WWWJDIC Advanced Search (Beta Version)
The WWWJDIC Advanced Search option is intended to provide a
flexible multiple-search-key facility for selecting and displaying
dictionary entries. It is loosely modelled on the advanced searching
features in Google.
At present it allows users to put in up to three groups of one or more keys:
- terms which must
all
be present in an entry;
- terms of which at least one must be present (this can be used alone
or in conjunction with the "all" above);
- terms which must
not
be present (used in conjunction with either or both of the above.)
Note:
- as with all WWWJDIC searching, the keys are effectively wildcards.
Using "list" will find "listing", "listless", etc.
- unlike other WWWJDIC searching, in this option all search terms
must
be in the dictionary. You will be alerted if you try to use one which is
not there;
- search terms can include
kana
and
kanji. Kana
and non-Japanese terms will only match with the
start
of a term, whereas
kanji
will match an occurrence embedded in a longer term;
- be careful using search terms which can be found in many entries.
The option is currently limited to 5,000 entries per search, beyond which
results will be truncated. A maximum of 1,000 entries can be displayed.
The display order is that of the dictionary selected;
Feedback welcome.
Jim Breen
October 2012