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jiskanji(5)
NAME
  jiskanji, jiskanji7, JIS7 - A character encoding system (codeset) for
  Japanese

DESCRIPTION
  JIS Kanji is a codeset that uses the JIS X0202 symbol extension method for
  encoding the JIS X0208 and JIS X0201 character sets. There are two types of
  JIS Kanji encoding: 7-bit JIS Kanji code and 8-bit JIS Kanji code.

  7-bit JIS Kanji Code

  In 7-bit JIS Kanji encoding, all character values are 7-bit bytes.
  Characters are interpreted according to preceding in and out sequences as
  follows:

    ·  Kanji in sequence (ESC $ B)

       The code values following the Kanji in sequence (ESC $ B) are treated
       as characters in the JIS X0208 Kanji character set.

    ·  Kanji out sequence (ESC ( B)

       The code values following the Kanji out sequence (ESC ( B) are treated
       as ASCII characters.

    ·  Supplementary Kanji in sequence (ESC $ ( D)

       The code values following the supplementary Kanji in sequence (ESC $ (
       D) are treated as characters in the JIS X0212 supplementary Kanji
       character set.

    ·  User-Defined Character (UDC) in sequence (ESC $ ( 0)

       The code values following the UDC in sequence (ESC $ ( 0) are treated
       as characters in the vendor-defined or user-defined character set.

    ·  Kana in (SO) and Kana out (SI) sequences

       The code values following SO(0x0e) and preceding SI(0x0f) are treated
       as characters in the JIS X0201 Katakana character set.

    ·  Katakana in sequence (ESC ( I)

       Code values following the Katakana in sequence (ESC ( I) are treated
       as characters in the JIS X0201 Katakana character set. In this case,
       the Kanji out sequence is used to switch back to ASCII code.

       The Katakana in and Kanji out sequences are an alternative to using
       the Kana in and out sequences (SO/SI).

  8-bit JIS Kanji Code

  In 8-bit JIS Kanji encoding, the JIS X0201 Katakana characters are
  represented as 8-bit bytes. Using this form of encoding, in and out
  sequences have the following effect:

    ·  Kanji in sequence (ESC $ B)

       Code values following the Kanji in sequence (ESC $ B) are treated as
       characters in the JIS X0208 Kanji character set.

    ·  Supplementary Kanji in sequence (ESC $ ( D)

       Code values following the supplementary Kanji in sequence (ESC $ ( D)
       are treated as characters in the JIS X0212 supplementary Kanji
       character set.

    ·  User-Defined Character (UDC) in sequence (ESC $ ( 0)

       Code values following the UDC in sequence (ESC $ ( 0) are treated as
       vendor-defined or user-defined characters.

    ·  Kanji out sequence (ESC ( B) Code values following the Kanji out
       sequence (ESC ( B) are treated as ASCII characters.

    ·  Kana in and out sequences (SI/SO)

       These sequences are ignored.

  Codeset Conversion

  The following codeset converter pairs are available for converting Japanese
  characters between jiskanji7 or JIS7 and other encoding formats.  The
  RESTRICTIONS section discusses some conversion limitations that apply to
  these converters.

  Refer to iconv_intro(5) for an introduction to codeset conversion. For more
  information about the other codeset for which jiskanji7 or JIS7 is the
  input or output, see the reference page specified in the list item.

    ·  deckanji_jiskanji7 or deckanji_JIS7, jiskanji7_deckanji or
       JIS7_deckanji

       Converting from and to the DEC Kanji codeset: deckanji(5).

    ·  eucJP_jiskanji7 or eucJP_JIS7, jiskanji7_eucJP or JIS7_eucJP

       Converting from and to Japanese Extended UNIX Code: eucJP(5).

    ·  eucTW_jiskanji7 or eucTW_JIS7, jiskanji7_eucTW or JIS7_eucTW

       Converting from and to Taiwanese Extended UNIX Code: eucTW(5).

    ·  sdeckanji_jiskanji7 or sdeckanji_JIS7, jiskanji7_sdeckanji or
       JIS7_sdeckanji

       Converting from and to the Super DEC Kanji codeset: sdeckanji(5).

    ·  SJIS_jiskanji7 or SJIS_JIS7, jiskanji7_SJIS or JIS7_SJIS

       Converting from and to Shift JIS format: SJIS(5).

       Shift JIS encoding format is identical to encoding in Microsoft code-
       pages used on PC systems. Therefore, you can use these converters to
       convert Japanese characters between JIS Kanji and PC code-page format.
       For general information on how the operating system supports PC code
       pages, see code_page(5).

RESTRICTIONS
  The JIS Kanji codeset is not supported directly by a locale but through
  code conversion (through the iconv utility, Japanese terminal (tty) code
  conversion, and so forth).

  In the codeset naming conventions used by the iconv utility, the string
  JIS7 indicates 7-bit JIS Kanji code that follows a Katakana in sequence and
  the string jiskanji7 indicates 7-bit JIS Kanji code entered between Kana in
  and out sequences.  The following sequences are valid for input to the
  iconv utility but are not generated when code is converted to jiskanji7:

    ·  Kanji in (ESC $ @)

    ·  Kanji in (ESC & @ ESC $ B)

    ·  Kanji in (ESC $ ( B)

    ·  Kanji in (ESC $ ( @)

    ·  Supplementary Kanji in (ESC $ D)

    ·  Kana in (ESC ( J)

    ·  Kana in (ESC ( H)

  In the code naming conventions of the Japanese terminal, the string jis7
  indicates 7-bit JIS Kanji code and the string jis8 indicates 8-bit JIS
  Kanji code. When the terminal code is set to jis7, the Kana in and out
  sequences (SI/SO) are used for JIS X0201 Katakana character representation.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: locale(1)

  Others: ascii(5), code_page(5), deckanji(5), eucJP(5), i18n_intro(5),
  i18n_printing(5), iconv_intro(5), iso2022jp(5), Japanese(5), l10n_intro(5),
  sdeckanji(5), shiftjis(5)

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