
Input Method Software
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e conversion dictionaries included with Wnn consist of a main dictionary (about 55,000
entries), a single kanji dictionary, a personal name dictionary, a place name dictionary,
grammatical dictionaries, and several eld-specic conversion dictionaries (for computer
science and biological terms, for example). All these dictionaries are used in the conver-
sion process.
e Ministry of Soware—a company, not a government body in Japan—was the rst
company to adapt Wnn for use with Mac OS. Yinu System has also adapted Wnn for use
with Mac OS. e best way to explore Wnn is through the FreeWnn Project.
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Korean Input Method Software
Because of the hangul-only nature of contemporary Korean text, the fundamental
requirements for Korean input methods are simpler compared to those for Chinese and
Japanese. e input methods bundled with Korean-capable OSes, such as Mac OS X
and Windows, are popular with users. e Korean input methods that are bundled with
these OSes support the input of hanja through the process of hangul-hanja conversion. In
particular, Saenaru
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( saenaru), developed by Wonkyu Park ( pak wonkyu)
and Hye-shik “Perky” Chang ( jang hyesik), and Nalgaeset
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( nalgaeset),
developed by Yongmook Kim ( gim yongmuk), have become popular third-party
Korean input methods for Windows. Hanulim ( haneulim) should be pointed ...