Kana

Japanese character helpers.

Functions

isKanji()

function isKanji(char): boolean;

Defined in: src/shared/japanese/kana.ts:11

Whether a character is a (common CJK) Kanji.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
char	string	The character to test.

Returns

boolean

true for U+4E00–U+9FAF.

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toHiragana()

function toHiragana(text): string;

Defined in: src/shared/japanese/kana.ts:19

Converts Katakana to Hiragana (used to render readings as furigana).

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
text	string	The text to convert.

Returns

string

The Hiragana form.