Japanese For Interpreting Websites

bugcat: I'd like to open a discussion into how to interpret Japanese on websites like the Nihon Kiin and Kansai Kiin sites, and the Japanese Wikipedia.

There's a lot of Go information on the Japanese internet, often being stored in quite structured formats. If we could compile info here on how to access that data then it would be easier for deshi who aren't proficient in Japanese to create and maintain SL articles, or just to read from the source.

I suggest seeing the Japanese era conversion table for a start. 年 = year.

For player names, we have my Japanese pros list, DuEm's Wikipedia-ripped list of Japanese professionals, and the traditional list of Japanese names.

1-9 in Japanese (eg. in dan ranks) is 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九. 段 = dan. 初段 (shodan) is usually used for 1 dan. 入段 (nyuudan, "entering dan") means becoming the shodan and qualifying for a pro.

回 (kai) means an edition of a tournament or prizegiving.

Kansai Kiin profile

The following are given on Kansai Kiin profile pages.

The Nihon Kiin site has 性別 (gender), 棋士段位 (professional dan rank), 出身地 (home town / prefecture) and 所属 (affiliation).