Template:Nihongo

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This template uses Lua:

Module:Nihongo (sandbox)

This template is used to display Japanese text, applying the correct code and formatting.

Usage

This template marks the kanji segment as being in Japanese kanji and/or kana, which helps user agents (web browsers and so on) to display it correctly.

Syntax:

Without lead=yes	With lead=yes
`{{Nihongo\|<english>\|<kanji/kana>\|<rōmaji>\|<extra>\|<extra2>}}`	`{{Nihongo\|<english>\|<kanji/kana>\|<rōmaji>\|lead=yes\|extra=<extra>\|extra2=<extra2>}}`

Parameters:

<english>. Optional. The word as translated into English. Note that this will sometimes be the actual Japanese word due to it being adopted into English.
<kanji/kana>. Required when <rōmaji> is empty or omitted. The word as written using Japanese script (kanji, kana).
<rōmaji>. Required when <kanji/kana> is empty. Transliteration of the Japanese word, using Hepburn Romanization.
lead=yes. Optional. This should be used for the first instance of Japanese, usually in the lead. It gives the reader an idea what kind of non-English writing they are viewing. Consider {{nihongo foot}} if the Japanese text is too much clutter for the lead sentence.
<extra>. Optional. Can be used to add a gloss (particularly if there is no English form). Can also be expressed as a named parameter, extra=
<extra2>. Optional. Can also be expressed as a named parameter, extra2=. It is only useful in ";" definitions (extra2 will be displayed without bold, whereas text following the template will get the bold).

Examples

Regular use

Code	`{{Nihongo\|Tokyo Tower\|東京タワー\|Tōkyō tawā}}`
Gives	Tokyo Tower (東京タワー, Tōkyō tawā)

Use in lead

Code	`{{Nihongo\|Tokyo Tower\|東京タワー\|Tōkyō tawā\|lead=yes}}`
Gives	Tokyo Tower (Japanese: 東京タワー, Hepburn: Tōkyō tawā)

Without English

Code	`{{Nihongo\|\|東京タワー\|Tōkyō tawā}}`
Gives	Tōkyō tawā (東京タワー)

Without English, use in lead

Code	`{{Nihongo\|\|東京タワー\|Tōkyō tawā\|lead=yes}}`
Gives	Tōkyō tawā (Japanese: 東京タワー)

With extra to add a literal translation

Code	`{{Nihongo\|''Sokoban''\|倉庫番\|Sōko-ban\|{{lit\|warehouse keeper}}}}`
Gives	Sokoban (倉庫番, Sōko-ban; lit. 'warehouse keeper')

With extra2

Code	`; {{Nihongo\|\|虚無僧\|komusō\|extra2='Priest of nothingness'}}` `: Mendicant priest of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism.`
Gives	komusō (虚無僧) 'Priest of nothingness' Mendicant priest of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism.

Without extra2

Code	`; {{Nihongo\|\|虚無僧\|komusō}} 'Priest of nothingness'` `: Mendicant priest of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism.`
Gives	komusō (虚無僧) 'Priest of nothingness' Mendicant priest of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism.

User style

User style can be set by adding code similar to

@media screen, tv {
	*[lang="ja"] {
		color: green;
	}
}

to common.css.

Error messaging

This template emits one error message of its own:

error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required

One of the positional parameters <kanji/kana> ({{{2}}}), the 'Japanese' referred to in the error message or <rōmaji> ({{{3}}}) is required for proper operation of this template. Articles with these errors are collected in Category:Nihongo template errors (0).

This error often occurs because the template is malformed:

{{Nihongo|東京タワー}} instead of {{Nihongo||東京タワー}}; 東京タワー is in {{{1}}} (<english>) instead of {{{2}}} (<kanji/kana>). To resolve this error, add the missing pipe (|) or consider using {{lang}} or {{transliteration}}

Because this template uses {{lang}} and {{transliteration}} which emit their own error messages, see the help text for those at:

Category:Lang and lang-xx template errors – for error messages emitted by {{lang}}

Category:Transliteration template errors – for error messages emitted by {{transliteration}}

Limitations

This cannot be used within a Wikilink in an article or in any template or other page that is transcluded into an article.

TemplateData

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