Furigana
Purpose
Converts Japanese text to hiragana, katakana, or roman text.
Format
Furigana(text{;option})
Parameters
text - any
text expression or text
field option - 1 through 5, depending on how you want to convert text
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 14.0
Description
Japanese text is composed of kana (hiragana and katakana) and kanji (characters). Kanji characters have multiple readings, and the Unicode ordering of these characters is arbitrary. Thus, to sort kanji characters in a truly meaningful way, it is necessary to sort by the kana (phonetic syllabary) reading intended for each character.
The option parameter determines whether Furigana converts the specified text to hiragana, katakana, or roman (romaji) text.
Option | Converts text to |
1 | Hiragana |
2 | Full-width katakana |
3 | Full-width roman (romaji) |
4 | Half-width katakana |
5 | Half-width roman (romaji) |
If option is not specified or any value other than 1 through 5, Furigana returns the specified text in hiragana.
Example 1
Converts the specified text to hiragana.
Furigana ( "
" ) returns
.
Example 2
Converts the specified text to roman text.
Furigana ( "
" ; 5 ) returns
toukyouto.
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