Handling of space between Kanji and non-Kanji characters. 1. Shibuaki or Yonbuaki ($B;MJ,$"$-(B) <Japanese Text> English word <Japanese Text> ^ ^ This point This point This space is called "Shibuaki" which has a width of a quarter of a kanji font width. It is used only between Kanji and non-Kanji characters. (between Kanji and Kanji only stretchable glue is used; between ASCII and ASCII ordinary space.) 2. Yakumono($BLsJ*(B) Here are the rules how and where to use Shibuaki. 2.1 Yakumono for ASCII characters rules: 0 No shibuaki between previous kanji character and the ASCII character, and between next kanji character and the ASCII character. <Kanji character><ASCII character><Kanji Character> 1 Shibuaki space only between previous kanji character and the ASCII character. <Kanji character> <ASCII character><Kanji Character> ^ shibuaki 2 Shibuaki space only between next kanji character and the ASCII character. <Kanji character><ASCII character> <Kanji Character> ^ shibuaki 3 Shibuaki spaces between kanji characters and ASCII word. <Japanese Text> English word <Japanese Text> ^ ^ shibuaki shibuaki Rule 3 is always used by all printable ASCII characters without the following yakumono ASCII characters. [This is data from ASCII-Nihongo TeX.] % ASCII yakumono characters and the corresponding rules ( 1 ) 2 [ 1 ] 2 ` 1 ' 2 ; 2 , 2 . 2 2.2 Yakumono for kanji characters rules: 0 No shibuaki space between previous ASCII character and the kanji character, and between next ASCII character and the kanji character. <ASCII character><Kanji character><ASCII character> 1 No shibuaki space between previous ASCII character and the kanji character. <ASCII character><Kanji character> <ASCII character> ^ shibuaki 2 No shibuaki space between next ASCII character and the kanji character. <ASCII character> <Kanji character><ASCII character> ^ shibuaki 3 Shibuaki spaces between kanji character and ASCII characters <ASCII character> <Kanji character> <ASCII character> ^ ^ shibuaki shibuaki Rule 3 is always used by all kanji characters without the following yakumono kanji characters. [This is data from ASCII-Nihongo TeX.] % Kanji yakumono characters and the corresponding rules $B!"(B 1 $B!#(B 1 $B!$(B 1 $B!%(B 1 $B!((B 1 $B!)(B 1 $B!K(B 1 $B!J(B 2 $B!O(B 1 $B!N(B 2 $B!Q(B 1 $B!P(B 2 $B!F(B 2 $B!G(B 1 $B!H(B 2 $B!I(B 1 $B!L(B 2 $B!M(B 1 $B!R(B 2 $B!S(B 1 $B!T(B 2 $B!U(B 1 $B!V(B 2 $B!W(B 1 $B!X(B 2 $B!Y(B 1 $B!Z(B 2 $B![(B 1 $B!=(B 0 $B!A(B 0 $B!D(B 0 $B!o(B 0 $B!k(B 1 $B!l(B 1 $B!m(B 1 Reference: "Nihongo TeX technical book I" ASCII co. $BF|K\8l(BTeX$B%F%/%K%+%k%,%$%I(B I $B%"%9%-!<=PHG6I(B 2200 yen. Version 1.0B1 written by tanaka3@ifos.se.fujitsu.co.jp