Advanced search techniques

AND searches. The default mode of this search engine is AND.

automobile train bus = automobile AND train AND bus

OR searches. Put OR in capital letters between two words.

automobile OR bus

NOT searches. Put a "-" before the term

auto -automatic = auto AND NOT automatic

EXACT phrase searches. Use single-byte quotation marks.

"automobile brake"

You can combine any of the above, but parentheses are not supported, and OR words are grouped first

"red lantern" eat restaurant OR bar -family = "red lantern" AND eat AND (restaurant OR bar) AND NOT family

The jeKai Fuzzy Match function allows the search engine to match within words.

When checked, the keyword tom will match Tom, tomb, automobile, atom, etc.

It is also not useful for answering questions like "how do I spell my name in Japanese?" For that try this page on Jim Breen's web site.

Almost all of the Japanese in jeKai is in Japanese script, not romaji (Latin alphabet), so you need a Japanese-capable browser to search and display the Japanese in jeKai entries. Or you could try viewing jeKai pages through the Shodoka web site, a graphical interface portal that renders Japanese web pages with graphics. Not much help if you don't read Japanese though.