Japanese Character Optimizer.

What is

This module optimize Japanese characters.

Convert to Katakana from Hiragana mutually, or sort list by natural phonetic order, or convert to halfwidth from fullwidth mutually.

functions

• Convert Hiragana <-> Katakana
• Convert halfwidth <-> fullwidth
• Check Hiragana, Katakana, halfwidth, fullwidth, and so on.
• Sort by natural phonetic order.
  • Supported voiced marks, prolonged sound marks, iteration marks.
• Has compatible native string object API.

install

for browser

$ bower install jaco

for NodeJS

$ npm install jaco

CLI

$ npm install -g jaco

Usage

for browser

<script src="jaco.min.js"></script>
<script>
jaco.katakanize('ニホンゴのモジなど'); // => ニホンゴノモジナド
jaco.hiraganize('ニホンゴのモジなど'); // => にほんごのもじなど

var jStr01 = new jaco.Jaco('ニホンゴのモジなど');
jStr01.toKatakana(); // => ニホンゴノモジナド
</script>

for NodeJS

var jaco = require('jaco');

jaco.katakanize('ニホンゴのモジなど'); // => ニホンゴノモジナド
jaco.hiraganize('ニホンゴのモジなど'); // => にほんごのもじなど

var jStr01 = new jaco.Jaco('ニホンゴのモジなど');
jStr01.toKatakana(); // => ニホンゴノモジナド

CLI

Usage: jaco [options] <string> [fileOption] <path>

Options:

    -h, --help                 output usage information
    -V, --version              output the version number
    -f, --file <path>          convert in file
    -o, --output <path>        output to file
    -K, --katakanize [string]  katakanize method
    -H, --hiraganize [string]  hiraganize method

Methods

Static Functions

jaco.katakanize('ニホンゴのモジなど');

name	return type
katakanize	string
hiraganize	string
hiraganaOnly	boolean
katakanaOnly	boolean
naturalKanaSort	Array

Instance methods of Class Jaco

var instance = new jaco.Jaco('ニホンゴのモジなど');
instance.toString();

name	return type	bang	chainable
toString	string	✗	✗
valueOf	string	✗	✗
concat	Jaco	✓	✓
slice	Jaco	✓	✓
substr	Jaco	✓	✓
substring	Jaco	✓	✓
append	Jaco	✓	✓
prepend	Jaco	✓	✓
replace	Jaco	✓	✓
trim	Jaco	✓	✓
remove	Jaco	✓	✓
test	Jaco	✓	✓
is	boolean	✗	✗
isEmpty	boolean	✗	✗
isOnly	boolean	✗	✗
isOnlyHiragana	boolean	✗	✗
isOnlyKatakana	boolean	✗	✗
isNumeric	boolean	✗	✗
toNumeric	Jaco	✓	✓
combinate	Jaco	✓	✓
toLowerCase	Jaco	✓	✓
toUpperCase	Jaco	✓	✓
toHiragana	Jaco	✓	✓
toKatakana	Jaco	✓	✓
toNarrowKatakana	Jaco	✓	✓
toWideKatakana	Jaco	✓	✓
toNumber	number	✗	✗
size	number	✗	✗
byteSize	number	✗	✗
clone	Jaco	✓	✓
toNarrowJapneseSymbol	Jaco	✓	✓
toWideJapnese	Jaco	✓	✓
toNarrow	Jaco	✓	✓
toWide	Jaco	✓	✓
addVoicedMarks	Jaco	✓	✓
addSemivoicedMarks	Jaco	✓	✓
removeVoicedMarks	Jaco	✓	✓
convertProlongedSoundMarks	Jaco	✓	✓
convertIterationMarks	Jaco	✓	✓
toBasicLetter	Jaco	✓	✓
hasSmallLetter	boolean	✗	✗
toPhoeticKana	Jaco	✓	✓
replaceMap	Jaco	✓	✓

Documents

http://jaco-project.github.io/docs/