Template:Nihongo/doc

Usage
This template marks the  segment as being in Japanese kanji and/or kana, which helps user agents (web browsers and so on) to display it correctly.

Syntax: Parameters:
 * &lt;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.
 * &lt;kanji/kana>. Required when &lt;rōmaji> is empty or omitted. The word as written using Japanese script (kanji, kana).
 * &lt;rōmaji>. Required when &lt;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.
 * &lt;extra>. Optional. Can be used to add a gloss (particularly if there is no English form). Can also be expressed as a named parameter,
 * &lt;extra2>. Optional. Can also be expressed as a named parameter, . It is only useful in ";" definitions (extra2 will be displayed without bold, whereas text following the template will get the bold).

Examples

 * Regular use:


 * Use in lead:


 * Without :


 * Without, use in lead:


 * With  to add a literal translation:


 * With :


 * Without :

User style
User style can be set by adding code similar to

to common.css.

Error messaging
This template emits one error message of its own:
 * error: : Japanese or romaji text required

One of the positional parameters , the 'Japanese' referred to in the error message or    is required for proper operation of this template. Articles with these errors are collected in.

This error often occurs because the template is malformed:
 * instead of ; 東京タワー is in    instead of   .  To resolve this error, add the missing pipe  or consider using  or

Because this template uses and  which emit their own error messages, see the help text for those at:
 * – for error messages emitted by
 * – for error messages emitted by

Limitations
This cannot be used within a Wikilink in an article or in any template or other page that is transcluded into an article.

Template data
{	"description": "This template is used to display Japanese text, applying the correct code and formatting.", "params": { "1": {			"label": "English text", "type": "string", "description": "The word as translated into English. Note this will sometimes be the actual Japanese word if it has been adopted into English." },		"2": {			"label": "Kanji/kana text", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "The word as written in Japanese (kanji, kana, Roman letters, and possibly other marks)." },		"3": {			"label": "Romanized (rōmaji) text", "type": "string", "description": "Transliteration of the Japanese word, using Hepburn Romanization." },		"4": {			"label": "Extra text inside parentheses", "type": "string", "description": "Adds extra text inside the parentheses. ", "aliases": [ "extra" ]		},		"5": {			"label": "Extra text outside parentheses", "type": "string", "description": "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.", "aliases": [ "extra2" ]		},		"lead": { "label": "Lead formatting", "type": "string", "description": "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.", "suggestedvalues": [ "yes" ]		}	},	"paramOrder": [ "1",		"2",		"3",		"lead", "4",		"5"	],	"format": "inline" }