Kana-transcription NPM

kana-transcription

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Switch the language to: Russian

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A mini-library that you can use to:

Translate hiragana/katakana to the Russian or English alphabet
Transform syllables of Russian or English alphabet to hiragana/katakana
Convert one kana to the other

There is a function to perform each item. Before using them, see the functions overview for limitations and recommendations. Keeping the recommendations in mind will improve accuracy, and keeping the limitations in mind will prepare you for the shortcomings of the algorithm.

Documentation

Installation

npm install kana-transcription

Usage examples

From kana

import { transcriptKana } from 'kana-transcription'

const kanaText = 'わたし は じぶん に おちゃ を たてました'

//Understood in the Hepburn system - by default
const hepburnText = transcriptKana(kanaText)
//hepburnText = 'watashi wa jibun ni ocha o tatemashita'

//Understood in Kunrei-shiki
const kunreiShikiText = transcriptKana(kanaText, 'kunrei-shiki')
//kunreiShikiText = 'watasi wa zibun ni otya o tatemasita'


//Understood in the Polivanov system; for Russian - by default
const polivanovText = transcriptKana(kanaText, 'ru')
//polivanovText = 'ватаси ва дзибун ни отя о татэмасита'

//Understood in a nonstandard-ru system
const nonstandardRuText = transcriptKana(kanaText, 'nonstandard-ru')
//nonstandardRuText = 'ватащи ва джибун ни очя о татэмащита'

To kana

import { transformToKana } from 'kana-transcription'

const hepburnText = 'watashi wa kinoo haha ni daijina tegami o yonda'

//Understood in the Hepburn system - by default
const transformedFromEN = transformToKana(hepburnText)
//transformedFromEN = 'わたし は きのお はは に だいじな てがみ を よんだ'


const polivanovText = 'ватаси ва киноо хаха ни даидзина тэгами о ёнда'

//Understood in the Polivanov system; for Russian - by default
const transformedFromRU = transformToKana(polivanovText, 'ru')
//transformedFromRU = 'わたし は きのお はは に だいじな てがみ を よんだ'