Create a text file to import as a specialty dictionary
You can use a spreadsheet or text-editing app to create a text file that contains a list of words to import as a speciality dictionary.
Enter each word on a new line in the text file.
For each word, enter the following elements in the order shown, separated by an ASCII comma (
,), then press Return.Word reading
,word,part of speech,(,,notes)Word reading
Enter the word reading using hiragana. It can’t be longer than 32 characters.
If you include ASCII commas and spaces in a word, put quotation marks (“”) around the word.
If you enter ASCII quotation marks (") in a word, place single-byte quotation marks around the word, then enter two continuous single-byte quotation marks around the single-byte quotation marks.
Word
Enter the desired conversion result. A word can’t be longer than 64 characters. The word can include any characters and symbols that you can enter using a Japanese input mode.
Part of speech
Specify the part of speech as one of the following:
common noun
sahen noun
proper noun
place name
adjective
adverb
suffix
verb
all other parts of speech
Notes
Notes are optional. Precede a note with two ASCII commas (
,,). Notes are not registered in the user dictionaries.
A line can’t contain more than 127 characters. Homonyms and words with different parts of speech must appear on different lines.
To import your file while using a Japanese input mode, choose Open Japanese Preferences from the Input menu in the menu bar, then drag the file into the “Specialty dictionaries” box at the bottom of the preferences. You can also Control-click the box, then choose Install Dictionary from the shortcut menu.