Are you struggling with reading Japanese text online? Do you find it hard deciphering the meaning of unfamiliar Japanese words? Look no further! Rikaikun, a popular Chrome extension, is here to assist you in your language learning journey. With a total rating of 4.7 out of 5, this powerful tool has been praised by thousands of users for its ability to provide English definitions and readings for Japanese words.
Unlock the Meaning of Japanese Words
Using Rikaikun is like having your own personal language tutor right in your browser. When you come across a Japanese word that you don't understand, simply hover your mouse over it and Rikaikun will instantly display its English definition. This feature is incredibly convenient, as it saves you the hassle of manually searching for translations or looking up words in a dictionary.
Effortless Language Learning
Rikaikun's seamless integration with your browser makes it effortless to enhance your Japanese reading skills. Whether you're browsing Japanese websites, reading manga, or studying online resources, the extension works quietly in the background, ready to assist you whenever you need it. This means you can focus on immersing yourself in the content without constantly interrupting your flow to search for word meanings.
Empowering Language Learners
With Rikaikun, you can take control of your language learning journey. The extension not only provides definitions, but also shows the readings of Japanese words. This allows you to understand the pronunciation and properly pronounce the words yourself. By having instant access to these language tools, you can improve your vocabulary, comprehension, and overall fluency in Japanese.
Stay Focused with Rikaikun
Rikaikun's user-friendly interface and customizable settings make it a joy to use. You can personalize the extension to match your learning preferences, adjusting features such as font size, color schemes, and more. This ensures that your learning experience is both comfortable and engaging.
Discover a World of Possibilities
With Rikaikun, the world of Japanese literature, entertainment, and culture is at your fingertips. Immerse yourself in Japanese websites, articles, and online resources with confidence, knowing that you have the power to understand the meaning of every word. Expand your horizons, dive into new content, and embrace the beauty of the Japanese language.
Start Your Journey Today
Don't let language barriers hold you back. Experience the convenience and effectiveness of Rikaikun for yourself. Install this highly-rated Chrome extension and embark on a language learning adventure like no other. Unlock the true potential of your Japanese reading skills and become a confident reader in no time. Happy learning!
22 Reviews For This Extension
Incredible learning tool. It makes makes online lookups instantaneous. Very intuitive and informative especially if you're willing to learn the dictionary tags
can't work on some sites blocking javascript like chatgpt but on everything else, the extension works flawlessly
Works perfectly!
Works perfectly
Awesome extension, I've used it all the way from beginner Japanese to fluent and N1. If the definitions disappear like the below review, just press 'D' while the popup is showing and they will come back!
I love this extension, but every now and then, the meaning of the kanji stops appearing, defeating the purporse of this extension. Even when I restart my computer, it'll stay this way for a random amount of time before working normally again on a later day.
THIS IS SOOOO COOOL
NO LONGER WORKING
Great. Hovers over the kanji and provides the reading.
Thank you very much. Rikaikun is a very useful extension for both Chrome and Edge. However, I found the text-to-voice had changed to female voice from male voice. The male voice was very clear, but the female voice seems to be muffled and not vigorous. Is there any chance to change it back to male voice? Thank you again for this useful extension 'Rikaikun'. Warm regards, Yo
Been using this for a while now!! its really useful.
It isn't working at all for me. No pop ups or anything. It does have the "On" tag over the extension logo but it doesn't seem to do anything at all. Alero Inyang seems to have had a similar experience. Edit: ... I just had to refresh the browser after downloading the extension... バカみたいだ！(^_^;)
can't live without this extension thank you for my life
It's working on other sites, but I really need this for Wikipedia and it's not working there. Any way you can help?
I don't understand this... Rikaikun doesn't work at all! Nothing happens when I hover over Japanese text. No pop-up definition or reading, no text-to-speech, even though I enabled it in the Extension options. I thoroughly examined all the settings, and they remain default except for these: I've selected "On click" for site access, I've pinned the extension to my toolbar, I've enabled text-to-speech. It used to work well when I installed it the first time, but then it stopped abruptly. I removed it and tried reinstalling it to see if the same thing would happen again, but it didn't even work at first this time. I don't think the changes that I've made could interfere with the extension's functionality, and I've turned off my one other extension (I don't know what else could be interfering). I've tried using a shortcut to activate rikaikun; as I expected, it changes nothing. I'm really not sure what else the problem could be because I made sure that I didn't accidentally use a shortcut. I've looked at other similar extensions like yomichan, yomitan, and rikaitan, but I was hesitant to try them because my experience with rikaikan. I very breifly installed yomichan since I read only good reviews. I couldn't customize it before using though, like I can with rikaikun (which is much more straightforward), so I immediately removed it. Has anyone solved this problem or figured out the cause? Is there anyway I can fix this? I have even tried highlighting the text instead of just hovering over it. Could it be an update that I haven't installed yet for Chrome( There is that...)? :( (TLDR: Rikaikun is not working at all (legit) and i can't find a cause or solution. It is very frustrating because the extension is practically useless this way.)
Hello Extension Creator, wouldn't it be possible to use an AI API to translate the text into other languages?
I love it, but I can't find a way to make it start when I start the browser.
Could have more languages besides english. I have to use the translator anyway, so it's not useful.
Doesn't work at all...But maybe we need to do something about settings but not information about it so useless.
This extension is perfect but I notice some bugs: 1. It gets on the way whatever japanese text I am typing exp when the cursor is near the text 2. It often turns on the "hide definitions and show only reading" by itself. It's not like there is shortcut to it, right??
Love the app. but keyboard shortcut without clicking the icon would be super useful. Thank you.
Good for reading difficult Japanese words on the fly, but not that great for studying to put words into your long-term memory because there is no integration with Anki (AnkiConnect). If you can add Anki integration I would use this over Yomichan since the popup design is prettier.