[Dev-C++] Display Japanese Kana

[Peter D. <don...@ne...>]

Hi,

I was just wondering if it was possible to display hiragana or katakana 
in a terminal.

I am currently running linux and have some notes that I have made using 
im-ja - which is a japanese input module for GTK2 and XIM. If i use more 
or vi on these notes I can see the japanese characters.

Is there any way to write a simple program like:

include <iostream>
include <cool_japanese_lib>

int main() {
cout << "Please enter a japanese syllable: ";
cin << syllable; // User enters 'ne' using english alphabet.
cout << "You entered: ?" << endl; // Output of program is hiragana for 'ne'
}

I know this is probably a pipe dream but if someone can point me towards 
something then that would be great.

Many thanks,

Peter.