10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp)
Translate Japanese by hovering over words.
What is 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp)?
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Summary
Quickly look up Japanese words on any text page by activating the add-on from the toolbar or pressing Alt+R.
Features: • Pitch accent information • Dictionaries that update automatically twice a week • Recognition of a wide range of grammatical forms and characters (e.g. 食べてた, 分からん, 知らん, じーちゃん, 頑張ろー, そーゆー, ぬ verbs, とく・どく forms, causative passive, vs-c verbs like 兼した, and characters like ㋕, ㌀, ㋿, 𠏹沢, and many more) • Translation of Japanese numbers into Arabic numerals (e.g. 13億5千万 into 1,350,000,000) • Translation of yen amounts (e.g. 100億円, 8万8千円) into a local currency • Translation of Japanese-era years into Gregorian years (e.g. 昭和56年, 平成三十一年) • Translation between 畳/帖 measurements and square meters (e.g. 四畳半、12.6 帖、25 平米 etc.) • Translation of shogi moves (e.g. ☗8三銀引成) • Support for the widest range of Web content (Google docs, YouTube subtitles, vertical text, SVG images, hidden text etc.) • Support for non-English dictionaries (unfortunately no Japanese-Japanese dictionary is freely available yet) • Up-to-date kanji data including educational and kanji kentei levels, reworked kanji components etc. • Many settings to customize to your needs
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Pros
- The extension is highly convenient and useful for Japanese learning.
- Features like pitch accent guide and automatic dictionary updates enhance the user experience.
- User-friendly interface with intuitive and customizable UI.
Cons
- Occasional bugs that prevent the extension from turning on, rendering it useless temporarily.
- Some users experience issues with initial operation, like the need to re-download or wait for dictionary files.
Most mentioned
- Convenient and useful for learning Japanese.
- Regular updates and new features by the author.
- Occasional bugs and initial setup difficulties.
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Safety
Risk impact
10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.