# How to normalize Japanese? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 11, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347 "2013-11-11T09:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Min\_Cha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/min_cha/32/1131_2.png) [@Min\_Cha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Min_Cha)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347/1 "2013-11-11T09:30:14Z")
Hello all. I would like to search by hiragana or katakana without any converting. For example, It will be matched by same katakana letters even if original text is stored as hiragana. I expected to be normalization filter for that but could`t find. How I resolve this problem? Please give me some advice. Thanks for reading. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347/2 "2013-11-11T09:37:30Z")
The best japanese analyzer I know is kuromoji > **[elastic/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji)** > > elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji - Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis Plugin Does it work? Jörg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Min\_Cha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/min_cha/32/1131_2.png) [@Min\_Cha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Min_Cha)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347/3 "2013-11-11T09:40:19Z")
Thanks for answer. The kuromoji seems like to not support a feature that I hope. 2013년 11월 11일 월요일 오후 6시 37분 30초 UTC+9, Jörg Prante 님의 말: > The best japanese analyzer I know is kuromoji > [GitHub - elastic/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji: Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis Plugin](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji) > > Does it work? > > Jörg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![johtani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/johtani/32/44956_2.png) [@johtani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johtani)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347/4 "2013-11-11T09:55:02Z")
Hi, You try to use MappingCharFilter. You define mappings all hiragana to katakana. > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. But kanji does not convert hiragana or katakana. Make sense? * * * Jun Ohtani [johtani@gmail.com](mailto:johtani@gmail.com) blog : [http://blog.johtani.info](http://blog.johtani.info) twitter : [http://twitter.com/johtani](http://twitter.com/johtani) 2013/11/11 18:40、Min Cha [minslovey@gmail.com](mailto:minslovey@gmail.com) のメール： > Thanks for answer. > The kuromoji seems like to not support a feature that I hope. > > 2013년 11월 11일 월요일 오후 6시 37분 30초 UTC+9, Jörg Prante 님의 말: > The best japanese analyzer I know is kuromoji [GitHub - elastic/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji: Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis Plugin](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-analysis-kuromoji) > > Does it work? > > Jörg > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-normalize-japanese/14347/5 "2017-07-06T02:07:53Z")