KanaTrain
=========
:Id: SW/kanatrain
:CreationDate: 2003-01-20 10:09:25
:tags: - software
       - japanese
       - perl

``kanatrain.pl`` is a program to help memorize japanese phonetic
characters, in particular hiragana (平仮名). It requires a Perl
interpreter, version 5.6.0 or later (but it won't work with Perl 6)
and a terminal capable of displaying glyphs specified with UTF-8.

The program contains two exercises: in the first one you're presented
with a hiragana and you should write its pronounciation. To avoid
ambiguities is best to write it after the *Kunrei* romanization (ち
'ti', し 'si', ぢ 'di') instead of the more common *Hepburn* (ち
'chi', し 'shi', ぢ 'ji'). If you make a mistake the correct
pronounciation will be shown, along with the hiragana corresponding to
the one you gave (if any).

In the second exercise you're presented with a pronunciation (written
after the *Kunrei* system) and five different hiragana characters,
where only one is the right one. You should write the number relative
to the right one. If you make a mistake the correct hiragana will be
shown, along with the pronunication of the one you chose.

To end each exercise just give an empty answer.

The source_ is a single file.

.. _source: http://www.thenautilus.net/cgit/kana-train/tree/kana-train.pl