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Kanji Sonomama DS Dictionary
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NCS Product Synopsis
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Scribble Chinese characters aka kanji on the two
designated areas of the touch
screen and Kanji Sonomama DS Dictionary
brings up their meanings in Japanese and English.
Character entry may also be doodled in katakana, hiragana,
or English of you're so inclined. The software is
useful for new pupils and fluent Japanese speakers
alike. For example, if you're in China or Japan and
see certain signage but don't want to wander into a
brothel by mistake, write down the characters from
the sign onto the NDS screen and realize that it's
just a Capsule Hotel. The kind you sleep in. By
yourself for a mere ¥4500.
Japanese
Fluent Japanese speakers will find it useful when their fuzzy
memories need a little refreshing on characters that
aren't seen everyday. The versatile character
recognition software is highly impressive, with the
ability to render chicken scratch characters into
their bold-faced and properly formed counterparts on
screen.. Even if there's an approximation of the
kanji character, the recognition routine will lock
onto your writing and then present the proper kanji
character in boldfaced type and then present a list
of related characters with the main target character
at the top of the list. Click on the kanji that you
just wrote out and its
meaning will appear on the upper NDS screen.
The software is very good but it's not all powerful. If your poor
kanji formation skills cause the character to criss-cross
at the wrong juncture or intersect at an improper
line, the
software won't recognize it and razz you with a
discordant sound. If you attempt to write the
character again and do it properly, the
software rewards you with a chime.
English
For participants who are interested in
improving their English writing skills, toggle the
mode to Roman alphabet and write English letters on the
two designated panels on the touch screen. For
example, if you wish to find the definition of
"fish," write "f" in the first panel followed by "i"
in the second panel. Go back to the first panel and
write down "s" followed by "h" in the second panel.
Done. The software keeps track of your letter input
and the word "fish" appears and you may click on it
to obtain a definition. A voice speaks each letter in sequence until the
complete word is spelled and then spoken with the
proper pronunciation. For English words, the
definitions are presented in Japanese but they are
used in sentences which demonstrate their proper
grammatical usage.
Features
The software boasts a 95,000 word dictionary and
proper pronunciations for 13,000 English words which
may be listened to with a tap of the stylus.
A 700-question quiz mode in the game tests the proper grammatical
use of characters and the meaning of words. A picto-chat
function is available to query local Wifi
participants with language
questions.
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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