Template:Nihongo

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{{Nihongo}} is a template that standardises the structures of displaying kanji along with an English translation and/or rōmaji. It also helps mark the kanji segment as being in Japanese kanji and/or kana, which helps browsers display it correctly in rescemblance to {{Lang}}.

Usage

Syntax:

Without lead=yes	With lead=yes
{{Nihongo|English|kanji/kana|rōmaji|extra|extra2}}	{{Nihongo|English|kanji/kana|rōmaji|extra|extra2}}

Parameters:

• English Optional. The word as translated into English. Note that this will sometimes be the actual Japanese word due to it being adopted into English.
• kanji/kana. Required. The word as written in Japanese (kanji, kana, Roman letters, and possibly other marks).
• rōmaji. Optional. Transliteration of the Japanese word, using Hepburn Romanisation.
• lead=yes. Optional. This should be used for the first instance of Japanese, usually in the lead. It gives the reader an idea what kind of non-English writing they are viewing. This, however, generally is not needed.
• extra. Optional. Can be used to add a gloss (particularly if there is no English form). Can also be expressed as a named parameter, |extra=.
• extra2. Optional. Can also be expressed as a named parameter, |extra2=. It is only useful in ";" definitions (extra2 will be displayed without bold, whereas text following the template will get the bold).

Examples

Regular use

Code	{{Nihongo|Dragonfly Castle|蜻蛉乃城|Kagerō-no-Shiro}}
Gives	Dragonfly Castle (蜻蛉乃城, Kagerō-no-Shiro)

Use in lead

Code	Nihongo|Dragonfly Castle|蜻蛉乃城|Kagerō-no-Shiro|lead=yes}
Gives	Dragonfly Castle (Japanese: 蜻蛉乃城, Hepburn: Kagerō-no-Shiro)

Without English

Code	{{Nihongo||无|Mu}}
Gives	Mu (无)

Without English, use in lead

Code	{{Nihongo||无|Mu}}
Gives	Mu (Japanese: 无)

With extra

Code	{{Nihongo||照妖鏡|shouyoukyou|extra=lit. "evil-illuminating mirror"}}
Gives	shouyoukyou (照妖鏡, lit. "evil-illuminating mirror") (NB: |extra= isn't necessarily required.)

User Style

User style can be set by adding code similar to

@media screen, tv {
	*[lang="ja"] {
		color: green;
	}
}

to common.css.

See Also

• {{Lang}}, to define text in a particular language
• {{zh}}, for use with Chinese text

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