An LOD Approach toward WordNet Japanization

Abstract

We had transformed English WordNet into RDF according to the guideline from W3C and provided RDF fles and the way of web browsing of WordNet. While Japanized WordNet is recently published, it is not in the LOD style and does not include links to other existing resources of Japanese word collections and dictionaries. Therefore, RDFization and building LOD as a whole of English/Japanese multi-lingual WordNet is an urgent requirement in today's situation. We also have gained several experiences of LOD in other felds, and the experiences are revealing a new question that should be categorized into pragmatics of RDF that teaches how to RDFize resources and data in each particular context and objective. In this report, we discuss how to RDFize English and Japanese WordNet and how to extend RDFized WordNet to LOD with other existing resources of Japanese words.