionary entry. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar004.png) 5. This replaces the hiragana with the kanji, with you can now copy and paste and use where you need it: 月 (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar005.png)
If you only know the translation of a word (e.g. 'moon')...
1. Open a new document. Make sure you're in Ascii mode. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara.png) 2. Type in your word. Select it. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara002.png) 3. Choose Tools > Dictionary. With a bit of luck, this should once again present you with the dictionary entry for your word. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara003.png) 4. Double-click the dictionary entry, and like before, it will insert the kanji, ready for use: 月 (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara004.png)
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Date: 2003-10-28 08:29 am (UTC)1. Open a new document in NJStar. Make sure you're in romaji mode. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar.png)
2. Type in the romaji for your word. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar002.png)
3. Hit the spacebar. The word appears in hiragana. Select them. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar003.png)
4. Choose Tools > Dictionary. This should show you the kanji for your word, the hiragana, and its translation - with a bit of luck as the first dictionary entry, but maybe not. In any case, double-click the appropriate dictionary entry. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar004.png)
5. This replaces the hiragana with the kanji, with you can now copy and paste and use where you need it: 月 (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstar005.png)
If you only know the translation of a word (e.g. 'moon')...
1. Open a new document. Make sure you're in Ascii mode. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara.png)
2. Type in your word. Select it. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara002.png)
3. Choose Tools > Dictionary. With a bit of luck, this should once again present you with the dictionary entry for your word. (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara003.png)
4. Double-click the dictionary entry, and like before, it will insert the kanji, ready for use: 月 (http://www.broenink-art.nl/stuff/njstara004.png)