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24: 113:, and they are used in many different articles throughout Knowledge. Some computers with English or other Western operating systems do not show Japanese characters by default, but most require only a minimal amount of work to install or activate the capability. 361:
template, which helps to standardize the appearance of the Japanese characters by telling computers they should be rendered with Japanese font instead of font for other languages which also use logographs, as well as presenting the translation and
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of those characters. If you look at the code of the page (by clicking on the Edit tab at the top of the page or on the Edit link for that particular section), you will see something like what appears on the
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A Windows XP CD-ROM is needed to install support for East Asian languages. (Non-East Asian versions of Windows only, as East Asian versions have native Japanese support.)
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By default, all necessary fonts and software are installed in Windows Vista (2007) or later. To input Japanese on a non-Japanese version of the OS, however, the Japanese
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to display Japanese characters. Many fonts have been developed to display Japanese Unicode characters, and many of them are available for downloading over the Internet.
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Once the installation is performed a reboot is required in order to use the new language settings. This method is also valid to install support for any other language.
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segment as being in Japanese Kanji, which helps web browsers and other user agents to display it correctly. The template uses the following parameters
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Please note that the package version may be different. Alternatively, this can be easily accomplished by installing from the ports tree:
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Click the OK button on the down-right corner. -The installation of the necessary packages for Japanese language support will begin-
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If you came here by clicking the near some Japanese characters, and are interested in how Japanese is displayed on Knowledge, see
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Select System on the left panel, and then select Language (Blue flag Icon) on the right panel. -A new separate window will open-
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package will add support for displaying Japanese text in Debian or Ubuntu. You can do this with one of the following commands:
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If additional Japanese fonts or Japanese language input is needed, the installation of additional packages is required.
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If you have questions regarding Japanese characters or the use of this template, please post your question(s) on the
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so that your computer will display Japanese characters properly on the Internet in your web browser. All modern
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When Japanese is included in an article on Knowledge, it is almost always placed within the
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On the Language window scroll down the "Secondary Languages" list and mark down "Japanese"
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In order to install those packages, follow the step-by-step instructions below:
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By default, the Japanese fonts are installed during the DVD standard install.
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For help about using Japanese language in general on Knowledge, please see
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By default, all necessary fonts and software are installed in
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You need a Japanese font package, for example one of these:
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Install a Japanese font package, for example one of these:
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information page
encyclopedic article
Knowledge's policies or guidelines
consensus
vetting
Shortcuts
H:IJCS
WP:HIJCS
Help:Japanese
Japanese language
operating systems
Japanese characters
§ Note about displaying Japanese on Knowledge
input method editor
Mac OS X v10.2
Unicode
List of free Japanese fonts
Nihongo
romanization
talk page of WikiProject Japan
Help:Japanese
Help:Multilingual support (East Asian)
Categories
Knowledge information pages
Knowledge multilingual support
Knowledge how-to
Knowledge:Japanese language

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