From: Astarte CHELLO SE> Date: 1 oct 2002 Subject: Re: Translation of Japanese to English This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C269A1.FFBB95D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Darren! I have recently looked into this problem. I recommend the site : http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr The site uses modules from the company Systran. I use it to translate commentary from japanese players & onlookers = regarding games on Shogi Dojo :=20 http://www.shogidojo.com/eng/engindex.htm According to feedback from some of the japanese players, the translation = of kanji is very good.=20 I experimented by translating english to japanese, when communicating = with some of my opponents. They said that the translation was adequate. I can't judge the direction = japanese -> english, but I was astonished that I could communicate with the japanese players in japanese by means = of a mechanical translator from Systran..... /Christer Hartman PS. Do you know if there is some kind of lexicon (index) for japanese = kanji on the net? This could be a fast way to learn some basic japanese through the game of shogi. Perhaps = you can recommend some good book about=20 the japanese language?! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Darren Staples=20 To: SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:03 PM Subject: Translation of Japanese to English Hi all, =20 I have some Shogi documents and software which I would like to = translate from Japanese to English. I believe the original text is in = Kanji form. As a complete beginner at this (but willing to give it a try), does = anyone know of a good on-line kanji translation engine (preferably one = where the graphical representation of the kanji is shown) ? I recall seeing one based around the number of strokes making up the = kanji characters, but am unable to find it again. =20 Thanks in advance, Darren Staples ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C269A1.FFBB95D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 01C2696C 6C4C4F40" rel=3DFile-List>
Hi Darren!
 
I have recently looked into this = problem. I=20 recommend the site :
 
http://babelfish.altavista.com= /tr
 
The site uses modules from the company=20 Systran.
 
I use it to translate commentary from = japanese=20 players & onlookers regarding games on Shogi Dojo :
 
http://www.shogidojo.c= om/eng/engindex.htm
 
According to feedback from some of the = japanese=20 players, the translation of kanji is very good.
I experimented by translating english = to japanese,=20 when communicating with some of my opponents.
They said that the translation was = adequate. I=20 can't judge the direction japanese -> english, but I was=20 astonished
that I could communicate with the = japanese players=20 in japanese by means of a mechanical translator from = Systran.....
 
/Christer Hartman
 
PS. Do you know if there is some kind = of lexicon=20 (index) for japanese kanji on the net? This could be a
fast way to learn some basic japanese = through the=20 game of shogi. Perhaps you can recommend some good book about =
the japanese language?!
 
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From:=20 VIRGIN NET=20 href=3D"mailto:darren.staples VIRGIN NET">Darren Staples
To: TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL=20 = href=3D"mailto:SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL">SHOGI-L@TECHUNIX TECHNION= .AC.IL=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 = 6:03=20 PM
Subject: Translation of = Japanese to=20 English

Hi=20 all,

 

I have some Shogi documents and software which I would like = to=20 translate from Japanese to English. I believe the original text is in = Kanji=20 form.

As a complete beginner = at this=20 (but willing to give it a try), does anyone know of a good on-line = kanji=20 translation engine (preferably one where the graphical representation = of the=20 kanji is shown) = ?

I recall seeing one = based around=20 the number of strokes making up the kanji characters, but am unable to = find it=20 again.

 

Thanks in=20 advance,

Darren=20 Staples

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