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 Support Information Version Upgrade Information

The upgrade service for this product has been terminated.

This page contains information about the past upgrade service.
The following information is posted as it was when the upgrade service was provided.
service is no longer available.
Thank you for your understanding.





To ChineseWriter9 series

For owners of the old ChineseWriter series regular users of the old ChineseWriter series. We are now accepting individual applications from regular users of the old ChineseWriter series.

Upgrade to ChineseWriter9 in such a case!

  • Replaced with Windows 7 or Windows Vista
  • You have replaced your old version with Office 2010 or 2007.
  • You want to upgrade your dictionary to the latest version.
  • You want to use it with your iPod.
  • You want to write emails more easily and quickly
  • I want to use a higher quality text-to-speech than before.
  • I want to improve the learning function.
  • For more detailed product information, click here.

Upgrade Application

  • If you already have a "Special Offer Application No."
    Please prepare your "User Registration No." and "Special Offer Application No." (individually issued) before applying.


  • →If you do not have a "Special Offer Sales Application No.", please contact us at
    and we will issue a number for you.
    To the inquiry form (please specify that you wish to upgrade)

  • You can also call us at 06-6628-2882

For those who are considering upgrading

  • I want to know the upgrade price.
  • I want to check if the "Special Offer Order No." I received in the past is still valid.
  • Do you need a CD of the old version? etc.
    Go to the inquiry form.

Main upgrade points

  1. Function UP! >Search functionality has been improved! The overwhelmingly popular "Digital Multi Dictionary of Chinese," which allows searches between five different dictionaries, has been further enhanced!
  2. NEW!!! > "C-TIME" translates 128 full-size characters from Japanese to Chinese using the Chinese translation engine! Digimar Gadget" for instant dictionary lookup
    Digimar Gadget", equipped with convenient functions such as Chinese dictionary lookup and Chinese voice reading, can be used as Chinese writing support on various applications.
  3. NEW!!! > "Digimar Gadget Chinese File Player" for transferring text and audio to iPod
    You can now transfer the audio data of the "Chinese File Player", which plays Chinese text and audio, to your iPod.
  4. NEW!!! > "Chinese Letter Player Chinese Letter Navi" for easy creation of Chinese letters
    Chinese Letter Navi" is equipped with 1,023 examples of sentences for daily and business use. You can create a Chinese letter by freely editing the examples, and translate it into Chinese with a single click by entering Japanese text in the "MUSHIBUKI" area.
  5. NEW!!! > "Chinee's Letter Navi Equipped with the world's best Chinese speech synthesis engine
    Adopts technology from iFLYTEK, a world-renowned Chinese speech synthesis engine developer. You can enjoy sound quality close to that of native speakers in the Chinese Digital Multi Dictionary, Digimar Gadget, Chinese Voice, etc.
  6. Function UP! >Search functionality has been improved! C-TIME" translates Japanese up to 128 full-width characters into Chinese using Kohden's Japanese-Chinese translation engine, which has the top share in the Chinese translation software market!
  7. For detailed product information on ChineseWriter9, please click here.

Notes on Version Upgrade

The new version will be installed in a different folder from the old version and will have a different file structure, so even if the old version is already installed, it will not be &QUOT ;overwritten".
However, the font file registered in the Windows system area uses the same name as the previous font, so if the old version contains Chinese fonts, they will be skipped when the new version is installed. If you do not want to use the old version, we recommend that you uninstall all fonts, including those from the old version, before installing the new version.

If you have registered words in the previous version, please make a backup of the dictionary before uninstalling the previous version .
The backed up dictionary can be merged with the new dictionary using the user word transfer program in the new version.

ChineseWriter9 does not provide a selector; due to Windows specification changes, please use the language bar to switch input systems instead of the selector . The IME selector and language selector of previous versions are also not supported, so please deactivate them.

This product cannot be installed on a LAN server and used by multiple clients .

This product cannot be installed on a LAN server and used by multiple clients .

ChineseWriter9 Operating Environment

OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Japanese version
Supported models Personal computer running the above OS
Hard disk Disk1: 900MB / Disk2: 700MB free space required
Voice Playback Built-in speakers or speaker connection to
speaker terminal required
Supported Applications GB18030 and BIG5 codes: Applications that support multiple languages
CW codes: Applications that allow font specification in the input area, such as word processors, spreadsheets, graphic software, etc.
Dictionary Name Shogakukan Japanese-Chinese/Chinese-Japanese Dictionary, 2nd edition
Aichi University/Daishukan Shoten Unicode Edition Chinese-Japanese Dictionary, Revised 2nd edition
Daishukan Shoten Chinese New Words Business Dictionary, Electronic Edition 2nd edition
Nikkei BP Inc. Japanese-Chinese PC Term Dictionary
Main dictionary functions Word Search, Example Sentence AND Search, History, MY Wordbook, Native Sound
(Hereinafter limited to the 2nd edition of the Shogakukan Dictionary of Japanese-Chinese and Chinese-Japanese) Enclosed articles, figures, appendix
Native audio
(included on Disk 2)
About 68,000 headwords in Shogakukan Chunichi Jiten 2nd edition
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Japanese-Chinese PC Dictionary Revised Edition
Product Configuration CD-ROM Disk 1 and Disk 2, user's manual, user registration postcard

Users who are eligible for the upgrade notice

    *For authorized users of the ChineseWriter series (i.e., those who have already completed user registration)

    *History
    Mid-February 2007: Information mailed & e-mailed to all users at once
    March 9, 2007: ChineseWriter 9 released
    December 9, 2007: ChineseWriter 9MASTER released
    Currently: Individual upgrade applications being accepted.