Language input keys
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Language input keys are keys designed to translate letters entered by users, usually found on Japanese and Korean keyboards, for use with an input method editor.
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[edit] Kanji (漢字)
Used to switch between entering Japanese and English texts. It is not found as separate key in modern Japanese 106/109-key keyboard layout, but it is found in IBM PS/55 5576-001 keyboard. In IBM PS/55 5576-002 keyboard, it is mapped to left Alt key. Many other 106/109-key keyboards do not label it as Kanji key. In Common Building Block (CBB) Keyboard for Notebooks, Kanji key has the same location as Half-width/Full-width key.
[edit] Conversion (変換)
Conversion kana to kanji. In Microsoft IME, Conversion selects conversion candidates on highlighted input, Shift + Conversion have been used to display previous candidate, which is also called zenkouho (前侯補). The alt version of this key is also pronounced zenkouho (全侯補), which means "all candidates", shows all input candidates.
[edit] Non-conversion (無変換)
Specifies kana characters entered from keyboard is not converted to kanji candidates.
[edit] Half-width/Full-width (半角/全角)
Toggles between entering half-width or full-width characters (if 2 versions of same character exists). In Japanese 106/109-key, it is located at the upperleft corner of typing area.
[edit] Hiragana/Katakana (ひらがな/カタカナ)
Switched to enter hiragana or katakana characters.
[edit] Alphanumeric (英数)
Switched to enter alphanumeric characters. In Japanese 106/109-key layout, it is located in Caps Lock key.
[edit] Hancha (한자)
Switched to enter Chinese characters (hanja). In Common Building Block (CBB) Keyboard for Notebooks, this key is located at right Ctrl key.
[edit] Han/Yong (한/영)
Toggles between entering Korean (Hangul) and English (Yongcha) characters. In Common Building Block (CBB) Keyboard for Notebooks, this key is located at right Alt key.
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|---|---|
| Dead keys | Compose |
| Modifier keys | Control · Shift · Alt/Option (Apple) · AltGr · Command/Meta (MIT keyboards) · Windows · Fn (compact keyboards) |
| Lock keys | Scroll lock · Num lock · Caps lock · Shift key |
| Navigation | Arrow · Page scrolling (Page up/Page down) · Home/End |
| Editing | Return/Enter · Backspace · Insert · Delete · Tab · Space bar |
| Misc. | SysRq/Print screen · Break/Pause · Escape · Menu · Numeric keypad · Function · Power management (Power, Sleep, Wake) · Language input |
