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KANJI [6 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
  • Computer Processing of Language Data
DEF

A Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
  • Informatisation des données linguistiques
CONT

En japonais, [des] syllabes phonétiques sont appelées des kana et ils forment ainsi avec les kanji un système d'écriture complexe doté à la fois d'idéogrammes et d'alphabets syllabiques. Les kanji correspondent à des sens, mais les syllabaires ou kana renvoient aux sons et à la grammaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Language (General)
DEF

In a natural language, a graphic character that represents an object or a concept and associated sound elements.

CONT

... the glyphs covering so many of the Maya ruins ... were ... ideographs, signs conveying the ideas but not the sounds of a language.

OBS

Ex. : A Chinese ideogram or a Japanese Kanji.

OBS

ideogram; ideographic character: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Dans un langage naturel, caractère graphique représentant un objet, ou une notion et les éléments sonores associés.

OBS

Ex. : Un idéogramme chinois ou un caractère Kanji en japonais.

OBS

idéogramme : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Lingüística (Generalidades)
DEF

En el lenguaje natural, es un carácter gráfico que representa un objeto o un concepto con los sonidos relacionados a los mismos.

CONT

Un ideograma chino o japonés.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
04.03.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

in a natural language, a graphic character that represents an object or a concept and associated sound elements

OBS

Examples : A Chinese ideogram or a Japanese Kanji.

OBS

ideogram; ideographic character: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
04.03.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

dans un langage naturel, caractère graphique représentant un objet ou une notion et les éléments sonores associés

OBS

Exemples : Un idéogramme chinois ou un kanji japonais.

OBS

idéogramme : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999].

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
  • Computer Processing of Language Data
CONT

Kanji, or traditional Chinese characters, are pictographs; about 3000 characters are in common use, and this constitute the minimum requirement for normal business correspondence.

OBS

How can an operator specify a Kanji character? Obviously no keyboards could contain 3000 keys. Several companies print large arrays of tiny Kanji character on a plastic membrane laid over a digitizing pad; the operator presses on the desired character with a stylus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
  • Informatisation des données linguistiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos de escritura
  • Procesamiento por computadora de datos lingüísticos
DEF

Conjunto de caracteres gráficos que consiste de símbolos usados en los alfabetos ideográficos japoneses. Cada carácter está representado por dos bytes.

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Record 5 2002-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Language (General)
DEF

A script consisting of logograms and belonging to the logographic writing system.

OBS

Ex : Chinese; Japanese Kanji.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Système d'écriture utilisant des signes ou idéogrammes, susceptibles, du moins à l'origine, de suggérer des objets.

OBS

Ex: L'écriture chinoise; l'écriture japonaise kanji.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
CONT

Japanese uses four written forms simultaneously :Kanji, Kana(hirigana and Katakana)... Finally, all computer must also handle romanji, or Latin script

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique

Spanish

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