Template:Nihongo

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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.

Further information on when to use this template: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)

Syntax:

Without lead=yes	With lead=yes
<kanji/kana>|<rōmaji>|<extra>|<extra2>}}	<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.

Note: literal translations and linguistic glosses go in single quotation marks, not double.

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:

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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TemplateData for Nihongo

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

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
English text	1	The word as translated into English. Note this will sometimes be the actual Japanese word if it has been adopted into English.	String	optional
Kanji/kana text	2	The word as written in Japanese (kanji, kana, Roman letters, and possibly other marks).	String	required
Romanized (rōmaji) text	3	Transliteration of the Japanese word, using Hepburn Romanization.	String	optional
Lead formatting	lead	If set to yes, changes formatting style 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. Suggested values yes Auto value yes	String	optional
Extra text inside parentheses	4 extra	Adds extra text inside the parentheses.	String	optional
Extra text outside parentheses	5 extra2	Adds extra text outside the parentheses. It is only useful in ";" definitions (it will be displayed without bold, whereas text following the template, will be bolded). Literal translations and linguistic glosses must use single quotation marks, not double.	String	optional

See also

• {{Langx|ja|...}},{{lang|ja|...}}, similar templates in the Lang-x template for marking up Japanese text
• {{Nihongo3}}, essentially the same as this template, but gives rōmaji first and English inside the parentheses
• {{Nihongo krt}}, essentially the same as this template, but gives kanji first with rōmaji and English inside the parentheses
• {{Nihongo foot}}, same as this version, but puts everything but the English into a footnote
• {{Nihongo2}}, also displays the kanji properly, but without adding anything in parentheses, without rōmaji and without the extra parameters
• {{in lang|ja}}, to label sources written in Japanese
• {{Japanese script needed}}, to request expert assistance with Japanese script

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