Search Japanese text

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  • On the Edit menu, click Find, and then click the Find tab.
  • In the Find what box, enter the text that you want to search for.
  • Click More.
  • Select the Sounds like (Japanese) check box, and then click Options.
  • Under Treat as equal, do any of the following:
    • To not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters, select the Match case check box.
    • To not distinguish between full-width and half-width characters, select the Match full/half width form check box.
    • To not distinguish between hiragana and katakana characters, select the Match hiragana/katakana check box.
    • Click OK.
  • Click Find Next.

    • ShowAdditional search options

    You can also set the following options in the Japanese Find dialog box:

    Match contractions (yo-on, sokuon)
    Searches without distinguishing between characters with diphthongs and double consonants and plain characters.
    Match minus/dash/cho-on
    Searches without distinguishing between minus signs (-), dashes (dash), and long vowel sounds (long vowel).
    Match 'repeat character' marks
    Searches without distinguishing between repeat character marks (repeatrepeatrepeatrepeatrepeat).
    Match variant-form kanji (itaiji)
    Searches without distinguishing between standard and nonstandard ideography.
    Match old kana forms
    Searches without distinguishing between new and old kana.
    Match cho-on used for vowels
    Searches without distinguishing between characters with long vowel sounds and plain characters.
    Match di/zi, du/zu (di/zi, du/zu)
    Searches without distinguishing between "di" and "zi" or "du" and "zu".
    Match ba/va, ha/fa (ba/vava, ha/fafa)
    Searches without distinguishing between "ba" and "vava" or "ha" and "fafa".
    Match tsi/thi/chi, dhi/zi (tsitsi/thithi/chi, dhidhi/zi)
    Searches without distinguishing between "tsitsi", "thithi", and "chi" or "dhidhi" and "zi".
    Match hyu/iyu, byu/vyu (hyuhyu/iyuiyu, byubyu/vyuvyu)
    Searches without distinguishing between"hyuhyu" and "iyuiyu" or "byubyu" and "vyuvyu".
    Match se/she, ze/je (se/sheshe, ze/jeje)
    Searches without distinguishing between "se" and "sheshe" or "ze" and "jeje".
    Match ia/iya (piano/piyano) (ia/iya)
    Searches without distinguishing between "ia" and "iya" following i-row and e-row characters.
    Match ki/ku (tekisuto/tekusuto) (ki/ku)
    Searches without distinguishing between "ki" and "ku" before sa-row characters.
    Punctuation characters
    Searches without distinguishing between punctuation characters.
    White space characters
    Searches without distinguishing between characters used as blank spaces, such as full-width spaces, half-width spaces, and tabs.
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