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In the search result screen, you can see the number of search results, titles, contents and snippets.* In the results which contain images, sounds or maps, an icon will appear, and in the contents which have thumbnails, the image will appear on the right side of the heading.

*The maximum number of results which can be displayed are the top 1000 results.

検索結果

The results in Basic Search are displayed in order of exact match>prefix match>partial match.

Change the search result display

You can show/hide snippets, change the order and number (to 20/50/100) of the displayed results.

スニペット

 Order of the displayed results

The order of the results is initially set to [relevance], to display in order of the most matching information with the search word.

ソート順

Relevanceorder of the most matching information with the search word and conditions. [exact match]→ [prefix match]→ [partial match]
Headword ascendascending order of headword character code. (number→alphabet→hiragana→kanji)
Headword descenddescending order of headword character code. (kanji→hiragana→alphabet→number)
More infoorder of information which has more word count.
Less infoorder of information which has less word count.
Dictionary ID ascendorder of contents listed in the facet on the left side of the page.
Dictionary ID descendreverse order of contents listed in the facet of the left side of the page.

TIPSFacet or Search first?

If you already know the category or content you want to search, it is recommended to filter first the information in the content facet before you search. If you are unsure in which content your search information may be included, it is recommended to search first, and then select the content of the information you are interested in.

For example, if you want to search information about "Izumo-Taisha" from the [Encyclopedia] category, by selecting "Encyclopedia Nipponica" in the content facet and then typing "Izumo-Taisha" in the box, the engine will immediately provide you with the filtered result.

If you are unsure in which content your search word is included, in the case of "Miyazaki" for example, search the word first. Then if you are searching for the person’s name, select the category of [Biography, Culture and Religion]. If you are searching for the place name, then select the [History] category, or [Japanese Historical Place Names] inside of the [History] category.

The contents facet permits the filtering of the search results. However, if you already know the content or category of your search information, selecting the category or content before searching will guide you faster to the results you are looking for.

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