Update the main RJ dictionaries

The dictionaries that RJ uses are the shareware dictionaries, EDICT, ENAMDICT and KANJIDIC, of Prof. James Breen. In order for these dictionaries to be used with RJ, they first must be processed into the format that RJ expects.

There are two ways you can update your RJ dictionaries:

1. Processed: The dictionary files listed below, WAEI.DCT and KANJI.DCT, have been updated and processed by us.

   You may download these processed files directly from this website. (All files are in "ZIP" format. You must have "unzipping" software to access the files. Visit the PK Ware site for PKunzip shareware.)
   Download options:

   • Both dictionaries, waei.dct and kanji.dct
     
   • Kanji.dct only (kanji character dictionary)
     
   • Waei.dct only (word and names dictionary)

   Dictionaries were last processed by us on 06/25/2001 , using the files off the pub/nihongo site with the dates:
   

   EDICT    06/15/2001
   ENAMDICT    06/22/2001
   KANJIDIC    05/22/2001
   

2. Unprocessed: You may obtain and process updated copies of the dictionaries yourself at any time by visiting Prof. James Breen's pub/nihongo ftp site and downloading the dictionaries directly. After downloading the dictionaries from pub/nihongo, use the "Upwizard.exe" included with your RJ purchase (in the directory labeled "Update Dicts") to process the files. Follow the directions in the Online Help titled "Obtaining and Integrating New Dictionaries".

1. Download the ZIP file dictionaries.zip.
   Click here to download.

2. Save the file to a directory on your machine.

3. Unzip the file dictionaries.zip.

4. Replace your old kanji.dct and waei.dct with the new files.

1. Download the ZIP file kanji.zip.
   Click here to download.

2. Save the file to a directory on your machine.

3. Unzip the file kanji.zip.

4. Replace your old kanji.dct with the new file.

1. Download the ZIP file waei.zip.
   Click here to download.

2. Save the file to a directory on your machine.

3. Unzip the file waei.zip.

4. Replace your old waei.dct with the new file.

Add an additional dictionary

The files have been processed so that they may be easily integrated with RJ. Alternately, you may obtain, process and integrate a file yourself by transferring the file from Prof. James Breen's pub/nihongo ftp site, processing the file according to the RJ Help instructions, and adding the DCT file to the list in the RJ Configurator.

1. Transfer one of the files below by clicking on the link
2. Unzip the file
3. (Read the copyright notice)
4. Place the DCT file in an appropriate directory (typically, the same directory as WAEI.DCT)
5. Open RJ, go to the Configurator (Options menu), select the "Dictionaries" tab
6. Type a semi-colon (;) after the last entry in the "Pathnames of Japanese-to-English Dictionaries" box and
7. Enter the path of the additional dictionary
8. Close and reopen RJ

Dictionaries:
Life Sciences (Thanks to the Life Science Dictionary Project)
Aviation (Thanks to the Ron Schei)