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Kotoba言葉

Load only the word lists you need, mark repeated letters correctly and play a daily or seeded word game.

Kotoba is the Japanese word for words. About the name

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Reference · Marking, scores and game rules

kanaFamilyfunction

The gojūon row a kana belongs to, by its base, or null for ー and anything that is no kana.

Import it

import { kanaFamily } from "@johnmorrisdotca/kotoba";

Definition

function kanaFamily(kana: string): number | null

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
kanastring

One kana character, including supported small or voiced forms.

Returns

number | null

The zero-based gojūon family index, or null for a character with no family.

Examples

import { kanaFamily } from "@johnmorrisdotca/kotoba";

console.log(kanaFamily("が"));
1

What it prints (run when this page was built)

View sourceEdit on GitHubMade from the source of @johnmorrisdotca/kotoba 1.2.0.