Japanese Synonyms

You can activate the Japanese synonyms module to get a good support of synonyms in Japanese.

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Configuring Query Expansion
Synonyms

When configuring a prefix handler’s query expansion, the following Japanese synonym options are available.

Option

Description

max_distance or md

Maximum distance allowed for synonyms expansion. This limits the query expansion to synonyms within the specified distance.

max_expansions or me

Maximum number of synonyms to expand for a query word. For example, if you set this option to 5, only the first five synonyms serve for the query expansion.